Football
Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric and have been short-listed for the UEFA Player of the Year award, the sport’s European governing body said on Monday.
Salah scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season, helping the English club reach the Champions League final where they lost to Real Madrid.
Ronaldo, who won the award last season, helped Real Madrid to a third consecutive Champions League title and finished as the competition’s top scorer with 15 goals.
Modric, also part of Madrid’s Champions League winning team, finished runner-up with Croatia at the World Cup, winning the best player award at the tournament in Russia.
The Portuguese, who has three wins in total, is the only player to have made the shortlist every year since UEFA created the award in 2011.
VfL Wolfsburg striker Pernille Harder and Olympique Lyonnais forward Ada Hegerberg and defensive midfielder Amandine Henry were short-listed for the women’s award.
The awards will be presented at this season’s Champions League group-stage draw in Monaco on Aug. 30.
Reuters
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