Neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi will
be in attendance at FIFA’s The Best awards on
Monday night, say reports.


Ronaldo is on a three-man shortlist for the men’s
Player of 2018 award alongside former Real
Madrid teammate Luka Modric and Liverpool's
Mo Salah, while Messi was surprisingly excluded.
A panel selected by FIFA, including Fabio Capello,


Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard, will decide
upon a winner which will be announced at the
ceremony in London.


Ronaldo will reportedly not attend due to his
participation in Juventus’s 2-0 victory at
Frosinone on Sunday evening, in which he
scored, while he will face Bologna on Wednesday.


Reports in Cadena Cope and El Mundo Deportivo
now say Messi, who is shortlisted for the Puskas
Award for the best goal due to his strike against
Nigeria in the World Cup, will not attend due to
family reasons.

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