The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019: 3 deserving candidates who are missing from the 10-man shortlist

#1 Bernardo Silva

Bernardo Silva was brilliant for club and country last season

The Portuguese star was on fire last season and was seen as a genuine contender for the FIFA's Best Player of the Year for 2019 at the start of the summer.

However, Bernardo Silva has been strangely overlooked in the final 10 shortlist for the award and it is extremely difficult to understand why. The Portuguese was one of the players of the season in the league and his impact with both club and country was outstanding to say the least.

Bernardo Silva ended the season with the domestic treble to his name and then carried that form into the UEFA Nations League for Portugal.

He was instrumental in his country's triumph at the tournament and the Portuguese was deservedly named the Player of the Tournament, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Silva had an equally telling impact with his club, helping City recover from the pangs of losing the talismanic Kevin de Bruyne at the start of the season and then becoming the heartbeat of Pep Guardiola's team.

The Portuguese is extremely versatile and mixes silky touch with steely resolve on the field. Bernardo Silva should be disappointed on missing out from FIFA's 10 man shortlist, but in the eyes of football fans, he already is a champion.