Kick Off: Messi gets 6th The Best Player; Ronaldo crowned by Portugal after snub

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TOP HEADLINES

6th time! Messi overtakes CR7 and doubles Zidane's The Best Men's Player tally

Lionel Messi now wins more FIFA the Best Men's Player award than Cristiano Ronaldo and doubles the tally of Zinedine Zidane.

THE BEST EVER - Portugal crown Ronaldo after another The Best snub

Portugal National Team back Cristiano Ronaldo after FIFA The Best Men's Player award snub.

FIFA THE BEST

OFFICIAL: Messi beats Ronaldo & Van Dijk to win The Best FIFA Men's Player award

Lionel Messi has been named The Best FIFA Men's Player at this year's award ceremony, the Barcelona star beating Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo to scoop the prize.

FIFA FIFPro World11: Messi & Ronaldo lead XI, only 2 Liverpool players in!

FIFA FIFPro Men's World11: Alisson, Ramos, De Ligt, Van Dijk, Marcelo, Modric, De Jong, Hazard, Mbappe, Messi, Ronaldo!

OFFICIAL: Alisson Becker wins The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper 2019 award

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker wins The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2019 award.

OFFICIAL: Messi misses out on Puskas award as Zsori stunner seals the prize

Daniel Zsori has beat Messi & Quintero to win FIFA Puskas Award.

FIFA Best Player voting result: Van Dijk 2 pts over Ronaldo, Salah 4th, Mane 5th

FIFA have published the full voting results for the Best FIFA Men's Player award.

Voting Breakdown: Messi votes for Ronaldo but not vice versa, both snub Van Dijk

FIFA have published the voting breakdown of the Best FIFA Men's Player award. Who voted for whom?

Messi snubs interview during FIFA Best green carpet

Messi refuses to be interviewed during FIFA best green carpet.

Messi right now after missing out on another Puskas award...

This is what Messi is like...

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Man Utd begin talks with Pogba over new deal to persuade him staying (Times)

Manchester United have opened preliminary talks with Paul Pogba over a new contract as they look to persuade the midfielder to stay at Old Trafford.

Pochettino remains Madrid's No 1 choice to replace under-fire Zidane (Mirror)

Mauricio Pochettino is still Real Madrid's No 1 choice should they decide to sack Zinedine Zidane.

Juventus looking at possibility of signing Willian on free transfer (Tuttosport)

Willian last week again made it clear that he’s happy at Chelsea and sees his future with the Premier League club.

Milan 'joint Arsenal and Liverpool in the race for Malen' as agent 'holds talks'

AC Milan have joined Arsenal and Liverpool in the race for PSV Eindhoven striker Donyell Malen, according to latest reports from Italy.

WHAT THEY SAY

Messi: Individual awards are secondary and collective ones more important for me

Messi has been named The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019 award beating Ronaldo and Van Dijk. During his acceptance speech, Messi says collective awards are more important than individual arwards for him.

'After night always comes dawn' - Ronaldo's message after Messi named The Best

Cristiano Ronaldo updates his Instagram account with a cryptic message after The Best FIFA Men's Player snub.

'You can't compare me and Messi' - Van Dijk not disappointed with award result

After finishing runner-up for the Best FIFA Men's Player award, the defender said he could not be compared to the Barcelona star.

'Valverde shouldn't be decided by any president; Guardiola will return to Barca'

Victor Font, an entrepreneur who intends to attend future elections for the presidency of Barcelona, told Radio Marca that Valverde cannot be decided by one person & Guardiola is in their future plans.

AF COLUMNS & IN DEPTHS

All Football TOTW: City duo lead XI, N'Golo 'Messi' Kante & Death Angel included

Who shone enough to make this time's Team of the Week? Have a scroll down and see if you agree with our choices.

VOTE: Who is your pick for All Football Player of the Week?

Who is the best player of last week? We name 6 candidates based on their ratings & performances. Please vote for the player who impressed you most last week.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

FIFA Gala count down! Let's review The Best FIFA Player Award winners 1991-2018

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

EFL Cup

UTC 2019/09/24 18:45  Colchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

UTC 2019/09/24 18:45 Preston North End vs Manchester City

UTC 2019/09/24 18:45 Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

La Liga

UTC 2019/09/24 19:00 Barcelona vs Villarreal

Seria A

UTC 2019/09/24 19:00 Brescia vs Juventus