Every player Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo voted for in the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's 'The Best' since 2010

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's votes in individual awards since 2010 make for very interesting reading.

Messi is expected to move further ahead of Ronaldo when it comes to Ballon d'Or wins by picking up the award for the eighth time in Paris at a ceremony on Monday.

100 journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked countries have their say, with no players involved in the voting.

It was the case previously when the France Football prize was merged with FIFA and now the governing body's 'The Best' award is heavily influenced by the opinions of fellow professionals.

Messi and Ronaldo have dominated both prizes but while there's a mutual respect there, the latter had a tendency to snub his long-time rival in voting.

There was a long-standing trend where Ronaldo did not vote for Messi at all.

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It finally came to an end in 2020 when Ronaldo put the Argentine second in his top three for 'The Best', which was won by Robert Lewandowski.

Controversially, there was no Ballon d'Or that year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Messi had Ronaldo in his top three in 2018 and 2019 but neither of the pair have picked the other in first place.

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Instead, as the voting shows, they have a history of voting for their mates.

Lionel Messi awards voting

Ballon d'Or:

2010: Didn't vote

2011: Xavi, Iniesta, Aguero

2012: Iniesta, Xavi, Aguero

2013: Iniesta, Xavi, Neymar

2014: Di Maria, Iniesta, Mascherano

2015: Suarez, Neymar, Iniesta

FIFA 'The Best':

2016: Suarez, Neymar, Iniesta

2017: Suarez, Iniesta, Neymar

2018: Modric, Mbappe, Ronaldo

2019: Mane, Ronaldo, De Jong

2020: Neymar, Mbappe, Lewandowski

2021: Neymar, Mbappe, Benzema

2022: Neymar, Mbappe, Benzema

Cristiano Ronaldo awards voting

Ballon d'Or:

2010: Xavi, Casillas, Sneijder

2011: Did not vote

2012: Did not vote

2013: Falcao, Bale, Ozil

2014: Ramos, Bale, Benzema

2015: Benzema James, Bale

FIFA's 'The Best':

2016: Bale, Modric, Ramos

2017: Modric, Ramos, Marcelo

2018: Varane, Modric, Griezmann

2019: De Ligt, De Jong, Mbappe

2020: Lewandowski, Messi, Mbappe

2021: Lewandowski, Kante, Jorginho

2022: Did not vote

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