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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 Highlights: Lionel Messi won his sixth FIFA player of the year award, while Megan Rapinoe won her first at a lavish ceremony at Milan’s iconic Teatro all Scala on Monday. Rapinoe was rewarded at the FIFA Best awards for leading the United States to the women’s World Cup title in July, as was Jill Ellis who won the women’s coach award.
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Rapinoe scored six goals in the tournament, earning her the Golden Boot for the tournament’s top scorer and the Golden Ball as the top player. Messi’s award moved the Barcelona and Argentina forward one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was also among the three finalists. (AP)
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Best Women's Player Award goes to Megan Rapinoe.
Quite an inspiring speech by Rapinoe to conclude things as she send out a strong message asking the world to understand the outrage of players like Raheem Sterling when it comes to racism, or the LGBT players at the World Cup when it comes to homophobia.
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He’s talking about football in Iran, where women are currently banned from watching football. He says that is going to change next month. He also talks on racism and that has to go now.
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi wins FIFA Men's Player 2019!
FIFPro Men’s World XI is announced but Cristiano Ronaldo is not mentioned him, despite being in the XI ! Quite unusual.
So Jose Mourinho isn;t being allowed to go and the host is asking him about an ‘interplanetary cup’. Mourinho' reaction says it all and the question is 'Would he coach for a special team like this?”
Mourinho: “It has to be a coach without a job.”
“Me, Fabio Capello, Zenga...I am a candidate”.
This is a bizarre conversation. He walks away... Mourinho masterclass in Milan once again, walking off mid sentence while the crazy lady can’t say 2 words
Jose Mourinho to present Best Women's Coach coming up and it goes to Jill Ellis.
Alisson Becker is the FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2019! But a little bit of drama before he goes up stage. Nobody seems to know where is Allison? The Teatro alla Scalaare is searching for him now...There he is emerging from behind. Won the Champions League, Won Copa America and made the most saves (8) in a Champions League final for 15 years.
Sari van Veenendaal
Lucy Bronze
Wendy Renard
Nilla Fisher
Kelley O’Hara
Amandine Henry
Julie Ertz
Marta
Rose Lavalle
Megan Rapinoe
Alex Morgan
Marcelo Bielsa's gesture officially ended Leeds' hopes of securing an automatic promotion place.
Marcelo Bielsa & Leeds United win the FIFA Fair Play Award. Remember when they let Aston Villa score an uncontested goal on the final day of the last season in EFL Championship.
Nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper:
Christiane Endler (CHI) – Paris Saint-Germain
Hedvig Lindahl (SWE) – Chelsea / Wolfsburg
Sari van Veenendaal (NED) – Arsenal / Atletico Madrid
Sari van Veenendaal wins The Best women's keeper award!
Silvia Grecco wins The Best Fan due to her dedication of narrating each and every Palmeiras match to her blind son, Nickollas.
Jurgen Klopp wins The Best FIFA Men's Coach after leading Liverpool to their sixth UEFA Champions League, and attained a record-high 97 points in the Premier League!
Daniel Zsori wins the FIFA Puskas Award for his stunning overhead-kick for Debrecen against Ferencvaros in his Hungarian league debut!
After the musical performance, the ceremony will be presented by Italian journalist Ilaria D'amico and former Netherlands midfielder Ruud Gullit. And they are spending quite the time introducing the nominees and wasting time with agonising banter.
The ceremony has kicked off at Milan with a musical performance featuring Fantasia's jaunty music in Teatro all Scala.
According to Sky reports, Cristiano Ronaldo will not be at the FIFA The Best awards ceremony tonight in Milan.
Liverpool's Alisson played in all 38 of his side's Premier League games last season, keeping 21 clean sheets and conceding 22 goals. Manchester City's Ederson played in all 38 of his side's Premier League games last season, keeping 20 clean sheets and conceding 23 goals. Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen played in 35 of his team's La Liga fixtures last season, keeping 16 clean sheets and conceding 32 goals. Who will take David de Gea's mantle?
The nominees for The Best Fan award are: Silvia Grecco from Brazil; Uruguay's Justo Sanchez; and the Netherlands fans at the Women’s World Cup.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric was crowned Best Men's Player last year, while Brazil's Marta won the Best Women's Player trophy. As the Men's World XI would also be announced tonight, here is last year's selection: David de Gea; Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Rapahel Varane, Marcelo; Luka Modric, N'Golo Kante, Eden Hazard; Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary and coverage of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019! With a number of awards to be handed out tonight, involving the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Lionel Messi to Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp to Lucy Bronze, Megan Rapinoe to Jill Ellis, Sarina Wiegman. Stay tuned to know more about the results and winners!