Best FIFA Awards 2019: Lionel Messi wins The Best Men's Player

Sorry Liverpool, no hat-trick of triumphs for you tonight. Lionel Messi and not Virgil van Dijk wins FIFA  Men's Footballer of the Year Award. Messi beat Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award, which happens to be his sixth FIFA Footballer of the Year Award. Virgil Van Dijk came second, and Cristiano Ronaldo, third. Ronaldo was not in attendance this year, same as last year. Messi is now one major step ahead of Ronaldo in terms of FIFA Footballer of the Year Awards, he has six, while Ronaldo has five.

Messi's exploits for the 2018/2019 football season include:

• His 51 goals for Barcelona in 2018-19 - the highest in the top five European Leagues (England, Spain, Italy, France & Germany) and a country mile ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski who scored 11 goals fewer.
• Helping Barcelona reach the Champions League semi-final and Copa del Rey final.
• Claiming the European Golden Shoe as the Europe's top goalscorer 
• Being La Liga's top scorer and top assist-maker.
• Lifting the LaLiga and Supercopa de Espana titles.
• Helping Argentina to bronze at 2019 Copa America. 

Liverpool already registered a brace of awards tonight with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp picking up Men's Coach of the Year and Alisson Becker, Men's goalkeeper of the Year. 

USA manager Ellis beat England manager Phil Neville and to the award - and was handed the award by managerial legend Jose Mourinho. On receiving the award, she said, “Getting this from you is sick an hour.

“What a ride. I want to thanks Phil and Serena for making this job so hard. I congratulate all the other coaches in the category.

“I would like to thank my spectacular player’s they are truly amazing, they are the best.

“As a coach we know without the latent, and the commitment of the player's we don't achieve this trophy."

Here's a full list of tonight's FIFA award winners.

Best Fifa Men's Player

• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Lionel Messi - WINNER!
• Virgil van Dijk

Best Fifa Women's Player

• Lucy Bronze
• Alex Morgan
• Megan Rapinoe

Best Fifa Men's Coach

• Pep Guardiola
• Jurgen Klopp - WINNER!
• Mauricio Pochettino

Best Fifa Women's Coach

• Jill Ellis - WINNER!
• Phil Neville
• Sarina Wiegman

Fifa Puskas Award

• Lionel Messi
• Juan Fernando Quintero
• Daniel Zsori - WINNER!

Best Fifa Men's Goalkeeper

• Alisson Becker - WINNER!
• Ederson
• Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Best Fifa Women's Goalkeeper

• Christiane Endler
• Hedwig Lindahl
• Sari van Veenendaal - WINNER!

Fifa Fan Award

• Silvia Grecco - WINNER!
• Justo Sanchez
• Netherlands fans

FIFPro Men's World XI

• Alisson Becker (BRA) - Liverpool
• Matthijs de Ligt (NED) - Ajax / Juventus
• Sergio Ramos (ESP) - Real Madrid
• Virgil van Dijk (NED) - Liverpool
• Marcelo (BRA) - Real Madrid
• Luka Modric (CRO) - Real Madrid
• Frenkie de Jong (NED) - Ajax/Barcelona
• Eden Hazard (BEL) - Chelsea/ Real Madrid
• Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Juventus
• Kylian Mbappe (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
• Lionel Messi (ARG) - Barcelona
  

FIFPro Women's World XI

• Sari van Veenendaal (NED) - Arsenal / Atletico Madrid
• Lucy Bronze (ENG) - Olympique Lyonnais
• Wendie Renard (FRA) - Olympique Lyonnais
• Nilla Fischer (SWE) - VfL Wolfsburg / Linkopings
• Kelley O'Hara (USA) - Utah Royals
• Amandine Henry (FRA) - Olympique Lyonnais
• Julie Ertz (USA) - Chicago Red Stars
• Rose Lavelle (USA) - Washington Spirit
• Megan Rapinoe (USA) - Reign FC
• Marta (BRA) - Orlando Pride
• Alex Morgan (USA) - Orlando Pride