UEFA Men’s Player of the Year: Top Three Nominees Announced

Juventus maestro Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona starlet Lionel Messi and Liverpool hero Virgil Van Dijk have managed to secure in the UEFA Men’s player of the year shortlist. It has not been an easy ride for the three players. The competition has been very stiff as they managed to overcome other big guns in Sane, Salah Alisson and Eden Hazard.

At the moment it looks like the Juventus man is likely to walk away with the prestigious award. One might argue why Ronaldo is being labelled the favourite.   Whilst there is Liverpool skipper Van Dijk who kept many clean sheets in the best league in the world.

Ronaldo is a player that has proved to be the best in three major leagues in Europe. It is not going to be an easy one for him as his counterpart also had their own fair share of good football season.

What You Need to Know

The three nominees have not only been named for the player of the year. But they are also nominated for the UEFA forward of the year and the defender of the year. The Netherland defender became the first defender to be nominated in the top three ever since this award came into inception. And all credit goes to the magnificent season. Aseason that was summed up with winning the UCL trophy and the Super Cup as well.

The Story Behind

The UEFA released the final three-man shortlist for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award. This took place after the shortlist was thoroughly selected. The selection was done by a jury that encompass the 80 coaches of the clubs. That participated in the group stages of the 2018/19 season. Along with 55 journalists that were selected by European Sports Media (ESM)

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