According to Spanish outlet Diario Sport, Lionel Messi has been left off the podium for FIFA's The Best. Incomprehensibly, the Barcelona forward is not in the final three for the world football governing body's prestigious annual prize.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mo Salah are the three finalists.

They top a shortlist of 10, which did include Messi, along with De Bruyne, Varane, Salah, Hazard, Kane and Mbappe. The official shortlist will be announced by FIFA on Monday.

Last Thursday, at the Champions League draw, Modric was named as the best player in Europe for last season. Real Madrid also scooped the positional prizes at the event: Keylor Navas (goalkeeper), Sergio Ramos (defender), Modric (midfielder) and Ronaldo (forward), now at Juventus but chosen for his performances with Los Blancos.

Messi has finished second in the two editions of The Best to date, always behind Cristiano. Neymar was third in 2016 and Griezmann in 2017.

The winner will be named on September 24 at a gala in London. The prizes are voted for by players, coaches journalists and fans through the Internet.

https://m.allfootballapp.com/news

Haaaaaa

Lol... the so called goat....

Modric would win it.Ronaldo fans would not like this I am sure Mendes would cry after the award has been given.
Messi should do better he still remains a GOAT that would continue to be compared with the greatest players who have graced the game of football.
Ronaldo is still a GOAT sha.

Hope Luka Modric wins, he was phenomenal for both club and country.
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[s]Greizman also won trophies with both club and country, he could win this as well. May the best player win[/s]

Greizman didn't make the cut, Mo Salah did. May Modric the best player win.

It's the law of gravity ......whatever goes up would definitely come down.....

If you know you know

THIS IS REAL

HE DOESN'T DESERVE IT

Worshipppers of messi right now

yeah



it was gonna be hard for him sha
he did well in the league - but guess its all about UCL these days

still my favorite player

Ronaldo all the way

Thou it will be between him and Modric

Wow

Ororo must be there niii.... Messi fans now

Lol

I still wonder why modric name is there... He did absolutely nothing to be there...

In the Champions league, it was Ronaldo that helped push the team, evicting Juventus that almost killed them..

In the world cup, manduzic and Rakitic were helpful...

Griezman won the world & Europa league...

So why should Modric win the world best player?

It's time other players break the duopoly of messi and CR7..... hopefully next season

My vote goes to MODRIC...
He deserves it this time...

CR-7 for life! Messi fans abeg hug the nearest transformer.

Only one GOAT I know; CRISTIANO ‘Ororo’ RONALDO

Argue with your ancestors

Messi Is From Afonja

Muyiwaipere:
It's the law of gravity ......whatever goes up would definitely come down.....

If you know you know

lol. And yet he leads the most goals and assists so far this calendar year..Na u no know wetin u dey talk

For the first time in the last 11years,messi isn't among the first 3 players... No biggie though, he's still the GOAT

FAKE NEWS


this news outlet "speculates, Ronaldo, Salah and Modric.

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog-fifa/story/3622681/luka-modric-cristiano-ronaldo-mohamed-salah-named-fifa-the-best-finalists

See how Ronaldo fans dey romance themselves here..

Going to the podium is just formality, Modric is Fifa's best.

Messi days are gone with style

Modric all the way

Please remove this, it’s fake. Ronaldo, modric and salah these are the top three nominees by fifa

This is simply WICKEDNESS.
In the year 2014, ARGENTINA came second, CR7 who was eliminated in the group stage, why messi.
Now both of them left same time...and Messi has been left out