Messi Miss out on top 4 shortlist of UEFA player of the year

On Monday, UEFA released their three-man shortlist for their 2017/18 Men’s Player of the Year award.

The results took many by surprise as Lionel Messi failed to make the cut.

Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah were confirmed as the top three players, and the winner will be revealed on August 30 ahead of this season’s Champions League group stage draw.

A jury of 80 coaches of the clubs that participated in the Champions League and Europa League last season, along with 55 journalists voted on the players.

Jury members followd a scoring system of awarding five points to their first pick, three to their second and one to their third.

UEFA also released the remaining names to have made the top ten – and it turns out Messi didn’t even finish fourth.

World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann finished ahead of the Argentine who had to settle for fifth.

World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann finished ahead of the Argentine who had to settle for fifth.

Places 4-10 for UEFA Men’s Player of the Year

4 – Antoine Griezmann – 72 points
5 – Lionel Messi – 55 points
6 – Kylian Mbappe – 43 points
7 – Kevin De Bruyne – 28 points
8 – Raphaël Varane – 23 points
9 – Eden Hazard – 15 points
10 – Sergio Ramos – 12 points

Who do you think stands the best chances of winning it?

Source : mirror.co.uk

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