Lionel Messi's votes for this year's The Best FIFA Men's Player Award might come as a surprise.
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 honored the top players and coaches in soccer to close out the year. Vinícius Júnior and Aitana Bonmatí took home the biggest prizes of the night as the winners of The Best FIFA Men's and Women's Player Awards. Along with fans and media representatives, current captains and coaches of every national team got to vote for the recipient of the prestigious award.
FIFA revealed the full voting breakdown after the ceremony concluded, unveiling the three players each captain, coach and media representative voted for as the best players in the world. While Vinícius Júnior and Rodri received the most votes on the men's side, some voters opted to cast their ballots for different players.
Lionel Messi, for instance, did not give his first place vote to either the Real Madrid or Manchester City man. In fact, the Argentina captain did not vote for Rodri at all.






