The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award: Who Voted for Who? Full list

Vinicius Jr went home The FIFA award for the best male soccer player in 2024and beat teammate Jude Bellingham and Manchester City’s Rodri to the award after the second a fantastic year for Real Madrid which saw him win both LaLiga and the UEFA Champions League.

The Brazilian was pipped, perhaps surprisingly, by Rodri in the Ballon d’Or race earlier this year, when the vote went the Spaniard’s way in dramatic circumstances.

As such, this award must have felt good to the forward, who adds another trophy to his cabinet and cements his status at the top of the world game.

Here are which players voted in ‘The Best’:

The vote was split between coaches, players and fans, with Vini Jr.

Of the captains, former Real Madrid man Martin Ødegaardalong with the Liverpool couple Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah all voted for Vinicius Jr.

However, Harry Kane, Heung Min Son and Joshua Kimmich everyone voted in favor Rodri.

Lionel Messi got top votes from Italy, Gibraltar, Chile and Samoa, with Fede Valverde and Florian Wirtz getting one vote each.

Which coaches voted for Vinicius Jr for ‘The Best’?

USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino went: Lionel Messi, Rodri, Vini Jr while Jesse March chose Erling Haaland as his number one.

Spain’s Euro 2024-winning manager Luis de la Fuente went after Dani Carvajal ahead of Rodri and Lamine Yamal.

There weren’t really left-field choices from the coaches, med Wirtz, Valverde, Messi and Carvajal everyone gets plenty of top 3 votes.

As for the media polls, they didn’t produce the big surprises, either USA’s Douglas McIntyre goes Bellingham, Rodri and Vini Jr.

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