The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019

The 2019 edition of FIFA's annual award ceremony took place Monday night in Milan. The following are the winners of each category:

Men's Player: Lionel Messi
Women's Player: Megan Rapinoe
Men's Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Women's Coach: Jill Ellis
Men's Goalkeeper: Alisson
Women's Goalkeeper: Sari van Veenendaal
Puskás Award: Daniel Zsori
Fan Award: Silvia Grecco
Fair Play Award: Marcelo Bielsa

Men's World11: Alisson; Matthijs de Ligt, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Virgil van Dijk; Frenkie de Jong, Eden Hazard, Luka Modric; Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi

Women's World11: Sari van Veenendaal; Lucy Bronze, Nilla Fischer, Kelley O'Hara, Wendie Renard; Julie Ertz, Amandine Henry, Rose Lavelle; Marta, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe

Major League Soccer

The race to the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs continues with two weeks left in the regular season. Houston, mathematically still in contention, avoided elimination with a 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City on Saturday night at BBVA Stadium. The Dynamo traveled to Los Angeles on Monday and will play twice this week - Wednesday at LAFC and Sunday at Real Salt Lake.

Sunday's matches will air simultaneously by conference. The matches in the East will air at 4 p.m. CT with the West matches following at 6:30 p.m. CT. FS1 will feature a doubleheader with updates from all matches.

East top seven: 1. x - NYCFC (58), 2. x - Atlanta (54), 3. x - Philadelphia (52), 4. x - D.C. United (48), 5. x - NY Red Bulls (47), 6. x - Toronto (46), 7. New England (41)

West top seven: 1. x - LAFC (65), 2. Seattle (50), 3. Minnesota (49), 4. LA Galaxy (48), 5. Real Salt Lake (47), 6. FC Dallas (45), 7. San Jose (44)

Scoring leader: 29 - Carlos Vela (LAFC)

Assists leader: 19 - Maxi Morales (NYCFC)

National Women's Soccer League

Standings: 1. s - North Carolina Courage (46), 2. x - Chicago Red Stars (41), 3. x - Portland Thorns (39), 4. Utah Royals (31), 5. Reign FC (31), 6. Washington Spirit (26), 7. Houston Dash (25), 8. Sky Blue FC (19), 9. Orlando Pride (14)

Scoring leader: 18 - Sam Kerr (Chicago)

Assists leader: 8 - Yuki Nagasato (Chicago)

UEFA Champions League

Group Stage - Matchday 1 Standings

Group A: PSG (3), Club Brugge (1), Galatasaray (1), Real Madrid (0)

Group B: Bayern Munich (3), Tottenham (1), Olympiacos (1), Red Star Belgrade (0)

Group C: Dinamo Zagreb (3), Man City (3), Shakhtar Donetsk (0), Atalanta (0)

Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow (3), Juventus (1), Atletico Madird (1), Bayer Leverkusen (0)

Group E: Red Bull Salzburg (3), Napoli (3), Liverpool (0), Genk (0)

Group F: Slavia Prague (1), Inter Milan (1), FC Barcelona (1), Dortmund (1)

Group G: RB Leipzig (93), Zenit (1), Lyon (1), Benfica (0)

Group H: Ajax (3), Valencia (3), Chelsea (0), Lille (0)

English Premier League

Matchday 6 Results

• Southampton 1-3 Bournemouth
• Leicester City 2-1 Tottenham
• Burnley 2-0 Norwich City
• Everton 0-2 Sheffield Utd
• Man City 8-0 Watford
• Newcastle 0-0 Brighton
• West Ham 2-0 Man United
• Crystal Palace 1-1 Wolves
• Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa
• Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool

Top six: Liverpool (18), Man City (13), Leicester City (11), Arsenal (11), West Ham (11), Bournemouth (10)

Scoring leader: 8 - Sergio Aguero (Man City)

Assists leader: 7 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

Spanish La Liga

Matchday 5 Results

• Osasuna 0-0 Real Betis
• Villareal 2-0 Valladolid
• Levante 0-0 Eibar
• Atletico Madrid 0-0 Celta Vigo
• Granada 2-0 FC Barcelona
• Getafe 4-2 Mallorca
• Espanyol 1-3 Real Sociedad
• Valencia 1-1 Leganes
• Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Alaves
• Sevilla 0-1 Real Madrid

Top six: Athletic Bilbao (11), Real Madrid (11), Granada (10), Real Sociedad (10), Sevilla (10), Atletico Madrid (10)

Scoring leader: 5 - Gerard Moreno (Villareal) / Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

Assists leader: 3 - Ander Capa (Bilbao) / Angel Montoro Sanchez (Granada) / Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)

German Bundesliga

Matchday 5 Results

• Schalke 04 2-1 Mainz
• Hertha Berlin 2-1 Paderborn
• Bayern Munich 4-0 Cologne
• Freiburg 1-1 Augsburg
• Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Union Berlin
• Werder Bremen 0-3 RB Leipzig
• Monchengladbach 2-1 Fortuna
• Eintracht 2-2
• Wolfsburg 1-1 Hoffenheim

Top six: RB Leipzig (13), Bayern Munich (11), Dortmund (10), Freiburg (10), Schalke 04 (10), Monchengladbach (10)

Scoring leader: 9 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Italian Serie A

Matchday 4 Results

• Cagliari 3-1 Genoa
• Udinese 0-1 Bescia
• Juventus 2-1 Verona
• Milan 0-2 Inter
• Sassuolo 3-0 SPAL
• Sampdoria 1-0 Torino
• Lecce 1-4 Napoli
• Bolognia 1-2 Roma
• Atalanta 2-2 Fiorentina
• Lazio 2-0 Parma

Top six: Inter Milan (12), Juventus (10), Napoli (9), Roma (8), Lazio (7), Atalanta (7)

Scoring leader: 5 - Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo)

French Ligue 1

Matchday 6 Results

• Strasbourg 2-1 Nantes
• Marseille 1-1 Montpellier
• Nice 2-1 Dijon
• Bordeaux 2-2 Brest
• Reims 0-0 Monaco
• Metz 1-2 Amiens
• Nimes 1-0 Toulouse
• Rennes 1-1 Lille
• Angers 4-1 St-Etienne
• Lyon 0-1 PSG

Top six: PSG (15), Angers (12), Nice (12), Rennes (11), Marseille (11), Lille (910)

Scoring leader: 5 - Moussa Dembele (Lyon) / Victor Osimhen (Lille)

Netherlands Eredivisie

Matchday 7 - Top Results

• Twente 2-3 Heracles
• Vitesse 4-2 Fortuna Sittard
• FC Emmen 3-3 Feyenoord
• Den Haag 0-1 AZ Alkmaar
• PSV 1-1 Ajax

Top four: Ajax (14), PSV (14), Vitesse (14), AZ Alkmaar (13)

Scoring leader: 7 - Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven)

Assists leader: 6 - Dusan Tadic (Ajax)

Portuguese Liga Nos

Matchday 6 - Top Results

• Belenenses 0-2 Rio Ave
• Moreirense 1-2 Benfica
• Porto 2-0 Santa Clara
• Sporting 1-2 Famalicao

Top four: Famalicao(16), Benfica (15), Porto (15), Rio Ave (10)

Scoring leader: 6 - Pizzi (Benfica) / Ze Luis (Porto)

Assists leader: 4 - Bruno Fernandes (Sporting)

Scottish Premiership

Matchday 5 - Top Results

• Motherwell 1-2 Ross County
• Livingston 0-2 Aberdeen
• St. Johnstone 0-4 Rangers
• Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock

Top four: Celtic (18), Rangers (15), Aberdeen (11), Motherwell (10)

Scoring leader: 5 - Jermain Defoe (Rangers) / Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) / Ryan Christie (Celtic)

Assists leader: 4 - James Forrest (Celtic)

Mexican Liga MX

Matchday 10 Results

• Atlas 0-1 Toluca
• Monarcas 1-0 Chivas Guadalajara
• Necaxa 2-4 Leon
• Atletico San Luis 2-3 Santos Laguna
• Monterrey 3-2 Puebla
• Pachuca 4-1 Xolos Tijuana
• Club America 2-2 Queretaro
• Pumas UNAM 1-1 Cruz Azul
• CD Juarez 2-0 Veracruz

Top Eight: 1. Santos Laguna (20), 2. Leon (18), 3. Queretaro (18), 4. Necaxa (17), 5. Club America (17), 6. Monarcas (16), 7. Monterrey (15), 8. Tigres UANL (14)

Scoring leader: 8 - Julio Furch (Santos)

Assists leader: 4 - Four players tied

Liga MX clubs Tigres UANL and Santos will face off in a club friendly in Houston during the October FIFA International window. Tickets on sale at BBVAStadium.com

Argentina Superliga

Matchday 7 Results

• Union 0-0 Rosario Central
• Argentinos Juniors 3-1 Cordoba
• Estudiantes 1-0 Patronato
• Defensa y Justicia 0-1 Huracan
• San Lorenzo 0-2 Boca Juniors
• Atletico Tucuman 0-1 Independiente
• Newell's 2-0 Aldosivi
• Godoy Cruz 0-2 Banfield
• Lanus 3-2 Colon
• Racing Club 2-1 Arsenal
• River Plate 1-2 Velez
• Talleres Cordoba 2-1 Gimnasia

Top four: Boca (17), Talleres (16), Argentinos Juniors (15), Lanus (14)

Scoring leader: 4 - Nicolas Dominguez (Velez)

Assists leader: 2 - Several players tied

Soccer on the radio:

Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis airs every Tuesday 7-9 p.m. on KFNC 97.5 FM - ESPN Houston. This week's guests include Houston Dynamo forward Alberth Elis and former U.S. Women's National Team player and national broadcaster Aly Wagner.

TV listings (All Times CT):

Tuesday, September 24

12:00 p.m. - [Serie A] Hellas Verona vs. Udinese (ESPN+)

1:45 p.m. - [English League Cup] Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest (ESPN+)

1:45 p.m. - [English League Cup] Colchester vs. Spurs (ESPN+)

1:45 p.m. - [English League Cup] Preston vs. Man City (ESPN+)

2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] FC Barcelona vs. Villarreal (beIN Sports)

2:00 p.m. - [Serie A] Brescia vs. Juventus (ESPN+)

Wednesday, September 25

11:30 a.m. - [Eredivisie] PSV vs. Groningen (ESPN+)

12:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Mallorca vs. Atletico Madrid (beIN Sports)

12:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Roma vs. Atalanta (beIN Sports)

1:45 p.m. - [English League Cup] Chelsea vs. Grimsby (ESPN+)

1:45 p.m. - [English League Cup] MK Dons vs. Liverpool (ESPN+)

2:00 p.m. - [English League Cup] Man United vs. Rochdale (ESPN+)

2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Real Madrid vs. Osasuna (beIN Sports)

2:00 p.m. - [Serie A] Inter Milan vs. Lazio (ESPN+)

7:30 p.m. - [NWSL] Houston Dash vs. Washington Spirit (ESPN2)

9:30 p.m. - [MLS] LAFC vs. Houston Dynamo (KUBE 57)

Saturday, September 28

6:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Sheffield United vs. Liverpool (NBC Sports, Universo)

6:30 a.m. - [Scottish Premiership] Hibernian vs. Celtic (B/R Live)

8:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Juventus vs. SPAL (ESPN+)

8:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Paderborn vs. Bayern Munich (FS2, TUDN)

9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Chelsea vs. Brighton (NBC Sports, Universo)

9:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Getafe vs. Barcelona (beIN Sports)

10:30 a.m. - [Ligue 1] Bordeaux vs. PSG (beIN Sports)

11:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Sampdoria vs. Inter (ESPN+)

11:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Everton vs. Manchester City (NBC)

11:30 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Dortmund vs. Bremen (FS2)

2:00 p.m. - [La Liga] Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid (beIN Sports)

6:00 p.m. - [Superliga Argentina] Boca Juniors vs. Newell's Old Boys (Fanatiz)

7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Monterrey vs. Tigres UANL (FOX Deportes)

9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX] Club America vs. Guadalajara (Univision, TUDN)

Sunday, September 29

8:00 a.m. - [Serie A] Udinese vs. Bologna (ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes)

10:30 a.m. - [Premier League] Leicester vs. Newcastle (NBC Sports, Telemundo)

9:00 a.m. - [La Liga] Getafe vs. Barcelona (beIN Sports)

11:00 a.m. - [Bundesliga] Cologne vs. Hertha Berlin (FS2)

1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Milan vs. Fiorentina (ESPN+)

2:00 p.m. - [Primeira Liga] Rio Ave vs. Porto (GolTV)

4:00 p.m. - [MLS] NY Red Bulls vs. D.C. United - with Eastern Conf updates (FS1)

6:30 p.m. - [MLS] Minnesota vs. LAFC - with Western Conf updates (FS1)

Monday, September 30

2:00 p.m. - [Premier League] Manchester United vs. Arsenal (NBC Sports, Universo)