Michael Anderson Gillingham Football: Lionel Messi snubbed as Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah and Luka Modric nominated for Fifa best player award
Sep 3, 2018 · 1 min read
Michael Anderson Gillingham Lionel Messi was left off the shortlist for the Fifa’s men’s player of the year award on Monday (Sept 3) as his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo was named alongside Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.
Messi has dominated the award along with Ronaldo over the past decade, but the Barcelona star has been omitted from the contenders list for the first time since 2006.
After featuring in the top three for 11 straight years, Messi was overlooked when the list was announced by football’s world governing body on Monday.
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