David Alaba is very expensive!

Real Madrid is mad with rage. On Monday, the club from the Spanish capital decided to boycott the FIFA-The Best 2022 trophy ceremony. Indeed, the Merengues did not accept that Vinicius Junior was not present in the list of twenty-six players selected for the eleven FIFPro of the year. They also did not digest that Carlo Ancelotti, Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois were not rewarded for the title of best coach, best player and best goalkeeper. Yet all of them were invaluable in winning La Liga and Champions League titles.

But that was obviously insufficient since the Argentines, winners of the World Cup in Qatar, won everything. Lionel Messi notably won the player of the year trophy. La Pulga was supported by many people including David Alaba, who voted for him as captain of the Austrian selection. A vote that caused controversy in Spain since the defender is an element of Real Madrid and he did not rank his teammate KB9 in the lead. Faced with the outcry caused by his vote, the former Bayern Munich player spoke yesterday.

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The Best 2022: David Alaba explains why he didn’t vote for Karim Benzema

Annoyed fans, astonished press

“In the wake of FIFA The Best Awards. The Austrian national team chose the votes for this award as a team, not just me. All team members have the right to vote and that’s how we did it. Everyone knows, and especially Karim (Benzema), how much I admire him and his performance. And I have already said several times that for me he was the best striker in the world, that he always was. Without a doubt.” Despite his explanations and the fact that Benzema does not hold it against him according to Defensa Central, Alaba takes a lot for his “treason”.

This is how several Real Madrid supporters described his gesture on social networks. Some have called for his departure. We saw messages “Alaba Out“. He was also the subject of serious racist insults. The Iberian media also mentioned his case. brand wrote about him: “Alaba and all those who have the responsibility to vote must explain themselves. Not for football fans, but for his own teammates who, with that almost dictatorial ego, are the first not to accept freedom of choice (…) A culé cannot choose Vinícius, or an Argentinian someone who does not not wear the Albiceleste jersey. In reality, it is quite the opposite of what they think and demonstrate. The size of a man, a footballer in this case, is measured by his enemies.