JAMIE VARDY has enjoyed an incredible 2016, but it should have been even better according to one surprising supporter of the striker.
The Leicester City ace was voted as the eighth best footballer in the world on Monday.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo pipped Barcelona rival Lionel Messi to lift the Ballon d’Or for the fourth time in his career.
But the Portuguese forward would not have been lifting the prize had everyone felt the same as a journalist from Vanuatu.
The writer from the tiny Pacific island is clearly a big fan of the Foxes and England star.
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So much so, the reporter from the Daily Post Newspaper voted for him to win the prestigious award, according to Get French Football.
Vardy, who is having a movie made about his rise from non-league goalscorer to Premier League winner, has undoubtedly had a fine year.
But even the Hollywood scriptwriters would have thought a Ballon d’Or win was beyond the realms of fantasy.
Five-time winner Messi was expected to challenge Ronaldo for the trophy but the Madrid hitman swept to victory with 745 points – 429 ahead of the Barca marksman.
173 journalists, each from a different country, were asked to nominate three men each for the award.
Five points were awarded to their first choice, three points to their second and one point to their third pick.
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