Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe lead the final shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, while Alex Morgan is one of the favourites to win the women’s prize.
Messi was beaten to The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the year award by Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski last year. Alexia Putellas won the women’s award last January.
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The latest shortlist was narrowed down to the final three on Friday with Messi and Mbappe up against Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema to win the award.
Messi, 35, won his first ever World Cup title as Lionel Scaloni’s side beat Mbappe and France on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw. The 35-year-old contributed seven goals and three assists in seven matches at the tournament in Qatar.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward also has 29 goal contributions in 25 appearances for the French champions this season.
