Real Madrid star votes for Messi in Fifa The Best and sparks controversy

One of the main players of the Real Madrid, Alabavoted for Messi in the award for the best player in the world in the FIFA The Best. The defender is the captain of the national team of Austria and, therefore, had the right to vote for the player who stood out the most in the last year. However, the defender did not choose Benzema and this decision generated a great deal of controversy for the defender in Spain.

The repercussion of his vote turned out to be so great that Alaba had to speak out on social media. The Real Madrid defender made it clear that the choice was not just for him. The vote was shared by all of the Austrian squad and, therefore, Benzema ended up not being chosen by the Austrian national team as the best player in the world.

Alaba guaranteed that Benzema is the “best striker in the world” today and praised the Real Madrid star. The defender also highlighted that people have the free right to vote for whoever they want and tried to ease the controversy surrounding his name. The fact is that FIFA The Best has become a big problem for the Merengues in this final part of the European season.

“In the result of the FIFA The Best Award, the Austrian national team chose the votes as a team, not just me. Anyone on the team has the right to vote and that’s how we proceed. Everyone knows, especially Karim (Benzema), how much I admire him and his performances. And I’ve said several times that for me he’s the best striker in the world; that he still is. Undoubtedly“, he stated.

It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid was disgusted with the choices in the Fifa The Best award. Its players competed for all of the night’s prizes, but none of them actually won anything. Even before the awards were held, the Merengues made the decision that no player in the squad would participate in the celebration. Only Emilio Butragueño was present to represent the Spanish club at the event.