The PSG forward edged rival Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the men’s prize, while the Barcelona star claimed a landslide victory in the women’s vote Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas have been crowned winners of this year’s GOAL50 awards. Having won his first major honour at senior international level with Argentina, the Copa America, Messi has equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of five GOAL50 triumphs. He pipped his great rival to the top spot by just 24 votes, a remarkably miniscule margin of victory. This year the rankings were decided by a series of head-to-head battles voted on by fans all over the world, who came out in force to support their favourite players. Over 14 million votes were cast in the men’s section alone, with Messi’s battle with Ronaldo going right down to the wire. Men’s result All-time men’s international leading goalscorer Ronaldo led the voting going into the final 24 hours, with the polls closing at 1400 UK time on Tuesday, but Messi claimed a 50.1 per cent share...