
This combination of file pictures created on September 2, 2019, shows Juventus Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) as he controls the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Uruguay and Portugal at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 30, 2018, Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) as he controls the ball during the UEFA Champions’ League group B football match Psv against FC Barcelona at Philips stadium in Eindhoven, on November 28, 2018 and Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk as he controls the ball during a pre-season friendly football match between Liverpool and Lyon on July 31, 2019 in Geneva. – The three footballers are final candidates for the best Men’s players at the Best FIFA Football Award 2019 ceremony at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on September 23, 2019. (Photo by AFP) (Photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND,FABRICE COFFRINI,JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

This combination of file pictures created on September 2, 2019, shows Juventus Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) as he controls the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Uruguay and Portugal at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 30, 2018, Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) as he controls the ball during the UEFA Champions’ League group B football match Psv against FC Barcelona at Philips stadium in Eindhoven, on November 28, 2018 and Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk as he controls the ball during a pre-season friendly football match between Liverpool and Lyon on July 31, 2019 in Geneva. – The three footballers are final candidates for the best Men’s players at the Best FIFA Football Award 2019 ceremony at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on September 23, 2019. (Photo by AFP) (Photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND,FABRICE COFFRINI,JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)