Ronaldo, 32, won the inaugural Best FIFA Men's Player Award last year after a six-year merger between the FIFA honour and the Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo previously won the FIFA World Player of the Year award, the precursor to the Best FIFA award, in 2008. "We all know who is the best player in the world," says Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is shortlisted for the Best FIFA Goalkeeper prize alongside Ronaldo's Madrid team-mate Keylor Navas and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer. The shortlist for the Best FIFA Women's Player award comprises Venezuela's Deyna Castellanos, American star Carli Lloyd and Dutchwoman Lieke Martens.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 23, 2017 01:30 UTC