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Vinícius Júnior hit back at his critics after winning FIFA's The Best men's player of the year award on Tuesday, accusing his detractors of trying to "invalidate" and "diminish" him.

The CIES Football Observatory has published data on the most used players over the course of the calendar year, with Barcelona's Jules Koundé atop the list and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde among the top five.

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Marta won the inaugural FIFA award for the best goal in women's soccer -- named after the Brazil great herself.

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