Suarez defends Messi over FIFA snub

<p>Luis Suarez has been talking about Lionel Messi in response to the Barcelona captain being left off the shortlist for FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player Award.</p>, <p>Messi didn’t make it into the final three despite winning the double and scoring more goals than anyone else across Europe’s top leagues.</p>, <p>The striker says the decision to overlook Messi doesn’t really matter because when it comes to trophies the important ones are won on the pitch.</p>, <p>“I don’t think that any award Messi does or doesn’t win takes anything away from what he has won and what he keeps on achieving,” he said.</p>, <p>ALSO READ: Diego Simeone: Atletico Madrid are closer to Real</p>, <p>”It’s just like when I was scoring goals and deserved to win things, I was above all that. You prove yourself by working hard, with what you do in every game.</p>, <p>”The prizes that are worth more are the ones you win on the pitch. An example of that is being top scorer: no one can take that away from you because you won it with the goals you scored, proving yourself on the pitch, not because of a vote by players and journalists.”</p>, <p>Suarez was in great form over the international break, as he scored twice and produced a brilliant assist in the win against Mexico. He’s now back in training at Barcelona as they prepare for Saturday’s trip to Anoeta.</p>