FIFA announced the Best FIFA Football Awards winners, with eligible players casting their votes for who they believed was the best player in 2023.
The winner of the award was former Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi. With ballots being revealed, did any of his ex-teammates in the French capital vote give him a first-place vote?
Kylian Mbappé’s vote for FIFA The Best Player was indeed Messi as his first-place selection. Afterward, the Frenchman went with Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.
Kylian Mbappé’s votes for FIFA The Best Player:
1st: Leo Messi
2nd: Erling Haaland
3rd: Kevin De BruyneLeo Messi’s votes for FIFA The Best Player:
1st: Erling Haaland
2nd: Kylian Mbappé
3rd: Julián Álvarez pic.twitter.com/KG6dvLvJKn— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) January 15, 2024
PSG goalkeepers Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas ranked Messi in their top three for the award. The Italian international specifically placed Messi in the first position for the honor, followed by Mbappé in second place and Erling Haaland in third place.
As for Navas, he went with Mbappé in first place. The Costa Rican international then selected Messi for second place and Kevin De Bruyne in third place.
Donnarumma’s votes for FIFA The Best Player:
1st: Leo Messi
2nd: Kylian Mbappé
3rd: Erling HaalandKeylor Navas’s votes for FIFA The Best Player:
1st: Kylian Mbappé
2nd: Leo Messi
3rd: Kevin De Bruyne pic.twitter.com/uLL6nGxF1d— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) January 15, 2024
