Posted by Amarachi on Tue 28th Feb, 2023 - tori.ng
Also, Brazil captain, Thiago Silva voted for Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar to win the FIFA men’s best player for 2022, while the Egyptian captain went for Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior.
Harry Kane, the England captain, voted Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi, as the best men’s player for 2022, while Argentina captain, Lionel Messi went for Brazilian forward, Neymar, according to FIFA.
Also, Brazil captain, Thiago Silva voted for Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar to win the FIFA men’s best player for 2022, while the Egyptian captain went for Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior.
Recall that Messi eventually won the men’s prize for the second time in his career on Monday evening in Paris.
Messi won the award ahead of teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema.
However, below are how some national team captains voted for their preferred players to win the FIFA men’s best player award for 2022.
Messi: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema
Thiago Silva: Neymar, Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema
Luka Modric: Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe
Harry Kane: Lionel Messi, Sadio Mane and Karim Benzema
Mohamed Salah: Vinicius Junior, Kevin De Bruyne and Achraf Hakimi
Ahmed Musa: Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe
Kepler Ferreira also known as Pepe: Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema