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#2 Best FIFA Men's Player 2019
Last Year Messi was criminally overlooked in the Best FIFA Men's Player Award. It went to Luka Modric for his heroics in the FIFA World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo came second, while Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah finished third. Lionel Messi came fifth, much to the amusement of the football world.
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This season though, Messi has left all competition behind. He is miles ahead of his peers in terms of goals scored, is also leading the assists charts once more and has mesmerized on the field with amazing consistency. True, Barcelona's exit from the Champions League is the only blotch in his season, but the Argentinean is also the leading goalscorer in the competition.
As of now, the Barcelona skipper is the front runner for the Best FIFA Men's Player Award as well. Even though there are quite a few decent performers this season, perhaps only Virgil van Dijk and Kylian Mbappe come close to the Argentinean in terms of inspirational performances.
The only thing Messi can do to bolster his chances is give a performance to remember in the Copa America in the summer. If he manages to do that, Lionel Messi will be untouchable in the race to the Best FIFA Men's Player Award.
