Best three players named

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar will again battle it out to be named the best player in the world in Fifa’s annual awards.

The trio – who star for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris St Germain respectively – make up the three-man shortlist for top male player in the Best Fifa Football Awards.

The nominees for the seven award categories were announced yesterday, with the winners to be confirmed at the London Palladium on October 23.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is on the three-man list for the best men’s coach award after leading the Blues to the Premier League title in his first season in charge.

He is up against Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and Massimiliano Allegri, whose Juventus side lost this year’s Champions League final.

The women’s player prize is between holder Carli Lloyd, the US international who had a loan spell with Manchester City last season, Venezuelan teenager Deyna Castellanos, and Lieke Martens, part of Holland’s successful Euro 2017 side.

A prize for goalkeepers has been introduced, with Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus, Real Madrid’s Keylor Navas, and Bayern Munich’s Germany international Manuel Neuer the men in contention.

There is a chance to vote online for the best goal from a 10-strong list in the 2017 Fifa Puskas Award, which will be reduced down to three ahead of the ceremony.

A Fan Award will also be handed out following a poll, with supporters of Celtic, Borussia Dortmund and Copenhagen making the shortlist.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale were the only British players included on a 55-man list for Fifa’s team of the year.

Pictures: Getty. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar make up the shortlist for top male player in the Best Fifa Football Awards.