As captain of Argentina, Messi has one vote for the Player of the Year. According to the revelation, Messi placed junior Yamal in the number one position, former teammate Kylian Mbappe in the number two position and Vinicius in the number three position. The corresponding points for each position are five, three and one.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo did not participate in the vote despite being the captain of Portugal. His replacement, Bernardo Silva, voted for Rodri, Vinicius and Erling Haaland respectively.
Lamiel Yamal finished fifth overall in the FIFA The Best 2024 poll with a total score of 30. In 2024, the 17-year-old star won a series of prestigious titles such as the best U21 player of the year, Golden Boy and a pillar in the journey to the Euro championship.
Contrary to popular speculation, Vinicius won The Best 2024 with 48 points, surpassing Rodri with 43 points and Jude Bellingham with 37 points. After surprisingly failing to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or, the Real Madrid striker also won a prestigious individual award.
Since FIFA The Best was officially established in 2016, Vinicius became the fifth player to receive this award, after Messi (2019, 2022, 2023), Ronaldo (2016, 2017), Robert Lewandowski (2021, 2022) and Luka Modric (2018).
List of awards at FIFA The Best 2024:
Best Men's Player: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
Best Men's Coach: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid/Italy)
Best Men's Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
FIFA Puskas Award (best goal in men's football): Alejandro Garnacho (Everton vs Man United)
FIFA Marta Award (best goal in women's football): Marta (Brazil vs Jamaica)
Best Women's Player: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona/Spain)
Best Female Coach: Emma Hayes (Chelsea/USA)
Best Female Goalkeeper: Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars/USA)
