Best Fifa Football Awards 2019: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi Make List of Contenders

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are obviously regular names when it comes to the Fifa best men's player award but players like Matthijs de Ligt and Kylian Mbappe are also vying for the prestigious award this year.

 On Wednesday, the world governing body, Fifa, announced the 10-man list for the award which will be held on September 23 at Teatro Alla Scala, Milan, Italy.

However, Juventus forward, Ronaldo, will be bidding for his fourth Fifa best men's award. Presently, he has won the prize three-times and ties with former France international Zinedine Zidane in all-time biggest winners.

See below for the full list of contenders:

Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal and Juventus striker

Frenkie de Jong - The Netherlands and Ajax midfielder

Matthijs de Ligt - The Netherlands and Juventus defender

Eden Hazard - Belgium and Real Madrid attacking midfielder

Harry Kane - England and Tottenham striker

Sadio Mane - Senegal and Liverpool attacking midfielder

Kylian Mbappe - France and Paris Saint Germain striker

Lionel Messi - Argentina and Barcelona striker

Mohammed Salah - Egypt and Liverpool striker

Virgil van Dijk - The Netherlands and Liverpool defender