FIFA annonced the three players shortlist for Best Player Award

• Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann.
• Real Madrid Forward and Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
• FC Barcelona Forward and Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

OFFICIAL: #TheBest FIFA Men's Player nominees
🇵🇹@Cristiano
🇫🇷@AntoGriezmann
🇦🇷Lionel Messi
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— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) 2 décembre 2016

 -The original 23-strong list was trimmed down following votes by captains and coaches of national teams, select members of the media and fans voting on FIFA.com.
-The overall winner will be announced at a ceremony in Zurich on January 9.