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David Alaba celebrating a goal

THE AUSTRIAN VOTED FOR LEO OVER BENZEMA

Praises 'ditch' the controversy over his vote for Leo Messi at The Best awards

Published:28/02/2023 - 11:47h

Updated:28/02/2023 - 11:47h

David Alaba has had to get out of the way after the wave of insults and criticism he has received on his social networks for choosing Leo Messi over Karim Benzema at The Best awards

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The ceremony of the prize The Best left several controversies on the table, more still after knowing each one of the votes that were assigned by journalists, technicians, players and fans around the world. The first of them was that the Real Madrid did not send to the event to any of his footballers, being Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois leading absolute of the XI ideal of the FIFA.

However, the greater controversy saw later when you inflate them of the group merengue darse that David Praises, defender of the first team, voted by Lionel Messi on Benzema and Kylian Mbappé like candidate to do with the award. The footballer has received any quantity of racist insults in his social networks by the decision of the one who, under his criterion like captain of Austria, deserved to be the winner.

Low consigns it of #AlabaOut a lot of fans of the Madrid have asked the exit of the Austrian by the simple fact to have a different opinion to the one of them. In fact, it is something that causes an enormous contrast due to the fact that the same white followers have asked respect for Vinicius Júnior after the criticisms and racist chants that has received in different occasions.

It is thus that the own Praises has had to go out to the step in his networks to justify why voted by the captain of Argentina and no by his mate of team. "It is the selection of Austria the one who votes by this prize like team, no I only. All in the council of the team can vote and like this is as it decides . All the world knows, especially Karim, how much admire it to him and to his performances. I have said many times that for me is the best forward of the world, and keeps on being like this. Definitely", it sentenced the ex Bayern Munich in his account of 'Twitter'.

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