Football stars, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been announced as the final three for FIFA’s Best Men’s Player of the Year award.

According to Goal.com, Ronaldo and Modric helped Real Madrid to Champions League glory prior to the former’s move to Juventus, with Salah scoring an incredible 44 goals in all competitions for Liverpool.

This is the first time that the awards have undergone a paradigm shift away from the usual duo of Barcelona’s Messi and Former Real Madrid player, Ronaldo.

Messi had an uninspiring world cup in  Russia this Summer.

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Croatia midfielder, Luka Modric, on his part was in tantalising form for both club and country by leading the Nordic nation to the finals of the global Fiesta.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Salah’s inspiring form has added to the rise of Liverpool in Europe’s last season.

 

Finalists: #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player Award ?

?? @Cristiano
?? @lukamodric10
?? @MoSalah

#FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/L1ckRiZTv6

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) September 3, 2018

 

FIFA’s The Best award is voted for by four groups, each with 25 per cent weight in the final vote: national team coaches, national team captains, high-profile journalists and football fans.

Ronaldo has been in the final three for every FIFA best player award except 2010.

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