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Kopa Trophy 2019: Sancho, De Ligt and Felix head up nominees

The shortlist for the Kopa Trophy has been announced by France Football, and includes the likes of Jadon Sancho, Matthijs de Ligt and Joao Felix.

The award is presented to the best under-21 player in world football and was named after former French footballer Raymond Kopa.

This is just the second year of the trophy, which was last year scooped by French forward Kylian Mbappe, with Christian Pulisic coming in second, while Justin Kluivert took the bronze place on the podium.

The Kopa Trophy is also a unique prize as it voted for by former Ballon d’Or winners such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.