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Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on shortlist for FIFA Best award

No Manchester City players nominated for award

Virgil van Dijk
Image: Virgil van Dijk has been nominated by FIFA for the Best Men's Player of the Year award

Three Liverpool players but none from Manchester City have been nominated for the FIFA Best Player of the Year award.

Harry Kane is the sole England representative on the men's shortlist and is rewarded having led them to the Nations League semi-finals, as well as helping Tottenham to their first Champions League final.

Van Dijk is nominated having been part of the Liverpool side that won the Champions League, as well as winning the PFA Player of the Year award.

Megan Rapinoe is one of several USA players on the women's shortlist after helping them to win the Women's World Cup this summer, where she was named Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament winner.

Megan Rapinoe celebrates firing the USA into the lead in the Women's World Cup final
Image: Megan Rapinoe was a key figure in the USA's Women's World Cup-winning campaign and makes the women's shortlist

Van Dijk is accompanied on the men's shortlist by Liverpool team-mates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane following their Champions League win.

His fellow Netherlands internationals Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt are also nominated after helping their country to the Nations League final.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are the other nominees on the 10-person shortlist for the men's award.

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Rapinoe has been joined on the shortlist by fellow US internationals Julie Ertz, Rose Lavelle and Alex Morgan.

Two Norwegian players have been nominated: Ada Hegerberg, who was part of the treble-winning Lyon side and Caroline Graham Hansen, who helped Wolfsburg to a German league and cup double.

Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema, the top scorer in the Women's Super League and PFA Women's Player of the Year, is the sole representative of the Netherlands side that reached the World Cup final.

Lyon and France's Amandine Henry and Australia and Chicago Red Stars forward Sam Kerr are the final two women's nominees.

Ellen White celebrates scoring England's second goal against Scotland at Women's World Cup
Image: Ellen White was England's top scorer at the World Cup

FIFA's panel of experts have taken performances between July 2018 and July 2019 into account when deciding on their nominees.

Fans can vote on the FIFA website for the winner of each award and their choices will be combined with those of journalists, coaches and captains.

The awards will be handed out at FIFA's Best Football Awards in Milan on September 23.

Men's Player of the Year shortlist

Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Portugal), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona, Netherlands), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus, Netherlands), Harry Kane (Tottenham, England), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid, Belgium), Sadio Mane (Liverpool, Senegal), Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)

Women's Player of the Year shortlist

Lucy Bronze (Lyon, England), Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars, USA), Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona, Norway), Ada Hegerberg (Lyon, Norway), Amandine Henry (Lyon, France), Sam Kerr (Perth Glory, Australia), Rose Lavelle (Washington Spirit, USA), Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal, Netherlands), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride, USA), Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC, USA), Wendie Renard (Lyon, France), Ellen White (Manchester City, England).

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