Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been finalized as the final three nominees for this year’s Best FIFA Men's Player award.
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who is a five‑time Ballon d'Or winner, missed out on a place in the top three.
France's World Cup winning squad players also missed out on a place in the top three finalists.
Portugal winger Ronaldo, the 2016 and 2017 winner, won a fifth Champions League title with Real Madrid in May before joining Juventus for 99.2m pounds.
Real midfielder Luka Modric was named the World Cup 2018's player of the tournament as Croatia reached the final against France.
Egypt forward Salah scored 44 goals as Liverpool reached the Champions League final, losing to Real.
Modric beat Ronaldo and Salah to win the Uefa Men's Player of the Year last week.
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