Cristiano Ronaldo was not among those who voted for superstar Messi for the award for best male footballer. Messi gave all three of his votes to other players. However, FIFA revealed that Messi was one of the players who voted for Ronaldo.

Bayern Munich’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the award, beating Ronaldo and Messi in the final. FIFA announced the votes of the national team captains and coaches after the awards ceremony on Thursday.

Argentine captain Messi voted for his teammate Neymar in Barcelona, ​​Frenchman Keolian Mbabane and award winner Lewandowski. Neymar and Mbabane play for Paris Saint-Germain.

Lionel Messi won the title last year. Juventus star Ronaldo also won the award for two years. Lewandowski is the second player in 13 years to win a FIFA award, apart from Messi and Ronaldo. Another player is Luka Modric of Croatia, who won the award in 2018.

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