ONE | system
Benzema and Alaba (Reuters)
David Alaba is under attack. The Real Madrid defender who serves as the captain of the Austrian national team chose Leo Messi ahead of Karim Benzema in the voting for the FIFA Player of the Year award, a ceremony which the Whites boycotted due to the fact that Vinicius Jr. was not nominated for this year’s squad.
The Austrian received a lot of racist and hateful messages online, with the hashtag AlabaOut also gaining momentum since the revelation of the votes. In response he clarified Alaba In his story: “Austria voted as a team, not me alone. Everyone consulted to make the vote and that’s how it was decided.”
The defender added: “Everyone knows, and especially Karim, how much I appreciate him and his performances, and I have said many times that I think he is the best striker in the world, and I still think so, without any doubt.”
