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FOOTBALL : NO LIONEL MESSI - - CRISTIANO RONALDO, MO SALAH, LUKA MODRIC VIE FOR FIFA'S 'BEST PLAYER' !



FOOTBALL : NO LIONEL MESSI - - CRISTIANO RONALDO, MO SALAH, LUKA MODRIC VIE FOR FIFA'S 'BEST PLAYER' !

For the first time in 12 years, Lionel Messi is not on the shortlist for football's best player in the world.

Rather oddly, Cristiano Ronaldo now faces Luka Modric and Mo Salah for the coveted award, this year.

Messi - - Cristiano Ronaldo's archnemesis for as long as anyone could remember - - has always been Ronaldo's main rival for the gong for more than a decade, but fans would miss the rivalry excitement, as no Messi-Ronaldo awards showdown, this time.
 LIONEL MESSI
LIONEL MESSI MISSES OUT ON THE BEST PLAYER
AWARD SHORTLIST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS.
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Both Messi and Ronaldo had won the top award, 5 times apiece, which had variably evolved thru the years from 'FIFA World Player of the Year' to 'FIFA Ballon d'Or' to now "FIFA Best Player'.

Ronaldo was beaten last week by Luka Modric, winning the 'UEFA Best Player' for 2018.

Modric led Croatia to a historic Championship Final at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, last July.

It was the first time in history, Croatia had reached the World Cup Final.

Luka Modric, along with Mo Salah, is now a first-timer on FIFA's shortlist for 'Best Player' in the world, sans Messi.


































































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LIONEL MESSI

CRISTIANO RONALDO

LUKA MODRIC

MO SALAH

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