• Argentinian player Lionel Messi and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shake hands. EPA
    Argentinian player Lionel Messi and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shake hands. EPA
  • Lionel Messi poses with his family during the Best FIFA Football Awards. EPA
    Lionel Messi poses with his family during the Best FIFA Football Awards. EPA
  • (From left) USA's midfielder Rose Lavelle, US and Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan, US and Reign FC midfielder Megan Rapinoe and Brazil and Orlando Pride forward, Marta attend the presentation of the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World Eleven Team during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on September 23, 2019 in Milan. AFP
    (From left) USA's midfielder Rose Lavelle, US and Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan, US and Reign FC midfielder Megan Rapinoe and Brazil and Orlando Pride forward, Marta attend the presentation of the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World Eleven Team during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on September 23, 2019 in Milan. AFP
  • Ronaldo attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Ronaldo attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie De Jong and his girlfriend Mikky Kiemeney arrive. AFP
    Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie De Jong and his girlfriend Mikky Kiemeney arrive. AFP
  • Real Madrid's Marcelo attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Real Madrid's Marcelo attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Ajax's Donny van de Beek attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Ajax's Donny van de Beek attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Marc-André ter Stegen attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala. Getty Images
    Marc-André ter Stegen attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala. Getty Images
  • Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric with his wife Vanja Bosnic and their children Ivano and Ema arrive for The Best FIFA Football Awards. AFP
    Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric with his wife Vanja Bosnic and their children Ivano and Ema arrive for The Best FIFA Football Awards. AFP
  • Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards. AFP
    Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards. AFP
  • Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos arrives with his partner Pilar Rubio. AFP
    Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos arrives with his partner Pilar Rubio. AFP
  • (From left) Belgium and Real Madrid forward, Eden Hazard, Brazilian and Real Madrid defender Marcelo, Spain and Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric. AFP
    (From left) Belgium and Real Madrid forward, Eden Hazard, Brazilian and Real Madrid defender Marcelo, Spain and Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric. AFP
  • US and Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards. AFP
    US and Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards. AFP
  • Kylian Mbappé attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Kylian Mbappé attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Portuguese coah Jose Mourinho presents the trophy for the Best FIFA Women's Coach of 2019 Award. AFP
    Portuguese coah Jose Mourinho presents the trophy for the Best FIFA Women's Coach of 2019 Award. AFP
  • Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino attends The Best FIFA Football Awards. Getty Images
    Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino attends The Best FIFA Football Awards. Getty Images
  • Liverpool's Alisson Becker of Brazil receives the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award. EPA
    Liverpool's Alisson Becker of Brazil receives the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award. EPA
  • Carles Puyol attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Carles Puyol attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Cristian Vieri and Costanza Caracciolo attend The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Cristian Vieri and Costanza Caracciolo attend The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Hugo Sánchez attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Hugo Sánchez attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Julio Cesar, Roberto Carlos and Gilberto Silva attend The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Julio Cesar, Roberto Carlos and Gilberto Silva attend The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Samuel Eto'o attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Samuel Eto'o attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Marcel Desailly attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Marcel Desailly attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Argentinian Lionel Messi receives the The Best FIFA Men's Player award from FIFA president Gianni Infantino. EPA
    Argentinian Lionel Messi receives the The Best FIFA Men's Player award from FIFA president Gianni Infantino. EPA
  • Megan Rapinoe receives The Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Getty Images
    Megan Rapinoe receives The Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Getty Images
  • Ivan Zamorano and Javier Zanett The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala. Getty Images
    Ivan Zamorano and Javier Zanett The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala. Getty Images
  • FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks on stage during The Best FIFA Football Awards. Getty Images
    FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks on stage during The Best FIFA Football Awards. Getty Images
  • Demetrio Albertini attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala. Getty Images
    Demetrio Albertini attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala. Getty Images
  • Santiago Solari attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Santiago Solari attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Fabio Capello attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Fabio Capello attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Peter Schmeichel attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Peter Schmeichel attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Youssou N'Dour (R) attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
    Youssou N'Dour (R) attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. Getty Images
  • Best FIFA Women's Coach of 2019, USA head coach Jill Ellis (left) and Best FIFA Men's Coach of 2019 Liverpool coach, Germany's Jurgen Klopp pose at the end of The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony. AFP
    Best FIFA Women's Coach of 2019, USA head coach Jill Ellis (left) and Best FIFA Men's Coach of 2019 Liverpool coach, Germany's Jurgen Klopp pose at the end of The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony. AFP
  • FIFPro Women's World 11 Players of the Year pose during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala. Getty Images
    FIFPro Women's World 11 Players of the Year pose during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala. Getty Images
  • Dutch player Frenkie de Jong (centre), Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (right) and Brazilian and Real Madrid defender Marcelo. AFP
    Dutch player Frenkie de Jong (centre), Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (right) and Brazilian and Real Madrid defender Marcelo. AFP
  • FIFA FIFPro Men's World 11 Players of the Year (L-R) Alisson, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo Vieira, Lionel Messi, Frenkie de Jong, Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt. Getty Images
    FIFA FIFPro Men's World 11 Players of the Year (L-R) Alisson, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo Vieira, Lionel Messi, Frenkie de Jong, Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt. Getty Images
  • Artists perform during the Best FIFA Football Awards. EPA
    Artists perform during the Best FIFA Football Awards. EPA
  • Women top eleven team during the Best FIFA Football Awards. EPA
    Women top eleven team during the Best FIFA Football Awards. EPA
  • Lionel Messi poses after winning the Best FIFA Men's player award with the winner of the Best FIFA Men's coach award Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, winner of the Best FIFA Women's player award USA women's Megan Rapinoe and the winner of the Best FIFA Women's coach award USA women's coach Jill Ellis. Reuters
    Lionel Messi poses after winning the Best FIFA Men's player award with the winner of the Best FIFA Men's coach award Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, winner of the Best FIFA Women's player award USA women's Megan Rapinoe and the winner of the Best FIFA Women's coach award USA women's coach Jill Ellis. Reuters

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Lionel Messi Fifa's best, Manchester City hammer Watford: take The National's weekly sports quiz

Are you the village idiot or a sporting genius?

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

September 26, 2019

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Welcome to the The National's weekly sports quiz.

Plenty of happenings in the world of sport this week: Lionel Messi was crowned Fifa Best Men's Player, Uruguay pulled off a huge upset at the Rugby World Cup and teenagers got their kicks in with goals galore in the third round of the English League Cup.

Find out how well you have been paying attention to the world of sport this week and test your knowledge.

Share the quiz with your friends to see who can get the highest score!

Best of luck!

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