World Football Governing Body FIFA has denied claims that votes for Lionel Messi to win the Best Player Award were rigged, MySportDab reports.

Lionel Messi walked away with the best men's player accolade at the glitzy ceremony in Milan on Monday, pipping Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk to the award.

Given Van Dijk's remarkable season at Liverpool and Ronaldo's excellent campaign at Juventus - Messi winning the award was met with a degree of surprise.

FIFA determines the best players based on the votes of national team coaches, captains as well as a journalist from each country.

But Messi's claim to the honour has been thrown into doubt following after Egyptian football association and Nicaragua's captain Juan Barrera raised concerns over the authenticity of the ballots - citing uncounted or misallocated votes.

Egypt's association called on FIFA to explain why the votes of Coach Shawki Ghareeb and captain Ahmed Elmohamady were not taken into account.

Ghareeb and Elmohamady - who both opted for Mohamed Salah as their top choice - are not mentioned in FIFA's publication of official votes that was published after the award ceremony.

The Egyptian FA claim they officially sent their votes to FIFA on August 15, four days before the deadline.

On Thursday, the governing body provided a bizarre explanation as to why the Egyptian's votes weren't included - claiming the signatures on the voting forms were in capital letters and thus invalid.

Read more;https://www.mysportdab.com/2019/09/fifa-best-awards-fifa-denies-claims-of.html

cc: lalasticlala, mynd44, Dominique

All d best

The award has always been manipulated in favor of Messi, wen he wasn’t nominated among the top 3 last year, I knew Ronaldo was about to b robbed, they needed to make it seem like everyone got reasons to complain....FIFA is fraud

trustedward:
The award has always been manipulated in favor of Messi, wen he wasn’t nominated among the top 3 last year, I knew Ronaldo was about to b robbed, they needed to make it seem like everyone got reasons to complain....FIFA is fraud

Oh shut up already!!! UEFA also robbed Ronaldo wen he came 3rd ryt? All dis fan boys are really irritating... How old are u exactly
Egyptian coach and captain filled d form using CAPITALS which is why their votes were voided.. D other 2 officials from d FA were recorded and confirmed by dem..

All this Ronaldo fans shout FIFA is scam. It is just three votes and it is concerning salah .

kindly tell us how those two votes would have change the outcome of the FIFA POTY Award. Let's not argue out of sentiment and let's know who the real winner would have been, that's why FIFA made the whole voting exercise open to the public domain.

trustedward:
The award has always been manipulated in favor of Messi, wen he wasn’t nominated among the top 3 last year, I knew Ronaldo was about to b robbed, they needed to make it seem like everyone got reasons to complain....FIFA is fraud

I just read ur post and all that came to my mind was MUMU.

why is there always a correlation between stupid comments and ronaldo fans.

As for ur information fifa has called out the complainants and all of them has recognised it was either their fault or their country FA. imagine educated voters forgetting signatures.

Like Ronaldo like Atiku


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riggers. see prove
https://www.nairaland.com/5438183/messi-fifa-rigging-storm-countries

Messi had the best season irrespective of all these trashes.

The only two players closer to Messi heroics last season were Mane and Van Dijk.

Ronaldo and Salah are way behind and no where to be found.

The votes that were not counted should have a reason...And perhaps they are for Salah who his votes isn't even in the best 4.

Even Van Dijk voted for Messi as the best player.

Robertson of Liverpool also said Messi Deserves it.

The Two great Coaches currently-Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola also stated Messi is the Goat.

Only foolish people like the Op up there and the Penaldo fan boys who doesn't know what football is Shouts unnecessarily.

Spits...

Cr7 fans at work.. they're pained asf lmaooo���

Too little, too late...

FiFA Best has been won and lost..


Pointless crying over spilled milk.

What has been voted cannot be unvoted..

FIFA add their votes abeg. Messi is still the clear cut winner.

It still amazes people think CR7 should have won! Like really, Like are you for real. Is Ronaldo head and shoulder ahead of Mane, Piaztek who plays in the same league with him, Icardi, Mo salah, Mbpape, Firmino, Bernando Silva who is also the Portuguese most effectual player in the UEFA nations league.

Ronaldo's performance this past year is as synonymous with that of Roberto Lewandowski. They both won their leagues and were the highest goal scorers for their respective clubs. Nothing spectacular at all

Na wa oh

trustedward:
The award has always been manipulated in favor of Messi, wen he wasn’t nominated among the top 3 last year, I knew Ronaldo was about to b robbed, they needed to make it seem like everyone got reasons to complain....FIFA is fraud

Bros you nor sabi read?
"FIFA determines the best players based on the votes of national team coaches, captains as well as a journalist from each country"

Bros you nor well
Am a Liverpool fan but Messi na beast for Field

Them nor ring am
No room for ringing
He deserve that award

See ehnnnn


i thought Ronaldo was far behind Lionel Messi











Untill i watched Lionel Messi's third goal against real betis
And i realize i was hundred percent correct!

You need to see that goal!

No be today FIFA/UEFA don dey favour Barca/Messi!

That wan na old news.

NEXT...

It whenever Messi gets the award they start claiming they rigged the election.... Those saying such should better go and sit down their ass


Check my dm to learn how to import from UK, Turkey, Malaysia, China and USA

FIFA Business Ltd.

Cr7 PR team are now doing everything humanly possible to discredit the award

Not fair to lionel messi.

Just read on bbc that the Nicaragua captain is complaining that though he DID NOT vote.. It was recorded that he voted for Messi as POTY

Same thing with the Sudanese who said their actual votes did not match what was presented by fifa, who said the Sudanese voted for Messi

I'm a huge fan of Ronaldo, and though I have nothing against Messi winning the award because he had a good season individually, this rigging game that Fifa is playing just to favour Messi has got to stop.. I thought it ended after Sepp Blatter was disgraced out of office but it seems they are back

Anyways, lemme wait for balon d'or first sha..

When messi ws voted 5th best last seson,none of u ronaldo fans shouted foul oo.

How team Captains, Journalists votes is on their website....It's their decision, they play the game and know who deserve the award.
Messi won fair

igetdata:



I just read ur post and all that came to my mind was MUMU.

why is there always a correlation between stupid comments and ronaldo fans.

As for ur information fifa has called out the complainants and all of them has recognised it was either their fault or their country FA. imagine educated voters forgetting signatures.

that guy need drugs

FIFA awards has come & gone.
Attention is now on the next year FIFA awards.

Messians have been giving cr7 fans heart attack since 1902.
After their retirement, the story will be "messi was a fraud, out of the 6 best player award, he only deserved one."
I've seen so many of them disappear from nairaland as though, they didn't register in the first place.
BeverlyJean Cr7lomo Ree loa ded. Where are you, come out and troll us with a Ronaldo-lifting-a-national trophy-picture.

Infantino doesn't need to show all this drama. FIFA sponsors Messi, period!

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Liars. FIFA robbed Ronaldo. VAR should be introduced in these awards ceremonies

FIFA out
Boycott FIFA