Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe, co-captain of the US National team that won FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 bagged top honours at the Best FIFA Football Awards. The event was held at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. The Argentina forward player bagged the award in absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo fans have not accepted the result and have reacted on Twitter where they have trolled Messi. Let us see some of the funny twitter reaction below. Lionel Messi Wins FIFA Men's Player of the Year Award as Cristiano Ronaldo Skips Ceremony, Megan Rapinoe Bags Women's Honour; Check Full Winners' List
Lionel Messi has also recently won the Forward of the Season award for the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League campaign. Messi was chosen the winner for this category as he was ahead of Sadio Mane and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo. From women's division, Megan Rapinoe the captain of United States Women's National Soccer Team was considered for female player of the year award as she stole the show during recently concluded FIFA Women's World Cup 2019. The USA footballer bagged golden ball, golden boot and also helped her team lift the trophy. UEFA Champions League 2019 Awards Winners' List: Virgil van Dijk & Lucy Bronze Win Top Prizes, Lionel Messi Adjudged Best Forward, Cristiano Ronaldo Goes Home Empty-Handed.
Cristiano Ronaldo Reaction After Messi Won The Player of the Year Award
Had to do it! #Messi pic.twitter.com/9nt22wTsnR
— I.A (@iIAx102) September 23, 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo Fans Reaction After Hearing Messi Name
FIFA President: The winner of The Best Men Player of the Year isssssss Lionel Messi
Audience and Guest: Standing up and Clapping 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
Leo Messi: Walking up to the stage to accept his award
Liverpool Fans and Ronaldo Stans:👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/PRNky5qaPO
— Monsieur Nelsinho (@AlexediJnr) September 23, 2019
Seems Ronaldo Bleeding on Messi Bagging 6th FIFA Award
It seems Ronaldo is bleeding on Messi’s 6th FIFA Men’s Best Player Awards 😂 #FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/9Z8ImyaZJ7
— Kojo Sarkodie (@ksarktacchini) September 23, 2019
The Way Messi & Other Stars Won FIFA Awards
Messi and an accomplice picking up the FIFA player of the year award. pic.twitter.com/fMuWpF5Jje
— 👑 DaddyMo 👑 (@therealdaddymo1) September 23, 2019
Ronaldo Fans Feels Messi Don't Deserve to Win
Ronaldo fans writing paragraphs as to why Messi didn't deserve this awardpic.twitter.com/Lx8uMjkWQ9
— . (@NsfwAbid) September 24, 2019
The men's coach award was won by Jurgen Klopp, while women's coach award was won by Jill Ellis. The Women's Goalkeeper award was shared by Allison and Sari van Veenendaal. The FIFA Fair Play Award was taken home by Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds United squad, after the Argentinean coach instructed his team for an equaliser after his side had gone 1-0 up with an opposition player down injured.
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