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FIFA Player Award 2017: Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar Nominated

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SAN FRANCISCO, August 17, (THEWILL) – Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronald was on Thursday nominated for the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2017 award.

The 32-year-old Portuguese captain is poised to retain the title he won last year after success in both the Champions League and La Liga.

Other nominees are Ronaldo’s Real Madrid teammates Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Keylor Navas and Sergio Ramos.

The list also includes Barcelona rivals Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, as well as Paris Saint-Germain’s record signing Neymar.

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and teammate Paulo Dybala are also in the running, alongside former Juventus player Leonardo Bonucci, who has since signed for AC Milan.

The nominees also includes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Harry Kane (Tottenham), N’Golo Kante (Chelsea), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) and Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich).

Meanwhile, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane heads the list of 12 nominees for the men’s coach of the year award.

Zidane has enjoyed a glorious year in charge of Madrid as they successfully defended the European Cup — the first team to do so in the Champions League era.

Real also won La Liga, the first time they had been champions of Spain and Europe in the same year since 1958.

He has won seven trophies since succeeding Rafael Benitez as coach of Madrid in January last year, including the UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup this month.

Other nominees are Antonio Conte, who led Chelsea to the English title, Manchester United’s Europa League-winning coach Jose Mourinho and Massimiliano Allegri of Juventus.

For female football, last year’s winner Carli Lloyd of the United States is one of ten nominees for the women’s player award.

Barcelona forward Lieke Martens and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema, both winners of the women’s Euro 2017 with the Netherlands, are also on the list.

The winners will be decided by a jury of club and international coaches, media representatives and fans.

The winners will be revealed in a ceremony in London on October 23.

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