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United States forward Megan
Rapinoe receives the Best FIFA
Women’s player award during
the ceremony of the Best FIFA
Football Awards, in Milan’s La
Scala theater, northern Italy,
Monday, Sept. 23, 2019.
Associated Press
Rapinoe,

Messi win

FIFA player

of the

year awards

By DANIELLA MATAR
Associated Press
MILAN (AP) — Lionel Messi
won his sixth FIFA player of
the year award, while Me-
gan Rapinoe won her first
at a lavish ceremony at Mi-
lan’s iconic Teatro all Scala
on Monday. Rapinoe was
rewarded at the FIFA Best Justin Verlander
awards for leading the
United States to the wom-
en’s World Cup title in July, picks up 20th win
as was Jill Ellis who won the
women’s coach award.
Rapinoe scored six goals Houston Astros starting pitcher
in the tournament, earn- Justin Verlander delivers during
ing her the Golden Boot
for the tournament’s top the first inning of a baseball
scorer and the Golden game against the Los Angeles
Ball as the top player. The Angels, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019,
outspoken star often uses in Houston.
her success as a platform
to speak out about issues Associated Press
and the 34-year-old did so Page 19
again in Milan, pleading
for her male and female
colleagues to join the likes
of Manchester City winger
Raheem Sterling in speak-
ing out on racism and oth-
er inequalities.

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