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NEYMAR, ABSENCE BETWEEN THE FINALISTS

Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, in a list for the 'FIFA The Best' with some surprises

Published:24/07/2018 - 17:00h

Updated:25/07/2018 - 11:30h

This Tuesday have made public the lists of finalists for the 'The Best', and the FIFA has dared to bet by some surprises. Regarding the Best Player of the season 2017-18, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo head the poster

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The FIFA has announced this Tuesday the lists of finalists for the trophy 'The Best', and one of the most expected was the one of Better Player of the season 2017-18. Although there are a lot of applicants to which all gave by insurances, have colado also some surprises, so much regarding which appear as to which are not in the selection.

They stand out, to start with, two usual in the terrain of the awards, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, that this time have a more serious competition that in other occasions. It does not be necessary to forget that other of his impressive performance indidual, the Argentinian aimed a doublet Ties and Glass of Rey, whereas for his rival was the Champions. 

The problem is that in the World-wide both fell in eighth, and his opponents add good seasons of clubs and still better with his combined national. In addition to Mohamed Salah, brilliant in the Premier and the Champions, Eden Hazard, Antoine Griezmann, Kevin of Bruyne, Harry Kane, Luka Modric or Kylian Mbappé also stood out along the tournament.

A special place between the candidates has been for Raphaël Varane, only defence in the list, and competing with his triumph in the Champions and the Glass of the World. The Frenchman has been indisputable for two of his compatriots, Zinedine Zidane in Santiago Bernabéu and Didier Deschamps in France.

Neymar, big absent of the 'FIFA The Best'

The another surprise of the list puts it Neymar, in this occasion because it does not appear in her. If it does some months was the third better player of the world by behind Cristiano and Messi, now the Brazilian has remained short, with a campaign with too many sobresaltos that has left him out of the battle.

To the of Sao Paulo has happened him invoices the injury that had him several months in the dry dam, after consummating the European elimination of the PSG to hands of the Real Madrid. The forward encouraged to arrive to the World-wide in full conditions, and although it was of less to more, did not attain to guide to his to the final victory. The next year will go back to the career.

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