David Alaba says his vote for Lionel Messi over Karim Benzema at the Best FIFA Awards was chosen by the Austrian national team, not him. The Real Madrid star’s explanation comes after he suff…
for the second time and first since 2019 on Monday night after leading his country to World Cup glory in December.The 35-year-old beat Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe to the award, as well as Real Madrid striker Benzema, who finished in third.
The award is voted for by coaches, captains and journalists from every nation, and after Monday’s ceremony FIFA has released a full breakdown of who picked who. And the results show Alaba, who captains Austria, went for Messi as his top choice ahead of Benzema, picking the Frenchman second and Mbappe third – however Alaba insists the decision wasn’t only down to him.
Taking to Twitter the morning after the awards, Alaba wrote: “Regarding FIFA The Best Award: The Austrian national team vote for this award as a team, not me alone.“Everyone in the team council is able to vote and that’s how it’s decided. Everyone knows, especially Karim, how much I admire him and his performances.
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