Mbappe, Pulisic and Alexander-Arnold up for Kopa Trophy

Paris Saint-Germain's World Cup-winning forward Kylian Mbappe faces competition from Gianluigi Donnarumma, Christian Pulisic and Trent Alexander-Arnold for the inaugural Kopa Trophy.

The shortlist of 10 players nominated for the award - for the world's best male under-21 footballer - has been published by France Football, which also oversees the Ballon d'Or.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the panel that will vote on which of the 10 nominees should win the award, with the shortlist announced by the publication on Monday.

Mbappe's achievements will be hard to beat in a year that saw the 19-year-old help PSG to the Ligue 1 title in his first season at the club before scoring four goals…