Lionel Messi has been left off the shortlist for the FIFA's Men's Player of the Year Award on Monday as his rival Cristiano Ronaldo was named alongside Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.



Messi and Ronaldo has dominated the award for the past eleven years but the Barcelona Legend has been left off from the contenders list for the first time since 2006. After appearing in top three for 11 years, Lionel Messi was omitted when the list was announced by FIFA on Monday.



Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Croatian Luka Modric were shortlisted for the 2018 Best FIFA Men's Player award.



According to a FIFA statement on Monday, Argentine's Lionel Messi missed out on the shortlist for the 2018 Best FIFA Men's Player award.



Mohamed Salah had scored 32 Premier League goals last season while Ronaldo scored 26 goals in La Liga last season and Modric was named UEFA's Men's player of the season.



The nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Coach are Zlatko Dalic (Croatia/Croatia national team), Didier Deschamps (France/France national team), Zinedine Zidane (France/formerly Real Madrid CF).



The shortlisted Best FIFA Women’s Player are Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Olympique Lyonnais), Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany/Olympique Lyonnais), Marta (Brazil/Orlando Pride) while the nominees of Best FIFA Women’s Coach are Reynald Pedros (France/Olympique Lyonnais), Asako Takakura (Japan/Japan national team), Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/Netherlands national team).



The nominees of Best FIFA Goalkeeper are Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid CF, formerly Chelsea FC), Hugo Lloris (France/Tottenham Hotspur FC), Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark/Leicester City FC).



The nominees of FIFA Puskas Award -- given for the best goal of the year -- are as follows:

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid CF) – v. Liverpool FC

Denis Cheryshev (Russia) – v. Croatia

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (AEK FC) – v. Olympiacos FC

Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) – v. América MG

Riley McGree (Newcastle Jets FC) – v. Melbourne City FC

Lionel Messi (Argentina) – v. Nigeria

Benjamin Pavard (France) – v. Argentina

Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) – v. IR Iran

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) – v. Juventus FC

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) – v. Everton FC

The award ceremony would take place on September 24 at Royal Festival Hall in London.

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