Surprised Ricki voted Messi, actually. Hes always been a big fan of Mueller, having voted for him previously in Ballon d'Or too (or whatever it is). Now this time he gets to see both in the flesh, but votes Messi? Strange.
Did not realise you were privvy to his voting.
Common knowledge. A list of Ballon d'Or voters gets published. Each fifa member gets 3 votes, national team coach, national team captain, and a media representative. There was a big article about Messi when he won his last one, and in that article it had a bit from Ricki himself, who voted for Mueller.