Lionel Messi will be hoping to dethrone Cristiano Ronaldo at the Globe Soccer Awards after both were named among the nominees for the Best Men’s Player for 2019.
Virgil van Dijk and Liverpool team-mates Alisson, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are also up for the annual honour, which is to be presented in Dubai on December 29.
Bernardo Silva, part of the Manchester City side largely snubbed at the FIFA Best awards, rounds out the seven-man field.
Juventus forward and five-time winner Ronaldo claimed the main prize for the third consecutive year in 2018.
Barcelona superstar Messi has won it once, in 2015.
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