- Lionel Messi choose Neymar over Kylian Mbappe to win the award for The Best.
- Messi won because he finished ahead of both Mbappe and Karim Benzema.
- England captain Harry Kane chose not to include Mbappe among his top three.
When voting for Neymar and Karim Benzema at The Best FIFA Football Awards, Lionel Messi did Kylian Mbappe, a teammate of his at Paris Saint-Germain, no favors.
At the Paris ceremony, Messi defeated Mbappe, who came in second, to win the title of world's best male player.
Because he is the captain of Argentina, Messi was allowed to vote, and he chose Neymar over Mbappe, another of his PSG teammates who did not get a vote because he is not the captain of France.
Supporters, national team captains, national team coaches, and 300 international journalists cast votes, giving each of the four pillars 25% of the vote.
Harry Kane, the captain of England, chose Benzema, Sadio Mane, and Messi as his top three. Mbappe, who was a member of the France team that eliminated England from the World Cup in the quarterfinals, was not included in Kane's lineup.
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