Why are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi not at the FIFA Best Awards?
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both not present at the FIFA Best Awards.
Messi planned to attend the ceremony but has decided not to travel to London because of a ‘family problem’.
Ronaldo has also chosen to stay away - adding fuel to the fire to suggest that Modric is the man to come out on top.
What awards will be handed out at the FIFA Best Awards?
The Best Fifa Men's Player
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
The Best Fifa Women's Player
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon & Norway)
Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon & Germany)
Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)
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FIFA Best Awards: Mohamed Salah is the outside to win it (Image: GETTY)
FIFA Best Awards: Luka Modric is the favourite to win it (Image: GETTY)
The Best Fifa Men's Coach
Zlatko Dalic (Croatia)
Didier Deschamps (France)
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
The Best Fifa Women's Coach
Reynald Pedros (Lyon)
Asako Takakura (Japan)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)
The Fifa Puskas Award (best goal)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid vs Liverpool)
Denis Cheryshev (Russia vs Croatia)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Juventus)
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (AEK vs Olympiakos)
Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro vs America MG)
Riley McGree (Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City)
Lionel Messi (Argentina vs Nigeria, World Cup)
Benjamin Pavard (France vs Argentina, World Cup)
Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal vs Iran, World Cup)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool vs Everton)
The Fifa Goalkeeper Award
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium & Real Madrid)
Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark & Leicester)
Hugo Lloris (France & Tottenham)
The Fifa Fan Award
Sebastian Carrera, Coquimbo Unido – Chilean Primea B
Japan and Senegal supporters - World Cup
Peru supporters - World Cup
FIFA Best Awards: Didier Deschamps is up for the best coach honour (Image: GETTY)
FIFA Fifpro World11
Team selected from the following shortlist:
Goalkeepers (5): Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Paris Saint-Germain/Juventus FC), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Real Madrid CF/Chelsea FC), David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United FC), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid CF), Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany/FC Barcelona).
Defenders (20): Jordi Alba (Spain/FC Barcelona), Daniel Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid CF), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/Juventus), Dani Alves (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Diego Godin (Uruguay/Atletico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Germany/FC Bayern Munich) Dejan Lovren (Croatia/Liverpool), Marcelo (Brazil/Real Madrid CF), Yerry Mina (Colombia/Everton/FC Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (France/VfB Stuttgart), Gerard Pique (Spain/FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid CF), Thiago Silva (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Kieran Trippier (England/Tottenham Hotspur), Samuel Umtiti (France/FC Barcelona), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool), Raphael Varane (France/Real Madrid CF), Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia/Internazionale/Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (England/Manchester City).
Midfielders (15): Sergio Busquets (Spain/FC Barcelona), Casemiro (Brazil/Real Madrid CF), Philippe Coutinho (Brazil/FC Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea), Andres Iniesta (Spain/Vissel Kobe/FC Barcelona), Isco (Spain/Real Madrid CF), N’Golo Kante (France/Chelsea), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid CF), Nemanja Matic (Serbia/Manchester United FC), Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid CF), Paul Pogba (France/Manchester United), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/FC Barcelona), David Silva (Spain/Manchester City), Arturo Vidal (Chile/FC Barcelona/FC Bayern Munich).
Forwards (15): Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid CF), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay/Paris Saint-Germain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus/Real Madrid CF), Paulo Dybala (Argentina/Juventus), Antoine Griezmann (France/Atletico Madrid), Harry Kane (England/Tottenham Hotspur), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern Munich), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium/Manchester United), Mario Mandzukic (Croatia/Juventus), Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool), Luis Suarez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona).