Lionel Messi shines in the recent edition of The Best awards
Lionel Messi once again excelled as the chosen one in the recent edition of The Best awards, while Cristiano Ronaldo was the big absence, both in the list of candidates and in the voters' list.
YOU CAN SEE The cold greeting from Mbappé to Messi and the reaction of the Argentine after winning The Best
The 37-year-old star's fans wondered why he didn't appear for the first time in many years, as the Al-Nassr forward is the captain of the Portugal National Team.
According to the newspaper AS, Cristiano Ronaldo did not participate in the voting for The Best because he had a forgettable Qatar 2022 World Cup, being relegated to the bench in the Portuguese team.
This was due to the decisions made by Fernando Santos, Portugal's coach, in the World Cup matches, choosing Kléper Lima 'Pepe' as the leader of his starting eleven.
Porto's current player was in charge of casting the vote of the captain of the Portuguese National Team, and it was revealed that he chose Kylian Mbappé as the best player of the season, that is, he did not consider Lionel Messi.