FIFA Best: Messi Voted Ronaldo, Ronaldo didn't and other surprises from the voters

The FIFA Best award 2019 held at Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, Italy and to the surprise of many and likewise the expectation of many Lionel Andres Messi won the highly coveted award of the FIFA Best 2019 which is not far-fetched from his amazing goal scoring record - that saw him win the golden boot award, the pinchinchi and the highest goal scorer in the UEFA Champions league 2018/2019 Season

MESSI VOTED FOR RONALDO AS SECOND CHOICE FOR FIFA BEST BUT RONALDO DIDN'T VOTE MESSI AT ALL

Surprised! It was suppose to be a competition but Lionel Messi voted for Ronaldo as his second choice but Cristiano Ronaldo didn't vote for Lionel Messi in his first, second and third choice.

Instead Cristiano Ronaldo as the captain of Portugal voted for De Ligt Matthijs as his First choice(5 points), De Jong Frenkie was his second choice(3 points) and Mbappe Kylian his third choice(1 points) while Lionel Messi considered Cristiano Ronaldo fit to be in the top three of FIFA best with Ronaldo voted as his second choice(3 points), Sadio Mane was his first choice and De Jong Frenkie his third choice.

• Belgium, Captain. - Eden Hazard
• first: Sadio Mane
• Second: Virgil Van Dijk
• third: Lionel Messi

•  Bosnia and Herzegovania - Edin Dzeko
• first: Lionel Messi
• second: Cristiano Ronaldo
• thrid: Virgil Van Dijk

•  Croatia, Captain - Luka Modric
• The previous holder of the FIFA Best award after his amazing performance in the 2018 world cup vote was not much of a surprise - he voted his former team mate as first choice.
• first: Cristiano Ronaldo
• second: Eden Hazard
• third: Lionel Messi

• England, Captain - Harry Kane
• First: Lionel Messi
• second: Virgil Van Dijk
• third: Cristiano Ronaldo 

• Gabon, Captain - Aubameyang Pierre Emeric Francois Emiliano
• first: Cristiano Ronaldo
• second: Eden Hazard
• third: Lionel Messi 

•  France, Captain - Hugo Lloris
• You would want to think that the captain of France and a goal keeper will have a goal keeper in any of his top three selection but the reverse is the case here.
• first: Lionel Messi
• second: Cristiano Ronaldo
• third: Kylian Mbappe

• Netherlands, Captain - Virgil Van Dijk
• With his earlier statement that Lionel Messi deserves the award so far he plays on the football pitch and if he wins it he will take it. He voted messi as his first choice
• first: Lionel Messi
• second: Mohammed Salah
• third: Sadio Mane

•  France, Coach - Didier Deschamps
• Not surprising that the coach of France voted for the player from his Nationality
• first: Kylian Mbappe
• second: Cristiano Ronaldo
• third: Lionel Messi

•  England, Coach - Gareth Southgate
• first: Lionel Messi
• second: Cristiano Ronaldo
• third: Virgil Van Dijk

The England coach was among the first set of important personality who graced the award ceremony in Milan that rose to their feet to applaud Lionel Messi when he was named the 2019 FIFA Best player.

•   Germany, Coach - Joachim Low
• The German coach didn't consider the highly proclaimed GOAT in the person of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in his first, Second and third choice, he voted in this line
• first: Eden Hazard
• second: Kylian Mbappe
• third: Sadio Mane

It was Messi Illustrious season of 2018/2019 that gave him the coveted FIFA Best Award 2019 and here we have another season, the competition is here again and Ignited for who wins the award next year. Lionel Messi had an amazing performance against Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United in the UEFA Champions league and superb performance against Valencia, Real betis, Sevilla, Villareal, Real Madrid in La liga to mention but a few.

Messi took the the top honour with 46 percent of the vote, followed by Virgil Van Dijk with 38 percent and Cristiano Ronaldo with 36 percent.