Salah, Ronaldo, Modric shortlisted for 2018 FIFA Best player award

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Croatia’s Luka Modric will be battling current holder, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal for the 2018 FIFA Best Men’s Player award.

The trio were recently shortlisted for the UEFA player of the year title, which Modric won.

Ronaldo, who won the maiden edition of the Fifa title in 2016 and again in 2017, won a fifth Champions League title with Real Madrid in May before joining Juventus in the summer.

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

Salah’s Egypt crashed out in the group stage of the global showpiece, but he scored 44 goals last season as Liverpool reached the Champions League final, losing to Real.

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Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, missed out on a place in the top three. He is missing out of the shortlist for the first time since the inception of the awards.

Meanwhile, 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

 

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