(Reuters) - Mohamed Salah appears to have again fallen out with Egypt's soccer federation after the country's votes for FIFA's player of the year awards were deemed invalid and therefore did not count towards the striker's overall tally.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award for a record sixth time on Monday while Salah finished fourth -- 20 points behind Messi.
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