Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has missed out on a place as one of the three finalists for FIFA's Best Men's Player award for 2018.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been named as the nominees for the main award, marking the first time that Messi has been absent from the final three of the award.

New Juventus striker Ronaldo has won the award in both years of its existence under its current guise, while he is also a five-time Ballon d'Or winner - a joint-record alongside Messi.

Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to a third successive Champions League crown and fourth title in five years last season, alongside Modric, who also led Croatia to the final of the World Cup this summer.

Liverpool's Salah, meanwhile, scored 44 goals across all competitions as the Reds made an unexpected charge to the Champions League final, where they were beaten by Madrid.

Messi scored 45 goals in 54 appearances for Barcelona last term, including 34 in just 36 La Liga outings.