Juventus pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Matthijs de Ligt have been nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2019.
Ronaldo helped Juve win their eighth straight Scudetto following his Italian-record €112m transfer from Real Madrid last summer, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.
He also captained Portugal to glory at the inaugural edition of the Nations League.
Juventus pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Matthijs de Ligt have been nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2019.
Ronaldo helped Juve win their eighth straight Scudetto following his Italian-record €112m transfer from Real Madrid last summer, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.
He also captained Portugal to glory at the inaugural edition of the Nations League.
De Ligt, meanwhile, played a key role in Ajax’s League and cup double during the previous campaign, as well as their run to the Champions League semi-finals, during which they beat the Bianconeri.
He was later part of the Netherlands squad who lost to Portugal in the Nations League Final, despite only turning 20 next month.
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is the holder of the award but is not in the running to retain it.
Neither is there a place for Alisson, despite the former Roma goalkeeper winning both the Champions League and Copa America with Liverpool and Brazil respectively.
The public can vote for the winner, which will be announced in Milan on September 23, along with those of the Best Men’s and Women’s Coaches.
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2019 nominees: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Portugal), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona/Netherlands), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus/Netherlands), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid/Belgium), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/England), Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Senegal), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain/France), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands)