DULL CAPTAIN: Thiago Silva fumbles in Ballon d' Or vote

when Brazil captain Thiago Silva sat down with Globoesporte to discuss – amongst other things – his Ballon d’Or vote there was a degree of surprise when he revealed that he had not voted for compatriot Neymar. This was not a slight on his counterpart - the defender simply didn't understand the (simple) rules.
"It was a pity that I could not vote for Brazilians," said the PSG defender.
"Neymar would be first and I would have put myself second."
"Instead, I voted for Messi as first, second Ibra due to all the goals he has scored, and Cristiano Ronaldo in third. He did not win any titles last year."
So there you have it. Neymar is the best player in the world with Thiago Silva a close second. See the rules for voting after the cut.

After a collection of 23 candidates are drawn up for the Ballon d’Or by experts from the FIFA Football Committee and by a group of experts from France Football.
Then captains and head coaches of the men’s national teams as well as international media representatives selected by France Football vote on the venerable 23 and the man with the most votes is the Ballon d’Or winner.
To guard against footballing hubris there is one main stipulation – a player must not vote for himself. Again, simple enough.