Luka Modrić, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah have been nominated for the 2017-18 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah make the final three-man list for the men’s award, with Wolfsburg’s Pernille Harder and Lyon duo Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry are up for the women’s award.
Ronaldo and Modric won the Champions League for Real Madrid against Salah’s Liverpool in the final, while Hegerberg and Henry scored against Harder’s Wolfsburg in Lyon’s triumph in the Women’s Champions League.
The winner will be named along with the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and UEFA Champions League positional award winners, during the group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 30 August.
The UEFA Europa League Player of the Season will be announced the following day.
The three-man shortlist
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid and Croatia)
A UEFA Champions League winner, a FIFA World Cup runner-up and recipient of the FIFA Golden Ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus and Portugal)
A UEFA Champions League winner for a record fifth time and UEFA Champions League top scorer for the sixth campaign running.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)
A UEFA Champions League runner-up and a multiple record breaker in his first term at Liverpool.
The rest of the top ten
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético & France) – 72 points
Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) – 55 points
Kylian Mbappé (Paris & France) – 43 points
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium) – 28 points
Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid & France) – 23 points
Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium) – 15 points
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid & Spain) – 12 points