Best FIFA Player Award - Shortlisted Names

For Best FIFA Men's Player award, FIFA has the names of three football stars shortlisted.

Ronaldo, a terrific goal machine who won the introductory award last year, helped Real Madrid to a back-to-back Champions League title earlier this year, also finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals.

Messi and Neymar, both, lifted the Copa Del Rey with Barcelona, with the former finishing as La Liga's top scorer with 37 goals last season.

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Brazil star boy Neymar has become the world's most expensive player this summer when he left Barca for Paris Saint Germain.

Zinedine Zidane closer to be named Best FIFA Men's Coach in a shortlist alongside Juventus's Massimiliano Allegri and Chelsea's Antonio Conte.

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper, a new award this year, will be fought out by Juventus's Gianluigi Buffon, Real Madrid's Keylor Navas and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer.

Also, United States midfielder Carli Lloyd will look to retain her title as the Best FIFA Women's Player, with Venezuela's Deyna Castellanos and the Netherlands' Lieke Martens also in the running.

The FIFA victors will be decided by a jury of club and international coaches, media representatives and fans with the winners crowned at the London Palladium on October 23.