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Lionel Messi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen shortlisted for 2019 FIFA The Best Awards

Barcelona duo Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Lionel Messi have both been nominated for FIFA The Best Awards it was revealed on Monday.

The German goalkeeper is up for Best Goalkeeper. He joins Liverpool’s Alisson and Manchester City’s Ederson on the three-man shortlist.

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) September 2, 2019

Messi is, unsurprisingly, up for a couple of gongs. He has been nominated for the Puskas Award for best goal - for his brilliant chip against Real Betis. Juan Fernando Quintero and Daniel Zsori are the other two players in contention to lift the trophy.