Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again

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PARIS (AP) — World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The 35-year-old Messi also beat Mbappé — who was seeking his first best player award from FIFA — to the Golden Ball trophy awarded by FIFA for the World Cup’s best player. Messi broke a record he shared with Ronaldo by making the men’s world best XI for the 16th time. Messi voted for former Barcelona teammate Neymar as his choice for best player. Mead was the joint top scorer at the Euro, and was named the tournament’s best player.
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Gobert, Timberwolves beat short-handed Clippers 128-115

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