The five time FIFA balon d'or winner was excluded from the top three nominees in the 2018 FIFA world player of the year...The Argentina maestro lost his place to cristiano RONALDO,luka modric and Muhammed salah of Egypt after winning the golden boot in the Spanish league and was awarded with the highest goal scorer in the European top five leagues...Arguably,the Portuguese selection cannot be questioned because of his prolific performance in the uefa champions league last season after leading his side real Madrid to victory in Kiev..Likewise,luka modric performance in the just concluded FIFA world cup in Russia where he won the golden ball as well as helping his club side real Madrid to the uefa champions league can not be overlooked for a position in the top three also but the inclusion of Mohammed salah ahead of messi is something that have created some act of condemnation in the attractions that the prestigious award have acquired over years..Players like filipe Luis believes that Lionel messi should not be excluded because he is the greatest of all time but when players like messi are excluded from the FIFA world cup gala,the award loses its prestige...However, the remarkable performance of Mohammed salah in the premier league last season seems great as he won the best player award as well as the golden boot but his team were not able to win the league and neither was he able to win any trophy last season after his team lost to real Madrid..His performance at the world cup was not something to write home about either so the exclusion of Lionel messi remains a thorn in the flesh to some while others deem it fit to include Lionel messi as a fourth candidate in the gala rather than excluding the Barcelona star man..if the federation of international football association can exclude messi in their selection then the criteria for the selection of players needs to be reviewed.
Reviewed by Abdulkareem Habibat
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September 17, 2018
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