For FIFA's The Best awards, handing out hardware to the world's biggest stars, some familiar faces to soccer in North America had their say.
The captain and coach of every national team submitted their votes, and those votes were made public. New York Red Bulls center back Aaron Long and Gregg Berhalter each submitted their ballots on behalf of the USMNT while Scott Arfield and John Herdman represented Canada.
Who did they have as FIFA's The Best Men's Player?
Voter |
First |
Second |
Third |
|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Long |
Virgil van Dijk |
Kylian Mbappe |
Sadio Mane |
Gregg Berhalter |
Virgil van Dijk |
Harry Kane |
Frenkie de Jong |
Scott Arfield |
Virgil van Dijk |
Sadio Mane |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
John Herdman |
Virgil van Dijk |
Lionel Messi |
Mohamed Salah |
Though all four voted for Liverpool center back Virgil van Dijk, the award was given to Lionel Messi.
As for The Best FIFA's Men Coach:
Voter |
First |
Second |
Third |
|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Long |
Jurgen Klopp |
Didier Deschamps |
Erik ten Hag |
Gregg Berhalter |
Jurgen Klopp |
Fernando Santos |
Tite |
Scott Arfield |
Pep Guardiola |
Jurgen Klopp |
Erik ten Hag |
John Herdman |
Jurgen Klopp |
Pep Guardiola |
Erik ten Hag |
The vote went in line with what Canada and the United States' participants were leaning, as Jurgen Klopp took home the award.
