Zurich: When Lionel Messi beat Erling Haaland in a tie breaker for the second year in a row, the first vote of the team captains and coaches was crucial. Messi and Haaland were equal with 48 points each, and Messi was chosen as the FIFA best as the player who got more first votes. After this, the details of the first votes given by each team and captains were released.
It is notable that Messi, who took part in the voting as Argentina captain, did not cast his first vote for PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe. Messi gave his first vote to Erling Holland. Messi who gave the second vote to Mbappe gave the third vote to his Argentina teammate Julian Alvarez.
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Meanwhile, Mbappe cast his first vote as France captain for Messi. Mbappe gave his second vote to Haaland and his third to Kevin De Bruyne. Hollande did not have a vote as Norway was not the captain. Despite being the captain of Portugal, neither Cristiano nor Ronaldo voted. Teammate Pepe voted for Ronaldo. Pepe chose Manchester United’s Portuguese player Bernardo Silva as his first choice. Haaland was second and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen third.
Chhetri’s vote is not for Messi
Sunil Chhetri cast his first vote as captain of the Indian football team for Holland. Manchester City midfielder Rodrigues was voted second and Osimhen third. Meanwhile, Indian coach Igor Stimac gave his first vote to Rodrigo. Second vote for Julian Alvarez and third for Kevin De Bruyne.
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Last Updated Jan 17, 2024, 9:57 AM IST
2024-01-17 04:27:44
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