How did Messi, Falcao, Mbappe and other figures vote in The Best awards?

Last Monday, January 15, the 'The Best' awards ceremony was held in London, England, in which FIFA awards the best male and female players of each calendar year, after separating from France Football, that awards the Ballon d'Or.

(Also read: The Best Awards: who votes and how are the winners determined?).

In this edition, The award for best player of the year went to Argentine Lionel Messia decision that conflicts many, because since the World Cup, his football participation has been low compared to that of other players, such as the Manchester City squad, which won the European treble in the 2022-23 season.

But the truth is that the choice is not arbitrary, but rather It is done based on the votes of the captains and coaches of all the teams in the world.as well as the most important sports journalists on the planet.

The final results for the men looked like this:

(Of interest: Lionel Messi: this was the controversial vote for the 'The Best' award that he won).

The tiebreaker was done through the official tiebreaker method established by article 12 of the FIFA rules manual, that is, first place is awarded.r to the candidate who has occupied box number one the most times in the three voters' votes.

Regarding the women's vote, the Colombian Linda Caicedo occupied a historic second place, in a ranking that was as follows:

And for the curious who want to know how the different captains and coaches of some of the most important teams in the world votedhere we bring you a list of some.

Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine National Team

Kylian Mbappé, captain of the French National Team

Radamel Falcao, captain of the Colombian National Team

Néstor Lorenzo, coach of the Colombian National Team

Pepe, Captain of the Portugal National Team

Harry Kane, captain of the England National Team

Mohammed Salah, captain of the Egyptian National Team

Martin Odegaard, captain of the Norwegian National Team

Ilkay Gündogan, captain of the German National Team

Luka Modric, captain of the Croatian National Team

Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentine National Team

Didier Deschamps, coach of the French National Team

Ståle Solbakken, coach of the Norwegian National Team

(You may be interested in: The unusual request that Arturo Vidal made to América: unbelievable).

You can consult the entire list, released by FIFA, through the following link: https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7509d02470633f73/original/The-Best-FIFA-Football-Awards-2023-Result-Breakdown_The-Best-FIFA-Men-s-Player.pdf

Additionally, you can check out the women's voting list here: https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/70e6cc6c69e618a/original/The-Best-FIFA-Football-Awards-2023-Result-Breakdown_The-Best-FIFA-Women-s-Player.pdf

ALEJANDRO VICTORIA TOBÓN
DIGITAL SCOPE EDITORIAL
TIME

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