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In the women's circle, Brazil great Marta is up against Norwegian sensational striker Ada Hegerberg and German star Dzsenifer Marozsan.
The trio were voted for the prestigious honour by fans, journalists, national teams coaches and captains after an excellent campaigns in the outing season.
Olympique Lyon's Reynald Pedros, Asako Takakura of Japan and Sarina Wiegman from the Netherlands are the finalists up for the women's coaching top prize.
Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah were nominated for the Best FIFA Men's Player award, but there was no place for Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo and Modric helped Real Madrid to a third successive Champions League crown last term, with the Portuguese skipper netting 44 times, including 15 goals in Europe.
Like Ronaldo, Salah had a magnificent debut season for Liverpool, finding the net 44 times in all competition as the Reds reached the Champions League final.
Despite been overlooked for the top accolade, Argentine superstar Messi gets a nod for the Puskas Award for his solo effort against Nigeria during the FIFA World Cup finals.
Former Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, World Cup winning manager Didier Deschamps alongside Croatia's Zlatko Dalic vies for the men's coaching award.
The award ceremony will be held at Royal Festival Hall in London on Monday, September 24, 2018.
FIFA BEST FOOTBALL AWARDS 2018 - NOMINEES IN FULL:
The Best FIFA Men's Player:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus and Portugal)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid and Croatia)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)
The Best FIFA Women's Player:
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon and Norway)
Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon and Germany)
Marta (Orlando Pride and 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/Real Madrid and Belgium)
Hugo Loris (Tottenham and France)
Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City and Denmark)
FIFA 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 - Juventus v Real Madrid
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool v Everton
FIFA Fan Award:
Japan and Senegal fans
Peru fans
Sebastian Carrera (Deportes Puerto Montt)
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1 Comments
Modric and Ronaldo are the two players who are in favourite to win the award because they performed more than Salah and also win trophy more than him. These three players are the current world best players in the world. Kudos to Modric and Salah for leaving the other norminees behind. As for the puskas aspect i think Ronaldo deserve that award while Zidane on the other hand deserve the best men's coach of the year award for winning the uefa champions league three consecutive times.
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