Cristiano Ronaldo is in line to retain his crown as FIFA men’s player of the year in London on Monday night.
The Real Madrid and Portugal superstar is up against rival Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Paris St Germain’s Neymar for the award he won last year.
The ceremony, which takes place at the London Palladium, is the second since the FIFA award once again split from the Ballon d’Or prize.
Ronaldo has scored 44 goals for club and country so far in 2017 and scored twice in the Champions League final in June as Real retained the trophy and became European champions for a record-extending 12th time.
Messi has hit 50 goals for Barca and Argentina while Neymar, the world’s most expensive player after he left Barcelona for PSG in the summer, has 25 goals to his name for Barca, PSG and Brazil.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is up for the top men’s coach award along with Ronaldo’s Real boss Zinedine Zidane, and Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud’s scorpion kick against Crystal Palace in January has been nominated for the Puskas Award for best goal.
Castellanos is also nominated for the women’s player of the year award alongside last year’s winner Carli Lloyd of the United States and Holland’s Lieke Martens.
The winners are decided by a jury of club and international coaches, media representatives and supporters.




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