One of the most picturesque tasks of the elections for The Best award is to break down
how the best soccer players in the world voted
, who are chosen among themselves, and also the space for controversies and curiosities.
Thus, we propose to review who
Lionel Messi
and
Lionel Scaloni
chose in each shortlist, those who
did not opt for any Argentine despite winning everything
and the four 'crazy' who considered that
Julián Álvarez was the Best Player 2022
.
First of all, it is worth recalling how the vote was created, which began last November, before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. First, a group of FIFA experts and external interest groups from the world of football made a first selection of candidates in which their three favorite players, coaches and goalkeepers were chosen for 'The Best'.
From this selection, two lists of eleven candidates each were made for the best player, another of five for the best coach and, finally, two lists of five candidates for the best male and female goalkeeper.
The second part of the election is divided into four parts, which give different points depending on the location: 25% journalists (one per Federation);
25%, captains of the World Teams (211 members);
25% the selectors (211);
and the remaining 25% of the general public (through social networks).
And that's where these details come from.
For example, that
Lionel Messi
, winner for the third time of The Best for Best Player, chose
Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema
in his shortlist , while for DT he placed
Lionel Scaloni, Pep Guardiola and Didier Deschamps
, and for goalkeeper
Emiliano Martinez;
Thibaut Courtois and Yassine Bounou
.
Who did Scaloni vote for?
As a player it was for
Messi, Julián Álvarez
and the Croatian
Luka Modric
, in the shortlist that he joined and won was for
Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti
and the Moroccan
Walid Regragui
, and for goalkeeper he stayed with
Dibu Martínez
,
Yassine Bounou
and
Thibaut Courtois
.
At some point the controversies will be investigated.
The Brazilian DT
Tité did not put Leónidas de Pujato on the podium
, since he opted for Carlo Ancelotti, Guardiola and Regragui;
the captain of Egypt
Mohamed Salah left out of the podium those who finally occupied it
(Messi, Mbappé and Benzema) because he chose Vinicius Jr, Kevin De Bruyne and Achraf Hakimi;
and the Portugal captain Pepe did not choose the 35-year-old from Rosario either, but rather Mbappé, Modric and Benzema.
final scores
So were the results of The Best for Best Player and Player.
So were the results of The Best for Best Archer and Archer.
So were the results of The Best for Best Trainer and Trainer.
This was the results of The Best for Best Fans.
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