- Ex-Chelsea star John Mikel Obi voted Gianluigi Buffon one of the top three players
- Cristiano Ronaldo voted three of his club teammates for the award
- The Madrid man picked the award ahead of rival Barcelona's Lionel Messi
FIFA has revealed the the manner in which captain of national football teams voted for the FIFA footballer of the year.
Documents released by FIFA shows votes for Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi, Portugal captain Ronaldo and Argentina captain Lionel Messi.
The first vote gets five points, second vote gets three while the third gets one. A media representative from each country is given the same opportunity.
Ronaldo and Messi before the awards proper. Photo: LeoMessiStats/Twitter
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The players are not allowed to vote for themselves
Here’s who they voted for:
Lionel Messi
1st: Luis Suarez
2nd: Andres Iniesta
3rd: Neymar
John Mikel Obi
1st: Messi
2nd: Cristiano Ronaldo
3rd: Gianluigi Buffon
Mikel Obi voted Gianluigi Buffon the third best footballer in the world. Photo: FIFA.com
Cristiano Ronaldo
1st: Luka Modric
2nd: Sergio Ramos
3rd: Marcelo
Gianluigi Buffon would be named in the FIFA FIFPro team of the year and pick up the goalkeeper of the year award.
Source: Yen.com.gh
