The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019: Top 5 contenders for the award (June 2019)

#1 Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)

May was a month of a disappointment for Lionel Messi. Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League semi-finals under unbelievable circumstances and then also lost the Copa del Rey final to Valencia. Lionel Messi's first season as a Barcelona captain could be written off as a disappointment, as the Catalans finished only with the La Liga title. However, when it comes to the Best FIFA Men's Player award, the Barcelona Skipper is still firmly the favourite right now.

The Argentinean scored 5 goals from 5 games in the month and ended the season with 51 goals and 16 assists from 50 games in all competitions. Unbelievable once again! He won his 6th La Liga Golden Boot and also finished as the top assist provider in the league. Despite the fact that he bowed out of the Champions League in the semi-finals, Messi still ended up as the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 12 goals from 10 appearances. He also won a record 6th European Golden Boot this season, the first time that a player had won the award three times in a row!

Messi is currently preparing for the Copa America and a strong performance in the tournament will only further improve his chances of getting his hands on a record 6th FIFA Award. At the start of June though, there's no player in the world who deserves the Best FIFA Men's Player of 2019 more than Lionel Messi.

Join us again next month as we assess the contenders for the 2019 Best FIFA Men's Player

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