Best Player Award: Ronaldo, Messi And Neymar Make FIFA Shortlist.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and the world’s most expensive player, Neymar, have made the top three shortlist for the Best Men’s Player Award as part of The Best FIFA Football Awards for 2017.

The top three finalists were announced earlier today at a special media event held in London with football legends like Roberto Di Matteo, Jay Jay Okocha, Andriy Shevchenko, Peter Shilton, Alex Scott and Jay Jay Okocha.

The Best Player Award recipient would be announced at the London Palladium Theatre (Argyll Street) on October 23, 2017.

Aside the Best Men’s Player Award category, the 3-man shortlist for categories like The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Goalkeeper were also revealed.

The Best FIFA Football Award nominees are as follows:

The Best FIFA Men’s Player:

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid)

Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)

Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)

The Best FIFA Women’s Player:

Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela/Santa Clarita Blue Heat/Florida State Seminoles)

Lieke Martens (Netherlands/FC Rosengard/Barcelona)

Carli Lloyd (USA/Houston Dash/Manchester City Women)

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:

Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus)

Zinedine Zidane (France/Real Madrid)

Antonio Conte (Italy/Chelsea)

The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:

Nils Nielsen (Denmark/Danish national team)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands/Dutch national team)

Gerard Precheur (France/Olympique Lyonnais)

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper:

Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus)

Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich)

Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid)

FIFA Puskás Award:

Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana/Las Palmas/23.10.2016)

Alejandro Camargo (Argentina/Universidad de Conception/04.12.2016)

Olivier Giroud (France/Arsenal/01.01.2017)

Deyna Castellanos (Venezuela/Venezuela U-17 Women national team/24.10.2016)

Moussa Dembele (France/Celtic FC/05.02.2017)

Aviles Hurtado (Colombia/Tijuana Xolos/01.04.2017)

Mario Mandzukic (Croatia/Juventus/03.06.2017)

Oscarine Masuluke (South Africa/Baroka FC/30.11.2016)

Nemanja Matic (Serbia/Chelsea/23.04.2017)

Jordi Mboula (Spain/ FC Barcelona Youth/22.02.2017)

FIFA Fan Award:

Borussia Dortmund

FC Copenhagen

Celtic FC