Fifa Names Ronaldo, Modric And Salah As Finalists For 2018 Best Men's Player Award

FIFA has released the names of final contenders shortlisted for this year's Best Men's Player Award which includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Liverpool's Mo Salah.
The trio will be the names to be voted for by club managers, team captains and sport reporters for the award which will be announced at Royal Festival Hall, London on 24th September.
Two-time winner Ronaldo will be contending for his new club Juventus which he moved to in summer for £99 million from Real Madrid with which he won five (three consecutive) Champions League title.
Argentine and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi missed out on best men's player's list, but makes the list for Puskas Award for his contribution to his country's victory over Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Also shortlisted for finalists of Best Women's Player of the Years award is Norwegian Ada Hegerberg (lyon), Dzsenifer Marozsian of Germany (Lyon) and Brazilian Marta (Orlando Pride).
See below for full list of categories and nominees.
Men's Player
Cristiano Ronaldo - Juventus/Portugal
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia 
Mohammed Sallah - Liverpool/Egypt

Women's Player
Ada Hegerberg -Lyon/Norway
Dzsenifer Marozsán - Lyon/Germany
Marta - Orlando Pride/Brazil

Men's Coach
Zlatko Dalic - Croatia 
Didier Deschamps - France
Zinedine Zidane - Former Real Madrid 

Women's coach 
Reynald Pedros - Lyon 
Asako Takakura -Japan 
Sarina Wiegman - Netherland 

Goalkeeper 
Thibault Courtois - Real/Belgium 
Hugo Lloris - Tottenham/France
Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester/Denmark

Puskas Award
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) v Liverpool 
Denis Cheryshev (Russia) v Croatia 
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (AEK) v Olympiacos 
Girgian De Arrascaeta (Cruseiro) v America MG
Rilley McGree (Argentina) v Nigeria 
Benjamin Pavard (France) v Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) v Juventus 
Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) v Everton

Fan Award 
Sebastian Carrera (Deportes Puerto Montt, Chile)
Peru fans 
Japan and Senegal fans