FIFA announced the top three nominees for the title of best player of the season-2017/18. In the top three did not hit Argentine striker Lionel Messi.

For the award will be defeated: Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah. All three played in the Champions League final in Kiev, where "Real" beat "Liverpool" with a score of 3: 1. Salah was injured in the middle of the first half.

In addition, the names of candidates for the title of the best coach of the year became known.

They are:

Didier Deschamps (France), Zlatko Dalich (Croatia) and Zinedine Zidane. Recall that Deschamps from the French team won the World Cup. Dalich, in turn, led the Croatian team to the final of the world championship. As for Zidane, he for the third time in a row celebrated the victory in the Champions League with the Madrid "Real".

The winner of these awards will be known on September 24 in London.

Earlier, Messi did not qualify for the title of best player of the season.