Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer have been named on a three-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or prize, Fifa has announced.
Forward Ronaldo, 29, scored 51 goals in the 2013-14 season while helping Real Madrid win the Champions League.
Barcelona forward and four-time Ballon winner Lionel Messi, 27, broke the La Liga goalscoring record last month.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Neuer, 28, helped Germany win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
That came after he had helped Bayern to the 2013-14 Bundesliga title.
The Ballon d’Or – formerly the Fifa World Player of the Year award – has featured Messi in either first or second place in each of the last seven years.
The Argentina international, who also holds the Champions League goalscoring record and helped Argentina to the World Cup final this year, won the honour in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Ronaldo was the 2013 winner, beating Messi and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich.
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Ronaldo, Messi , Neuer makes FIFA best player final list
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