Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at The Best Fifa awards in Milan, beating Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi claimed the men’s player of the year award, beating off competition from Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk.
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