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Lionel Messi wins FIFA 2019 The Best award, record 6 times, beats Van Dijk, Ronaldo

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Lionel Messi has won the 2019 Best award after receiving more votes than Virgil Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo.

A big congratulations to the Argentina and FC Barcelona captain as he has been named the best male player of the year. It is Messi’s first individual award since 2015 and is now on 6 best player of the year awards which is a record.

Lionel Messi’s achievements for this season with FC Barcelona:

La Liga
Spanish Super Cup
Golden Shoe
UEFA Champions League top scorer
Pichichi
Most assists in La Liga
Most free kick goals
Scoring 51 goals in 50 games

With Argentina, he was part of the team which finished in third place at the Copa America.

Lionel Messi voted for Sadio Mane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Frenkie de Jong, in that order.

Virgil Van Dijk voted for Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in that order.

Cristiano Ronaldo voted for Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong and Kylian Mbappe in that order.

Congratulations to Lionel Messi!

Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi score in Man City win vs. Watford

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Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi both scored in Manchester City’s massive 8-0 win vs. Watford.

Five goals in the first 18 minutes for the reigning league champions but the game out of reach for Roberto Pereyra’s team. With the score at 1-0, City were awarded a penalty kick and it was regular penalty taker Sergio Aguero who stepped up. He sent the goalkeeper the wrong way as City doubled their lead.

Nicolas Otamendi, who had a nightmare of a game vs. Norwich last weekend got his goal. Following a corner kick, the Argentine was first to react to the loose ball and his header found the back of the net.

https://youtu.be/8e67lcVdbTo

Matias Vargas scores for Espanyol in 1-1 draw vs. Ferencvaros in Europa League

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Matias Vargas scored for Espanyol in their 1-1 draw vs. Ferencvaros in the Europa League.

The former Velez Sarsfield man can’t stop producing for his new team. A goal or an assist, Vargas is proving to be a very valuable asset for Espanyol. With Facundo Ferreyra out injured, Vargas was in the starting eleven for Espanyol.

With Ferencvaros leading 1-0, a ball was sent into the penalty area. After taking a bounce, it fell to a Vargas who headed the ball which hit the post but Vargas ended up kicking it into the net.

Vargas now has four goals in five Europa League games this season, including the qualifiers.

Argentina FA send appeal for Lionel Messi suspension

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The Argentina FA have reportedly sent an appeal to reduce Lionel Messi’s suspension.

Lionel Messi is currently suspended for 3 months following the his accusations against South America’s governing body CONMEBOL, done at the Copa America. Should the appeal be accepted, Messi would be available for October’s friendly games against Germany and Ecuador.

The verdict will be reached on October 3rd, ahead of the first game against Germany which would be on the 9th of the month.

Either way, Messi would still have to miss Argentina’s first FIFA World Cup qualifying match due to the red card he received against Chile in the third place game at the Copa America.

Argentina remain in FIFA top 10 rankings

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Argentina remain in the FIFA top 10 rankings following their two games in September.

A 0-0 draw vs. Chile followed by a big 4-0 win against Mexico in September meant that Argentina maintained their spot in the top 10 of the FIFA rankings. Lionel Scaloni’s side are currently ranked 10th in the standings, the same as their position in August. Here’s the top 10 teams:

  1. Belgium, 1.752 points
  2. France, 1.725 points
  3. Brazil, 1.1719 points
  4. England, 1.662 points
  5. Portugal, 1.643 points
  6. Uruguay, 1.639 points
  7. Spain, 1.631 points
  8. Croatia, 1.625 points
  9. Colombia, 1.622 points
  10. Argentina, 16.14 points

 

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