15 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 sports Bairstow left out of England test squad Messi wins FIFA for New Zealand tour Reuters | London Jack Leach’s understudy while Mahmood has been includ- ngland wicketkeeper Jon- ed as veteran fast bowler and Eny Bairstow has been left England’s leading wicket taker out of the squad for the two- James Anderson is still out of player of the year test series in New Zealand contention while he recovers but included in the Twenty20 from a calf injury. squad for the tour that begins “James Anderson was una- Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe named FIFA footballers of the year in November, the country’s vailable for selection in the test cricket board (ECB) said on squad as he continues his re- Monday. habilitation from a calf injury,” Four uncapped the ECB said in a statement. players -- Dominic “The Lancashire seamer Sibley, Zak Crawley, will work towards being Matthew Parkinson available for the South and Saqib Mahmood Africa tour later this win- -- have been called up ter.” to the test squad. England begin the Sibley, who scored New Zeland tour with 1,324 runs in the Coun- the first of five T20 ty Championship for matches to be Warwickshire, is played on Nov. 1 expected to com- followed by two pete for an open- tests that begin ing spot, while on Nov. 21 and 21-year-old Craw- Nov. 29 respec- ley has earned his tively. The tests place after scoring will not be a part 820 runs. of the ICC World Parkinson is Test Champion- set to be spinner ship. Jonny Bairstow Silva slams Everton players for ‘hiding’ after poor start Lionel Messi poses after winning the Best FIFA Men’s player award with the winner of the Best FIFA Men’s coach award Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, winner of the Best FIFA Women’s player award USA women’s Megan Rapinoe and the winner of the Best FIFA Women’s coach award USA women’s coach Jill Ellis 2. “I want to thank those who Guardiola. Messi received decided to give me this recog- “It is great, nobody expected • nition,” said Messi. this 20, 10, five, four years ago the award for “The most important thing that I would be standing here,” record sixth time for me is the collective awards, KNOW WHAT said the 52-year-old German but today is also a very special who joined Liverpool in 2015. Cristiano night for me.” “I have to say thank you to my Ronaldo• skipped the It is the first time that Messi It is the first time that outstanding club Liverpool FC. has won the FIFA Best Award Those who don’t love it don’t ceremony which was created in 2016. Ron- Messi has won the FIFA have a heart. aldo won for 2016 and 2017, with Best Award which was “As a coach you can only be Jurgen Klopp Croatian Luka Modric beating created in 2016. Ronaldo as good as your team. I’m really Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson (2nd R) heads home the opening goal as won• The Best men’s both last year. won for 2016 and 2017, proud of being coach of such Everton’s players look on coach award Messi was top scorer in the with Croatian Luka an incredible bunch of players.” Champions League last season Modric beating both last Two-time women’s World Reuters | London responsibility as well... I am with 12 goals before Barcelona year Cup-winning coach Ellis, beat ¬always here for our fans, I • Jill Ellis takes were dumped out by Liverpool Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman, verton manager Mar - will not hide, no one can hide.” the women’s coach in the semi-finals. runner-up in France 2019, and Eco Silva has accused his Everton enjoyed a busy sum- of the year award The Argentine also won the England’s Phil Neville for the under-performing players of mer transfer window, complet- European Golden Shoe after women’s World Cup and won award. “hiding” after a disappointing ing deals for Moise Kean, Alex scoring 36 goals, the La Liga the Golden Boot, also gaining “The World Cup really was a start to their Premier League Iwobi, Andre Gomes, Fabian AFP | Milan title with Barcelona and helped the Golden Ball for the best showcase, the world fell even campaign. Delph, Jean-Philippe Gbamin Argentina to bronze at 2019 player and becoming the face more in love with the game,” The Merseyside club have and Jonas Lossl. ionel Messi won the FIFA Copa America. of the tournament for her out- said 53-year-old Ellis, who will suffered defeats in three of However, Silva’s side cur- Men’s Player of the Year Van Dijk had been bidding to spoken views on US president step down from the team in Oc- their past four Premier League rently sit 14th in the league Laward as beaten rival become a rare defender to win a Donald Trump and campaign- tober. matches, the latest coming at standings with seven points Cristiano Ronaldo stayed away FIFA player award, since Italian ing for LGBT rights. Leeds United manager home against newly-promoted from six matches. from the star-studded ceremony Fabio Cannavaro won the World “I’m a little bit at a loss for Marcelo Bielsa won the fair play Sheffield United last weekend, The situation at Goodison in Milan’s iconic La Scala Opera Player of the Year, and he Ballon words, if you can believe it, award after he ordered his team putting Silva’s position under Park has not yet reached a cri- House on Monday. d’Or in 2006. it rarely happens to me,” said to allow Aston Villa to score an pressure. sis point but Everton face a Barcelona striker Messi’s vic- The Netherlands captain also Rapinoe who went on to make equaliser during their 1-1 draw Ahead of their League Cup critical run of fixtures ahead tory was a surprise as he edged missed out on completing a tre- a plea against racism and for in their Championship match trip to Sheffield Wednes - of next month’s international out Virgil Van Dijk, who won ble for Liverpool with manag- women’s rights. in April. day, Silva did not hold back break, including a home league the UEFA player’s award last er Jurgen Klopp winning the “We have such an incredible Bielsa’s side had gone ahead with the criticism and de - match against reigning cham- month after helping Liverpool men’s coach of the year award opportunity being professional controversially when a player manded a reaction from his pions Manchester City. to the Champions League last and Alisson Becker the goal- football players. was injured before the Argen- players. While Silva refused to season. keeper prize. “We have incredible plat - tine intervened. “It is not the moment for an- discuss whether he would Juventus forward Ronaldo forms, the unique opportunity Romanian-born Hungarian yone to hide,” Silva told British make wholesale changes to had also been shortlisted for the Rapinoe ‘lost for words’ to use this to actually change the forward Daniel Zsori won the media. the squad, he said the match award, but did not attend the Megan Rapinoe beat fellow world for the better.” Fifa Puskas Award for the best “I said it inside the dressing against Sheffield Wednesday ceremony as he was named in World Cup winner Alex Mor- Klopp won the men’s coach- goal, beating strikes from Messi room, too (after the Sheffield had become “really impor- FIFA’s World 11 best team along gan and England’s Lucy Bronze ing award ahead of two other and Juan Fernando Quintero. United defeat) – there is no- tant”. with Messi. to the women’s prize, with her Premier League coaches -- Tot- The 18-year-old forward, on where we can hide, we have “We have to look at ¬re - Both Messi, 32, and Van Dijk, USA coach Jill Ellis lifting the tenham’s Mauricio Pochetti- his debut, scored a spectacular to show stronger character, specting the competition, 28, are now in the running for women’s coaching award. no, who the German beat in overhead kick to win the game personality. respecting our goals for that the coveted Ballon d’Or which Rapinoe, 34, was joint top June’s Champions League fi- for his side Debrecen against “It is a moment for us to go competition and what we want will be announced on December scorer with six goals at the nal, and Manchester City’s Pep Ferencvaros in stoppage time. and play football and to take to achieve in it,” he added..