{"id":6413,"date":"2023-02-28T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/fifa-best-awards-david-alaba-says-lionel-messi-vote-was-austria-team-decision\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:46:28","slug":"fifa-best-awards-david-alaba-says-lionel-messi-vote-was-austria-team-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/fifa-best-awards-david-alaba-says-lionel-messi-vote-was-austria-team-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa Best Awards: David Alaba says Lionel Messi vote was Austria team decision"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Alaba and Benzema have won one La Liga and one Champions League title together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Austria captain David Alaba says it was a team decision for him to vote for Lionel Messi over his own Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema as men’s player of the year at the Best Fifa Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Defender Alaba, 30, received abuse on social media for not choosing Benzema.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Argentina forward <\/span>Messi won<\/span><\/a> the accolade on Monday ahead of France forwards Kylian Mbappe and Benzema.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Austrian national team vote for this award as a team, not me alone,” said Alaba.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Everyone in the team council is able to vote and that’s how it’s decided.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Fifa released a list of who voted for whom at the awards. Alaba voted for Benzema second and Mbappe third, prompting the hashtag #AlabaOut to trend on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benzema and Alaba have played together at Madrid since the latter joined from Bayern Munich in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Everyone knows, especially Karim, how much I admire him and his performances and I have often said that for me he is the best striker in the world, and that is still the case. Without doubt,” said Alaba.<\/span><\/p>\n

The award was voted for by national team coaches and captains as well as journalists and fans across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘I want more respect for Croatia’<\/h3>\n

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic decided against taking part in the vote, saying his side deserve more “respect” from Fifa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Captain Luka Modric came fourth in the vote but was the only player from Croatia on the list of 14 candidates, despite their reaching the World Cup semi-finals last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

“If English, Brazilian, Spanish, German or Italian players and coaches had the kind of results that we do, they’d be on the shortlist for every possible football award,” said Dalic.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I want more respect for us, for our national team, for our players, and for myself, because with two medals, we more than deserve it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Dalic suggested Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic and RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol should have been on the list.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Fifa should promote the fact that a tiny country such as Croatia can play against the biggest nations in the world because that’s the most beautiful message for the whole football world,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who voted for whom?<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Voting party<\/span><\/td>\nCountry<\/span><\/td>\nName<\/span><\/td>\nFirst<\/span><\/td>\nSecond<\/span><\/td>\nThird<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nArgentina<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nNeymar<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nCroatia<\/span><\/td>\nLuke Modric<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nBrazil<\/span><\/td>\nThiago Silva<\/span><\/td>\nNeymar<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nEgypt<\/span><\/td>\nMohamed Salah<\/span><\/td>\nVinicius Jr<\/span><\/td>\nKevin de Bruyne<\/span><\/td>\nAchraf Hakimi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nEngland <\/span><\/td>\nHarry Kane<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nSadio Mane<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nFrance<\/span><\/td>\nHugo Lloris<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nGermany<\/span><\/td>\nManuel Neuer<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nRobert Lewandowski<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nNorthern Ireland<\/span><\/td>\nSteven Davis<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nPortugal<\/span><\/td>\nPepe<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nLuka Modric<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nRepublic of Ireland<\/span><\/td>\nSeamus Coleman<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/span><\/td>\nSpain<\/span><\/td>\nSergio Busquets<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nRobert Lewandowski<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nArgentina<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Scaloni <\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nJulian Alvarez<\/span><\/td>\nLuka Modric<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nAustria<\/span><\/td>\nRalf Rangnick <\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nJude Bellingham<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nEngland<\/span><\/td>\nGareth Southgate<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nLuka Modric<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nFrance<\/span><\/td>\nDidier Deschamps<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nNorthern Ireland<\/span><\/td>\nMichael O’Neill<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nRepublic of Ireland<\/span><\/td>\nStephen Kenny<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nErling Haaland<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coach<\/span><\/td>\nWales<\/span><\/td>\nRob Page<\/span><\/td>\nLionel Messi<\/span><\/td>\nKylian Mbappe<\/span><\/td>\nJude Bellingham<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Full list of votes<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"Everything<\/span><\/span>\"BBC<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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