After the ceremony that awarded Lionel Messi as the best player in the world for the seventh time, Fifa released the list of votes of captains and coaches in the award The Best, held this Monday, in Paris, France.
The list proves the expressive vote for the Argentine star, who once again won the award from the highest football entity. On the other hand, it also shows the votes received by other athletes, such as the Brazilian Neymar.
The main star of the Brazilian national team, the Paris Saint-Germain striker was chosen as the best in the world by Lionel Messi himself, in addition to defender Thiago Silva, captain of Brazil.
Another who registered his vote for Neymar as the best in the world was coach Tite, who left the command of the Brazilian team after the World Cup in Qatar. The coach completed his order with Messi in second place and Kylian Mbappé in third.
Neymar was also mentioned by coach Sylvinho, who spent time at Corinthians and is now in charge of Albania. The Brazilian coach placed the striker in third place and chose Messi as the best player of the season, followed by Benzema.
Another Brazilian to be voted best player of the season was striker Vinícius Júnior. The Real Madrid player, who played in the World Cup with the national team, received the vote of Mohamed Salah, captain of Egypt and striker for Liverpool. The player revealed by Flamengo was also remembered by journalists from Cameroon and the Solomon Islands.
🇬🇧 The Brazilian from Real Madrid received 18 votes in all in the #TheBest🏆
— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_pt) February 27, 2023
Elected the best coach of the season, Lionel Scaloni did not surprise and also voted for Messi. The different name in the votes of the coach of the Argentine national team was center forward Julián Álvarez in second position.
Defender of Palmeiras and captain of the Paraguayan national team, Gustavo Gómez was with the majority and also voted for Lionel Messi as the best in the world. The defender even completed his podium with Neymar in second place and Mbappé in third.
Messi, Thiago Silva and Tite voted for the Brazilian 🇧🇷#TheBest🏆
— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_pt) February 27, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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