The winner of each category, including the Best Player in the men’s and women’s divisions, will be announced on February 27.
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez became the hero of the game, saving two penalties to see Argentina win 4-3 via penalty shootout.
Sadio Mane’s second-half winner secured Liverpool a vital 2-1 victory at Aston Villa on Tuesday to keep the pressure on Manchester City in the EPL title race.
Messi scored one goal and provided two assists to push Argentina into Copa America semifinals with a 3-0 quarter-final win over Ecuador.
United trail their traditional rivals on goal difference with both teams on 33 points from 16 matches.
