Best Fifa Football Awards 2019: Megan Rapinoe named winner of women's prize

Rapinoe, who plays for Reign FC but has recently been linked with a move to Barcelona, was instrumental in the national team's success in France

Megan Rapinoe collects her award in Milan (Getty)

Megan Rapinoe has been named the best women's footballer of the year at a Fifa ceremony in Milan after leading USA to the World Cup in France.

Rapinoe, who plays for Reign FC but has recently been linked with a move to Barcelona, was instrumental in the national team's success and finished as the tournament's joint top scorer with six goals.

She also made a huge impact off the pitch during the summer, speaking out for LGBT rights and denouncing the US president, Donald Trump.

Fifa Best awards 2019

Men's player - Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)

Women's player - Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC and United States)

Men's coach - Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Women's coach - Jill Ellis (United States)

Men's goalkeeper - Alisson Becker (Liverpool and Brazil)

Women's goalkeeper - Sari Van Veenendaal (Atletico Madrid and Holland)

Puskas award - Daniel Zsori (Debrecen/Fehervar)

Fan award - Silvia Grecco (Palmeiras)

Fair play award - Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds squad

FIFPro men's world XI - Alisson; Matthijs De Ligt, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Virgil Van Dijk; Frenkie De Jong, Eden Hazard, Luka Modric; Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi

FIFPro women's world XI - Sari Van Veenendaal; Lucy Bronze, Nilla Fischer, Kelley O'Hara, Wendie Renard; Julie Ertz, Amandine Henry, Rose Lavelle; Marta, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe