#TheBest: David Alaba Reveals Why he Voted for Lionel Messi Ahead of Karim Benzema

Real Madrid's defender, David Alaba has explained his decision behind voting for Lionel Messi for the 2022 best player of the year award.

Alaba took to his official social media accounts on Tuesday, February 28th, 2023, he explained that his vote was not his personal choice but rather the collective decision of the entire Austrian national team.

Everyone in the team council is able to vote and that's how it's decided. Everyone knows, especially Karim, how much I admire him and his performances, and I have often said that for me he is the best striker in the world, and that is still the case. Without a doubt.

There was hashtag #AlabaOut was trending on social media immediately after it was revealed that the defender voted for Messi ahead of Alaba.