FIFA's best player: Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah in final three

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah are the finalists for Best Fifa Men's Player award for 2018.

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, missed out on a place in the top three.

There was also no place for any member of France's World Cup winning squad.

Lyon's Champions League winning duo Ada Hegerberg of Norway and Germay's Dzsenifer Marozsan are the finalists for Best Fifa Women's Player, alongside Brazil forward Marta.

Portugal winger Ronaldo, the 2016 and 2017 winner, won a fifth Champions League title with Real Madrid in May before joining Juventus for £99.2m.

Real midfielder Luka Modric was named the World Cup 2018's player of the tournament as Croatia reached the final against France.

Egypt forward Salah scored 44 goals as Liverpool reached the Champions League final, losing to Real.

Modric beat Ronaldo and Salah to win the Uefa Men's Player of the Year last week.

Ada Hegerberg of Norway (left), Germay's Dzsenifer Marozsan (centre) and Brazil forward Marta (right) are the finalists for Best Fifa Women's Player
Ada Hegerberg of Norway, Germay's Dzsenifer Marozsan and Brazil forward Marta are the finalists for Best Fifa Women's Player
England striker Harry Kane, who won the World Cup Golden Boot and was on the original 10-man shortlist, has also missed out.

Didier Deschamps, who led France to the World Cup, is nominated for coach of the year, alongside Croatia's Zlatko Dalic and former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.

The awards are separate to the Ballon d'Or, after world football's governing body ended its association with that honour in 2016.

A panel of Fifa legends and experts drew up 10-man shortlists for each award and a jury consisting of national team captains, coaches, selected journalists and fans choose the winner, each group accounting for 25% of the vote.

Ronaldo's overhead kick against Juventus and Gareth Bale's overhead kick against Liverpool in the Champions League final are among the 10 nominees for the Puskas award for best goal, which is voted for by the fans.

The winners will be announced on 24 September at Royal Festival Hall in London.

Men's player
Cristiano Ronaldo - Juventus & Portugal

Luka Modric - Real Madrid & Croatia

Mohamed Salah - Liverpool & Egypt

Women's player
Ada Hegerberg - Lyon & Norway

Dzsenifer Marozsan - Lyon & Germany

Marta - Orlando Pride & Brazil

Men's coach
Zlatko Dalic - Croatia

Didier Deschamps - France

Zinedine Zidane - former Real Madrid

Women's coach
Reynald Pedros - Lyon

Asako Takakura - Japan

Sarina Wiegman - Netherlands

Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid & Belgium

Hugo Lloris - Tottenham & France

Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester & Denmark

Puskas Award
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) v Liverpool

Denis Cheryshev (Russia) v Croatia

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (AEK) v Olympiacos

Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) -v America MG

Riley McGree (Newcastle Jets) v Melbourne City

Lionel Messi (Argentina) v Nigeria

Benjamin Pavard (France) v Argentina

Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) v Iran

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid ) v Juventus

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) v Everton

Fan Award
Sebastian Carrera (Deportes Puerto Montt, Chile)

Peru fans

Japan and Senegal fans

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45398105

 

[MoJoJoJo]

FIFA Best Awards: Lionel Messi snubbed; Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah nominated

Lionel Messi has been overlooked in FIFA’s three-man shortlist for the Player of the Year award, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah getting the nod.

The Argentine is missing from the final three for the first time since 2006 despite firing Barcelona to a domestic double last season.

Ronaldo and Modric are rewarded for helping Real Madrid to a fourth Champions League title in five seasons, with the latter also scooping the Golden Ball after leading Croatia to a maiden World Cup final.

Brazilian forward Marta (Orlando Pride) and Ada Hegerberg and Dzsenifer Marozsan (both Lyon) and are up for the women’s award.

Lyon enjoyed an unbeaten league season and clinched the Champions League with Hegerberg finishing as the tournament's top scorer with a record 15 goals. Marta is chasing a sixth individual title.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on September 24.

Zinedine Zidane will contest the Men’s Coach Award with fellow Frenchman Didier Deschamps and Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic.

Zidane oversaw Real Madrid's Champions League success, although he stood down five days later, while Deschamps edged Dalic as France lifted the World Cup.

Thibaut Courtois, Kasper Schmeichel and Hugo Lloris will battle it out for the goalkeeper award after impressing in Russia with Belgium, Denmark and France respectively.

Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus, Portugal)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
The Best FIFA Women's Player

Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon, Germany)
Marta (Orlando Pride, Brazil)
The Best FIFA Men's Coach

Zlatko Dalic (Croatia)
Didier Deschamps (France)
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Reynald Pedros (Lyon)
Asako Takakura (Japan)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea, Belgium)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, France)
Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City, Denmark)

https://www.eurosport.com/football/...ohamed-salah-nominated_sto6916419/story.shtml

 

[shaz619]

The Non-Chokers being recognised

 

[PetroDollars]

Wheres Messi - ohh he missed out, ok.

 

[Darkrai]

Messi was better than all of them.