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.Tweet
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 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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— B/R Football (@brfootball) 3 September 2018
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Messi loses out to Ronaldo, Salah and Modric in shortlist for world's best footballer https://t.co/FeOmmtznQS— Sky News (@SkyNews) 3 September 2018
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Not good enough for #TheBest? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/CcZfYZiaLp— B/R Football (@brfootball) 3 September 2018
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Finalists for #TheBest Fifa awards are in!— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 3 September 2018
Check out the shortlists for each category: https://t.co/ieLFZzZORn pic.twitter.com/VYE1EYXINU
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Ronaldo, Modric and Salah have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award.— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) 3 September 2018
This is how Atletico de Madrid reacted. pic.twitter.com/4Nb29miKos
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Lionel Messi omitted from Fifa shortlist of best three players https://t.co/HWUxlUyymC— The Independent (@Independent) 3 September 2018
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Messi snubbed as Ronaldo, Salah and Modric nominated for FIFA best player award https://t.co/oAIN3hBj5q pic.twitter.com/yschtwOlL9— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) 3 September 2018
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No Messi on @FIFAcom's The Best shortlist 👀— ITV Football (@itvfootball) 3 September 2018
Who wins it? @Cristiano, @MoSalah or @lukamodric10?https://t.co/OGQTmGp8JZ pic.twitter.com/FGBoooV3UO
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Fifa's best player: Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah in final three https://t.co/RQuNXlHtVp pic.twitter.com/y4HlEWgtNd— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) 3 September 2018
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Lionel Messi omitted from 2018 Fifa's men's player of the year award shortlist after 11 years in top three https://t.co/SGOdujTBBu— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) 3 September 2018
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Luka Modric make FIFA shortlist, Lionel Messi doesn’thttps://t.co/sGpY6RF6CG— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) 3 September 2018
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Barcelona star Lionel Messi did not make the shortlist for the first time since 2006. https://t.co/3RmfkLENvC pic.twitter.com/RGY49jATA8— euronews (@euronews) 3 September 2018
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Messi is head and shoulders above Ronaldo, Modric and Salah... these are the FIFA Best of the rest awards | @riksharma_https://t.co/9gzBHeJHMy pic.twitter.com/uNCJofq3AO— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) 3 September 2018
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Ronaldo, Salah and Modric nominated for FIFA best player award https://t.co/x62wV5kyz1 pic.twitter.com/m1sDmwCgId— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) 3 September 2018
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Messi excluded from FIFA men's top player shortlist https://t.co/gFF9cvASA8 pic.twitter.com/rQgi3TfnSU— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) 3 September 2018
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Ronaldo, Salah And Modric Nominated For FIFA Best Player Award. https://t.co/xbMOvXu3WP pic.twitter.com/JC1vI73KNu— Channels Television (@channelstv) 3 September 2018
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Will @lukamodric10 add a FIFA Best Player award to his @UEFA Player of the Year title? pic.twitter.com/0lB1etSN6G— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 3 September 2018
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— B/R Football (@brfootball) 3 September 2018
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😁 Thiago, #Messi's No. 1 fan!— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 3 September 2018
📑 Full interview -> https://t.co/j4UypOM9Ch
🔵🔴 #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/eda9P5ZuDi
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Lionel Messi has so much respect for Cristiano Ronaldo. pic.twitter.com/oN117xpeHH— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) 3 September 2018
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Lionel Messi gives Real Madrid a harsh reality checkhttps://t.co/9LE0J5Mkjc pic.twitter.com/hRltuZKoP8— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) 3 September 2018
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Lionel #Messi failed to make the world player of the year shortlist Monday for the first time since 2006, with Luka #Modric and #MohamedSalah making their first appearance in the final three alongside Cristiano #Ronaldo.https://t.co/ibw3GRQ5Fd— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) 3 September 2018
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Ronaldo, Salah, Modric nominated for FIFA best player awardhttps://t.co/VFffEgxaZc pic.twitter.com/7LBTqEb0yy— The Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) 3 September 2018
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Great news for Mo!https://t.co/MJMsNZWBsS— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) 3 September 2018
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The main reason why Lionel Messi is not a candidate for The Best FIFA Men's Player award https://t.co/cfEf52tqKO— Sportskeeda Football (@SK_Football) 4 September 2018
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Ronaldinho prefers Messi to Ronaldo and reveals he wishes he had played with Philippe Coutinho https://t.co/MjoTPH2Pfi— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) 3 September 2018
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#FIFA @Cristiano, @MoSalah and @lukamodric10 nominated for FIFA best player award— TOI Sports (@toisports) 3 September 2018
Details: https://t.co/8aqihKxPEK pic.twitter.com/G2dLp3EkoF
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.@Cristiano, @MoSalah and @lukamodric10 nominated for @FIFAcom best player award #FIFABestPlayerAward #FIFA #CristianoRonaldo #Ronaldo #lukamodric #Salah #Modric #LFC #JUV #RMA— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) 3 September 2018
Read: https://t.co/VIoYsO84Ib pic.twitter.com/Nu6aQPlDcS
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