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Ronaldo, Salah and Modric nominated for FIFA best player award
LONDON, Sept 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo faces stiff competition
from former Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to be
crowned FIFA’s player of the year for a sixth time.
Ronaldo was the competition’s top scorer in lifting a fourth Champions
League title in five years before heading for pastures new with Juventus in
July.
Modric is also part of that Madrid side that has dominated the Champions
League in recent years and won the Golden Ball for the best player at the
World Cup for leading Croatia to the final.
Salah scored 44 goals in an incredible debut season for Liverpool before
being robbed of his chance to make an impression in the Champions League
final by an early injury.
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