The goalkeepers did not vote for Neuer.
The FIFA Ballon d’Or has never been won by a goalkeeper but so many believed that Germany’s Manuel Neuer was going to end the jinx after helping Germany win the 2014 World Cup and marshaling Bayern Munich to a double of the Bundesliga title and the DFB Pokal Cup but it was not to be.
The voting record showed that even his colleagues between the posts like Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama and Italy,s Gianluigi Buffon failed to cast their first votes for the goalkeeper.
Ronaldo got 37.66% of total votes cast by a panel made up of captains; coaches and media members from all FIFA affiliate associations. Messi was second with 15.76%, while Manuel Neuer got 15.72% to come in third.