The usual suspects, Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) and Lionel Messi (Barcelona) have been nominated for the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year prize. FIFA made the announcements via its social media channels on Wednesday afternoon.
They can start, stop and turn quicker... the best players are all small." The Dutchman's attitude made way for the Messi and likes and that single act has yielded massive results 16 years after for the Catalans.
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Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has been crowned the FIFA best goal of the season. The Egyptian forward beat competition from Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and nine other contenders in the category.
The Red Devils face a tough task of overturning their two goals deficit when they battle PSG in the second leg of their Champions League clash this week.
Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was named the coach of the year by the respected publication. The German tactician polled 67 votes--2 votes ahead of Man City boss Pep Guardiola to reach the landmark.
And with the added benefit of hindsight, Messi is very appreciative of what Guardiola did for his career and for football as a whole. "Pep is the best coach I've ever had," Messi told Movistar as quoted by 90min.