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Messi picked Suarez, Ronaldo chose Modric – who voted for whom in Best FIFA Men’s Player award

Lionel Messi chose Luis Suarez for the 2016-17 Best FIFA Men's Player award, while eventual winner Cristiano Ronaldo picked Luka Modric to win the prize.

Ronaldo won the award in London on Tuesday — his second straight year being named Best FIFA Men's Player.

Following the ceremony, FIFA released a list of the players each voter chose for the award. The voting contingent consisted of the national team captain, the national team coach and a journalist from every territory that fields a team on the international level.

Each voter selected a player for first place, second place and third place, with the recipients getting five points for a first-place vote, three points for second place and one point for third.