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Fans dispute FIFA Player of the Year Shortlist as Liverpool’s Alisson and City’s Bernado miss out

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Notable absentees were Liverpool and Brazil custodian Alisson Becker and Manchester City midfielder Bernado [Courtesy]

Football fans seem less than satisfied after FIFA released the shortlist for the ‘Best award’ on Wednesday, July 31.

This is after their expectations were crushed by the omission of ‘obvious’ names.

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