FIFA News: Who The Football Stars And Coaches Vote For As Player Of The Year 2016

After more than a month when three nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016, it's finally Cristiano Ronaldo who grabbed the title this time around. The other nominees Antoine Griezmann (France/Atletico Madrid) and Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona).

As reported by FIFA, the winner for The Best FIFA Men's Player is decided by voting that involves 50 percent votes from the coaches and the captains from the world while rest  is decided by online voting by fans and a group of media.

Here's a look at the players for whom did the football stars and coaches vote for as reported in Daily StarCristiano Ronaldo the winner voted for Bale, Modric and Ramos while Messi went for Suarez, Neymar and Iniesta. 

  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 1) Ronaldo 2) Messi 3) Griezmann
  • Hugo Lloris: 1) Griezmann 2) Messi 3) Ronaldo
  • Gareth Southgate: 1)Ronaldo 2) Griezmann 3) Kante
  • Roberto Martinez: 1) Ronaldo 2) Messi 3) Neymar
  • Ashley Williams: 1) Bale 2) Ronaldo 3) Messi
  • Joachim Low: 1) Kroos 2) Ozil 3) Neuer
  • Eden Hazard: 1) Ronaldo 2) Messi 3) Griezmann
  • Wayne Rooney: 1) Ronaldo 2) Suarez 3) Vardy
  • Chris Wood: 1) De Bruyne 2) Messi 3) Griezmann
  • Mikel John Obi: 1) Ronaldo 2) Griezmann 3) Neuer
  • Ragnar Klavan: 1) Messi 2) Ronaldo 3) Griezmann
  • Andreas Granqvist: 1) Ibrahimovic 2) Ronaldo 3) Bale
  • Branislav Ivanovic: 1) Ronaldo 2) Messi 3) Neymar
  • Edin Dzeko: 1) Ronaldo 2) Messi 3) Suarez
  • James Rodriguez: 1) Ronaldo 2) Modric 3) Bale
  • Darren Fletcher: 1) Ronaldo 2) Suarez 3) Messi
  • Luka Modric: 1) Ronaldo 2) Messi 3) Bale
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 1) Neymar 2) Ronaldo 3) Messi
  • Mile Jedinak: 1) Messi 2) Ronaldo 3) Bale
  • Arjen Robben: 1) Ronaldo 2) Kroos 3) Lewandowski
  • Steven Davis: 1) Messi 2) Ronaldo 3) Griezmann
  • Robert Lewandowski: 1) Neuer 2) Bale 3) Ronaldo
  • Juan Antonio Pizzi(Chile): 1) Sanchez 2) None 3) None
  • Martin Skrtel: 1) Suarez 2) Ramos 3) Ronaldo
  • Diego Godin: 1) Suarez 2) Griezmann 3) Iniesta
  • Carlos Queiroz: 1) Messi 2) Ronaldo 3) Suarez

Looking at the votes, Christiano Ronaldo seemed to be hot favorite in the list.  That is the reason he was selected as the Best FIFA Men's Player of 2016.

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