Who did Leo Messi choose? The votes of The Best, revealed

Leo Messi and other captains from over 200 national teams voted for the FIFA The Best 2024 awards. As usual, the highest authority in world football published all the votes after the awards ceremony, where Aitana Bonmatí and Vinicius Jr. took the top honors as the best footballers of the year.

In the case of 'La Pulga', his vote for first place went to Lamine Yamal. The FC Barcelona winger finished fifth in the ranking for best player, but did make it into FIFA's ideal XI, completing the attacking trident alongside 'Vini' and Erling Haaland. For Leo, there was no doubt when choosing the player from Mataró as the great star of a 2024 in which, at just 17 years old, he won significant individual awards, along with the Eurocup.

This is how Leo Messi and other 'stars' voted for FIFA The Best 2024

Additionally, the Rosario star chose his former teammate at Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé, for second place, while his third choice was Vinicius Jr. Interestingly, the player from Bondy, now a figure at Real Madrid, was absent from the voting as captain of France. In Brazil, their captain, Danilo da Silva, logically opted for 'Vini' for first place, followed by Jude Bellingham and Rodri.

• Leo Messi's votes: Lamine Yamal (5 points), Kylian Mbappé (3 points), and Vinicius Jr. (2 points)

On the other hand, the captain of Spain, Álvaro Morata, chose Dani Carvajal for first place, with Vinicius and Lamine in second and third place, respectively. Robert Lewandowski, as captain of Poland, opted for Rodri for first place, followed by Lamine and Dani Carvajal. In the case of Portugal, Bernardo Silva was in charge of voting. Rodri, Vinicius, and Erling Haaland were his choices.