23 Sep Messi beats rivals to FIFA Player of the Year award

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has been crowned FIFA Player of the Year for a record sixth time.

Messi took out the award on 46 votes ahead of Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk (38) and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo (36).

The Argentine contributed a phenomenal 51 goals and 22 assists in all competitions last season, leading Barca to a fourth La Liga title in five seasons.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was named coach of the year after guiding the club to a sixth Champions League title and a 97-point season in the Premier League.

Reds shot stopper Alisson was named goal keeper of the year.

Below is the FIFA Fifpro Men's Team of the Year:

Goalkeeper – Alisson (Liverpool/Brazil)

Defenders – Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax and Juventus/Netherlands), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands), Marcelo (Real Madrid/Brazil).

Midfielders – Luka Modric (Real Madrid/Croatia), Frenkie de Jong (Ajax and Barcelona/Netherlands), Eden Hazard (Chelsea and Real Madrid/Belgium)

Forwards – Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain/France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Portugal), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)