FIFA-Awards Respekt für Messi und van Dijk – Kritik für Cristiano Ronaldo

You don’t need an award that calls itself “The Best” to tell you that Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer of all time.

You just need two eyes and a television screen.

— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) September 23, 2019

East or west.. MESSI is th Best ♥️#TheBest pic.twitter.com/qSCiX1Ixfl

— Abdulaziz (@ziizo94) September 23, 2019

All hail the GREATEST footballer on EARTH #Messi pic.twitter.com/SVqcqJsZIJ

— Ekene Bobmartins Jnr (@great190) September 23, 2019

The Ronaldo - Messi debate is officially and legally over.

We've had a good time, mates.

— TheFirst (@_jamesamoo) September 23, 2019

Stick to anything but football. Ronaldo is a wonderful footballer, but Messi’s numbers this year are superior. His play is on another level. He too won a double. Just because you interviewed him doesn’t make him better. 🙄 https://t.co/HZCdyUpuGU

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 23, 2019

Ronaldo's won titles in the world's 3 toughest Leagues & won the Euros with Portugal. Messi's only won in Spain & never internationally.
Stick to whining about Brexit. https://t.co/4db7tw2EUb

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 23, 2019

The award is for the best football player. You think loyalty to one club should count against a player? Absurd. https://t.co/y3mEztL51t

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 23, 2019

Ah yes, the value of loyalty.
Which of your 5 clubs were you most loyal to, Jugs? https://t.co/zcN5bR0gaU

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 23, 2019

It’s not about me, Tubs, and the same applies to Ronaldo, but you can’t use the fact that Messi has stayed loyal to one club against him. https://t.co/TP2szKSaxK

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 23, 2019

Messi voted for Cristiano as second but.. would you look at that, what a surprise pic.twitter.com/RvALVYoCTA

— #ZidaneOut (@mxdric) September 23, 2019

Messi does it again.
It takes a lot of character for a footballer to vote for his “rival” and the player who helped eliminate his team from the Champions League. pic.twitter.com/qUzAvQA7HC

— Juan (@socraticjuan) September 23, 2019

Voting by #TheBest nominees for the award:

Ronaldo: 1- De Ligt, 2- De Jong, 3- Mbappe
Messi: 1- Mane, 2- Ronaldo, 3- De Jong
Van Dijk: 1- Messi, 2- Salah, 3- Mane

Hats off to Van Dijk for putting Messi at no. 1 even though #Messi was his main competitor. pic.twitter.com/tpLJtfaSEf

— Alfredo 🇬🇧🇬🇭 (@AsemahBoadi) September 23, 2019

Ronaldo's top 3 votes:

1. De Ligt
2. Frenkie
3. Mbappe

Messi's top 3 votes:

1. Mane
2. Ronaldo
3. Frenkie

Van Djik's top 3 votes:

1. Messi
2. Salah
3. Mane

My respect for Virgil Van Djik just multiplied. A top class defender who recognised #TheBest #FIFABestAwards

— Owuraku Ampofo (@owuraku_ampofo) September 23, 2019

Even though Messi voted for Ronaldo, Ronaldo didn't vote for Messi.

If anything, that shows his inferiority complex.

The best part? Messi is the best, and he doesn't constantly repeat he's the best. Unlike Cristiano, who WANTS to be the best, and tries to say he is. pic.twitter.com/RdZnLVdxSf

— Barca Universal (@BarcaUniversal) September 23, 2019

Ronaldo voting for De Ligt as his first choice for Best FIFA Men's Player and not even having Messi or Van Dijk in his top three makes a bit of a mockery of the whole thing, really.

— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) September 23, 2019

Messi voted for Ronaldo, on the otherside Ronaldo didn't vote for Messi. He rather put De Jong and De Ligt ahead of Messi which we all know is hardly for them win. Lol 😂

Real camera actor..'' we need to have dinner together'' when he's jealous deep down 😂

— Junior 💧 (@juniormufasa_) September 23, 2019

Cristiano lives an hour away and didn't bother to turn up because he wasn't winning and Messi was. Poor show.#FIFABestAwards #FIFAFootballAwards

— Ben Hayward (@bghayward) September 23, 2019

Cristiano showed up for the UEFA gala because Van Dijk won and ran away from The Best gala because he knew Messi would win. Reflects badly on him, again.

— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) September 23, 2019

To be fair Van Dijk should have won that over Messi. But it's boring Messi or Ronaldo love in now every year. Just because they're GOATs doesnt mean they had the best season

— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) September 23, 2019

Messi is one of the greatest footballers of All time, We agree but these awards are about who had the best season not who has had the best 10 years. Van Dijk had the better season

— Imoh (@ImohUmoren) September 23, 2019

Virgil Van Dijk has been robbed off the FIFA Men's Best Player award he deserved more than anyone else on this planet.

Pass it on.

— 9 (@EnRouteAnfield) September 23, 2019

Ronaldo didn't win this award last year but his stats were better than Messi's this year.

Numerous shitty Real Madrid players in the Fifa Best 11 also...

Clearly a fraudulent award show, no wonder UEFA pushed them out of the B'alon D'or, the ultimate award.

I don't Stan.
😑 pic.twitter.com/hOHHMtZDUp

— Ugwunna Ejikem (@UgwunnaEjikem) September 23, 2019

I'm pissed right now.
One question, HOW??

HE hasn't done enough to deserve this.
FIFA just spoilt the game. At least Van Dijk, not Messi..
Justice for Van Dijk..

No wonder Ronaldo didn't show up..#CristianoRonaldo #FIFABestAwards #LeoMessi pic.twitter.com/rXsL9Lk7BT

— Charlie_Montero💓 (@CharlieMonter0) September 23, 2019