FIFA has announced the names of the three candidates for the World Player of the Year award. The award is due to be presented to the winning player at a ceremony on September 23.
The FIFA said on its Twitter account that the nominees for the Player of the Year award are: Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, Lionel Messi from Barcelona, and Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool.
The trio, Ronaldo, Messi and Van Dyke, competed earlier for the European Footballer of the Year award, and were won by Liverpool defender Van Dyke.
Real Madrid star Luka Modric won the best award last year after reaching the World Cup final with Croatia and winning the Champions League. Ronaldo was second and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah was third.
The nominees for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award are: Lucy Bronze of Lyon, Alex Morgan of Orlando Pride and Megan Rapino of Seattle Rennes.
Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham Hotspur's Mauricio Pochettino are among the top managers.
The winners of the individual awards will be announced at a ceremony at the San Siro stadium in Milan on September 23.
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