Three Liverpool players have been included on the 10-man shortlist for FIFA's 'The Best' Men's Player nomination list.
The European Cup winners are the most well-represented side on the list, with no Manchester City players making the cut.
Recently departed Ajax duo Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong also feature, as do the usual pairing of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Harry Kane, Eden Hazard, and Kylian Mbappe make up the remainder of the nominations.
🚨 Ready? 🚨#TheBest Men's Player nominees:
🇵🇹@Cristiano
🇳🇱@DeJongFrenkie21
🇳🇱 Matthijs de Ligt
🇧🇪@hazardeden10
🏴@HKane
🇸🇳 Sadio Mane
🇫🇷@KMbappe
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇪🇬@MoSalah
🇳🇱@VirgilvDijk
Voting NOW OPEN 👇https://t.co/nw6p9KIcc6— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 31, 2019
This is the fourth iteration of this award, which was founded after FIFA ended their association with the Ballon d'Or. Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2016 and 2017, before Luka Modrić took the honour last time around.
Virgil van Dijk is the early favourite for the honour, following his PFA Player of the Year award and Liverpool's continental success.
Elsewhere, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have been nominated for FIFA coach of the year. Mauricio Pochettino also made the list, as has Ajax coach Erik ten Hag.
🚨 Meet the coaching candidates! 🚨#TheBest Men's Coach nominees:
🇩🇿 Djamel Belmadi
🇫🇷 Didier Deschamps
🇦🇷 Marcelo Gallardo
🇦🇷 Ricardo Gareca
🇪🇸@PepTeam
🇩🇪 Jurgen Klopp
🇦🇷 Mauricio Pochettino
🇵🇹 Fernando Santos
🇳🇱 Erik ten Hag
🇧🇷 Tite
Voting OPEN 👇https://t.co/NRJ9Nz40FC— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 31, 2019
Voting for the awards is currently open, with the categories narrowed down to three finalists before the winners are announced in Milan on September 23rd.
