FIFA-Awards zorgen voor klein schandaal: "Volledig corrupt"

Maandag werden in Zürich de FIFA Best Awards uitgereikt. In tegenstelling tot bij de verkiezing van de Gouden Bal, werd Robert Lewandowski nu wél beloond voor zijn alweer geweldige jaar. Lionel Messi moest genoegen nemen met een tweede plaats, terwijl Mo Salah het podium compleet maakte.

Een meer dan terechte podiumplaats voor de Egyptenaar, die van absolute goudwaarde is voor Liverpool. Opvallend genoeg is Salah dan weer niet terug te vinden in het Elftal van het Jaar van de FIFA, dat op dezelfde ceremonie werd bekendgemaakt. Hetzelfde geldt voor Edouard Mendy. De doelman van Chelsea werd immers verkozen tot Goalie van het Jaar, maar heeft hij geen plaats in de XI van het Jaar. Daar staat Gianluigi Donnarumma tussen de palen. Opvallende keuzes, die tot veel consternatie leiden op Twitter.

Mo Salah with the 3rd highest vote didn't make it to the team.
The Barcelona female coach that won Chelsea female team wasn't given the best female coach.
What a joke 🤣
— Jethro A.A (@_KON3) January 18, 2022

How does Mendy win best keeper but isn’t in the Best XI?

How does Salah get top 3 for best players but isn’t in the Best XI?

How the fuck is Alaba in there? 🤣
— Ben 🍋🇩🇿 (@benmcfc03) January 18, 2022

FIFA The Best award ceremony is a joke . So many wrong calls made .

Notably

Salah not in the XI

No Barca femine players in the XI

No female Balloon dor winner in the XI

Salah who was voted as the 3rd best player is replaced by CR7 who wasn't in the nominees#FIFATHEBEST
— Chankz R (@chankz_r) January 18, 2022

Salah among the top 3 FIFA Best but not in the World XI, Mendy, Best goalkeeper but not also in the Word XI, lmao😂 these people are jokers!
— Okusaga Oladeji🇺🇸 (@iamDeji_litan) January 18, 2022

Don’t get it - Mendy named as best goalie but not on this team. Salah in top 3 but can’t make this forward 4. ‘One for everybody in the audience’ mentality !
— James (@Athlone12) January 18, 2022

Salah was one of the 3 to win best player and he is not in the world xi.🤣🤣
— Nameet Pandit🇮🇳 (@manwhoknockss) January 18, 2022

I don’t understand… salah In the top 3 best, Mendy won the best goalie but they didn’t make the fifpro 11? 🤷🏼‍♂️ Someone please balance me
— Tomisin Williams (@TomiWilliamsNG) January 18, 2022

fifa is so corrupt and heavily biased. mendy wins “best goalkeeper”, but didn’t make fifapro’s 11. and don’t even get me started on salah. he’s the most disrespected footballer on this earth.
— 𝒂𝒅𝒆 🎂 (@nolitadee) January 18, 2022

Salah named as one of #TheBest3 players in the World doesn't get him in the World 11. Best keeper in the World also from Africa not in the Best 11 @FIFAcom @goal
— DekunleOmooba (@Mudasirunurudee) January 18, 2022

✅ Salah is in the top three of the best (just begind Lewandoski and Messi)
❌ But he couldn't make it into the FIFA XI

✅ Barcelona women team won the treble (women UCL, La Liga Femini & Copa del Ray)
❌ But no player from this team make it into FIFA women XI
— Opaska_demagikal⁷ (@ODemagikal) January 18, 2022

Mendy best goalie and cant get into @FIFPRO 11. Salah in top 3 but cant get into the same team as well. Make this make sense @FIFAcom #FIFATHEBEST
— 🇿🇼Hailey's Father🇿🇼 (@CliffTapi) January 18, 2022

Mo Salah came 3rd in the FIFA Best award but he didn’t make the team of the year. Instead Cristiano Ronaldo, their beloved golden boy, who finished 7th in the voting made the 11. Fvcking clowns 😂😂
— Mazi Olisaemeka C. ™ (@OlisaOsega) January 18, 2022

POLL: Het houdt helemaal geen steek...