Lionel Messi has been named the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards.
The Barcelona star edged out Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
It's the sixth time Messi has been voted the world's best and the first time since 2015.
Meanwhile, United States forward Megan Rapinoe took home the best women's player award while Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was named men's coach of the year.
The best goalkeeper award went to Liverpool Alisson.
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Salah in Liverpool squad for Brighton match
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, said he hopes to discuss a Ukraine-Russia peace plan with US President Donald Trump, adding that "peace is not far away".
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Đurić. have agreed to deepen political coordination after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during talks in Abu Dhabi.
The UAE has introduced changes to its laws governing the care of children of unknown parentage, expanding custody options and strengthening child protection measures.
