Cristiano Ronaldo did not vote in the FIFA awards, which went to Lionel Messi, who was named best player.

The former Real Madrid defender chose Messi’s PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe first, then Luka Modric and Karim Benzema. On Monday, Messi defeated Kylian Mbappu00e9 once more to win FIFA’s best men’s player award.
After guiding Argentina to World Cup glory in an epic final against Mbappu00e9’s France in Qatar last year, Messi defeated Mbappu00e9 and Karim Benzema to win the FIFA award for the seventh time in 14 years.
Messi, 35, also beat Mbappu00e9, who was vying for his first FIFA best player award, to the Golden Ball trophy, which is awarded to the World Cup’s best player.
This is an honour for me, he said after winning. I’d like to thank my colleagues, particularly my manager Scaloni, and we’re here to represent them all (the Argentina team), as we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for them.
It acknowledges the role they played in what we accomplished, he added. It’s been a crazy year for me, Messi said of the year 2022. After much struggle and determination, I was able to realise my dream.
source: oh my goal – newsWinning the World Cup is the most beautiful thing that has happened to me in my career. It’s a dream for many, but only a few will be able to realise it, he added.