Revealed:The 19 captains and managers who didnot vote for Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi at Best FIFA awards

Captains, coaches and media from around the world casted  votes to name the best player in the world as Ronaldo fought off competition from Messi and PSG forward  Neymar.

 Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messionce again came first and second respectively  in the Best FIFA awards  Monday  night as the great and the good of world football’s votes were revealed.

While the overwhelming majority included the duo, arguably the two best players to ever kick a ball, in their top three, there were a handful that didn’t, including a couple of big names.

Germany skipper Manuel Neuer snubbed them, instead casting his votes for compatriot Toni Kroos and Bayern Munich teammates Robert Lewandowski and Arturo Vidal.

Neuer didn’t vote for the duo (Image: REX/Shutterstock)
Low also snubbed the pair (Image: Joosep Martinson – FIFA)

Boss of the world champions, Joachim Low, also opted not to vote for Ronaldo or Messi, choosing Kroos, Neuer and Neymar.

Here’s the full list of those that didn’t vote for either player…

Captains

Mario Harte (Barbados) – Aubameyang, Griezmann, Neuer

Elroy Smith (Belize) – Ramos, Neymar, Sanchez

Chen Yi-Wei (Chinese Taipei) – Ibrahimovic, Marcelo, Sanchez

Manuel Neuer (Germany) – Kroos, Lewandowski, Vidal

Anthony Griffith (Montserrat) – Suarez, Kane, Kante

Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania) – Neymar, Kante, Aubameyang

Kawin Thamsatchanan (Thailand) – Neuer, Kross, Griezmann

Sheldon Bateau (Trinidad and Tobago) – Buffon, Kante, Neymar

Coaches

Andrew Ord (Bangladesh) – Suarez, Griezmann, Buffon

Ahmed Mohamed (Barbados) – Aubameyang, Kante, Neymar

Richard Orlowski (Belize) – Lewandowski, Buffon, Iniesta

Joachim Low (Germany) – Kroos, Neuer, Neymar

Michael Heinz Skibbe (Greece) – Kroos, Hazard, Aubameyang

Stephen Philip Constantine (India) – Aubameyang, Kante, Kroos

Theodore Whitmore (Jamaica) – Neymar, Ramos, Vidal

Chan Hiu Ming (Macau) – Buffon, Griezmann, Kante

Pietro Ghedin (Malta) – Buffon, Lewandowski, Modric

Julen Lopetegui (Spain) – Ramos, Carvajal, Iniesta

Chris Coleman (Wales) – Ramos, Modric, Kane

Media

Michael Seium(Eriteria)- Neymar, Aubameyang. Sanchez.

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