Zurich: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two most popular footballers in the world. The two are the long time rival of each other and both like each other's game. But this time,  overlooking his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi named Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski as his three picks for The Best FIFA Men's Player award.

Messi placed Neymar as his first choice for the accolade and put Mbappe and Lewandowski on the second and third spot respectively. Interestingly, the Portuguese did name Messi, putting the Argentine on his second preference for the award. Ronaldo named Lewandowski, Messi and Mbappe as his choices, in the same order, for the prize. 

On December 11, FIFA had announced Lewandowski, Messi and Ronaldo as the three finalists for the award and during the virtual event at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Thursday. Bayern Munich's striker beat his competitors to claim The Best FIFA Men's Player award for the first time in his career. The eventual winner for the award, Lewandowski, had voted for Liverpool's Thiago Alcantara, Neymar, and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne. Whereas, India skipper Sunil Chhetri had voted for Lewandowski, De Bruyne, and Liverpool's Sadio Mane, in the same order.

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