Here’s Who The Likes Of Ronaldo, Messi & Martin O’Neill Voted For In The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award

Cristiano Ronaldo retained his Best FIFA Men’s Player award last night, but who did he vote for?

The Real Madrid and Portugal star picked up an impressive 43.16% of the votes, miles ahead of Lionel Mess (19.25%) in second and Brazil star Neymar (6.97%) in third place.

Managers and captains of each national team all get a vote, as well as a member of the media from each country. They each must nominate a a first, second and third choice for the prestigious award.

Ronaldo overlooked his rival Mess and opted for Real Madrid team-mates Luka Modric (1st), Sergio Ramos (2nd) and Marcelo (3rd).

Meanwhile, Messi did the same and went for Barcelona duo Luis Suarez (1st) and Andres Iniesta (2nd), while also picking former team-mate Neymar (3rd), who joined Paris Saint-Germain in a world record deal over  the summer.

Here are some of the votes of some more notable players and managers…

Eden Hazard – Belgium captain

N’Golo Kante (1st), Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd), Luka Modric (3rd)

Gianluigi Buffon – Italy captain

Cristiano Ronaldo (1st), Paulo Dybala (2nd), Luka Modric (3rd)

Luka Modric – Croatia captain

Cristiano Ronaldo (1st), Lionel Messi (2nd), Toni Kroos (3rd)

Manuel Neuer – Germany captain

Toni Kroos (1st), Robert Lewandowski (2nd), Arturo Vidal (3rd)

Hugo Lloris – France captain

Cristiano Ronaldo (1st), Sergio Ramos (2nd), Harry Kane (3rd)

Chris Coleman – Wales coach

Sergio Ramos (1st), Luka Modric (2nd), Harry Kane (3rd)

Martin O’Neill – Republic of Ireland coach

Cristiano Ronaldo (1st), Lionel Messi (2nd), Eden Hazard (3rd)

Seamus Coleman – Republic of Ireland captain

Cristiano Ronaldo (1st), Lionel Messi (2nd), Paulo Dybala (3rd)

Click here to view all votes on the FIFA website