FIFA's The Best awards LIVE: Ronaldo vs Modric vs Salah & all the results

"The absence of Ronaldo and Messi? It is a lack of respect, for the players, for FIFA and for the world of football," Capello <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/ronaldo-messi-the-best-snub-is-disrespectful-football/9wc51jndp7mc123wlo5tn77l8" target="_blank">told&nbsp;TVE&nbsp;ahead of the ceremony</a>. "It's a pity. Messi attended the gala last year and he didn't win," added Forlan.&nbsp;"It's a pity if it happens the same with Ronaldo than in the UEFA gala." Ronaldo famously chooses to opt out of attending award ceremonies in which he doesn't claim the top prize – failing to appear at the UEFA Player of the Year ceremony in Monaco after Modric won the award and only turning up at Ballon d'Or ceremonies that involve&nbsp;him as the winner.

Football legends take swipes at Messi & Ronaldo for snubbing ceremony 😳

Fabio Capello, Diego Forlan and Davor Suker criticised the striking pair for missing the awards ceremony in London.

The Real Madrid winner has won the Best FIFA Men's Player award for guiding Croatia to the World Cup final and winning a third consecutive Champions League trophy with Real Madrid! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> THE WINNER!!! <a href="https://t.co/fNNkHPOLmy">pic.twitter.com/fNNkHPOLmy</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1044315055645446144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> "First of all I would like to give congratulations to Mohamed [Salah] and Cristiano [Ronaldo] for the seasons they have had, and I'm sure that in the future you will have another opportunity to win this trophy," said Modric. "This isn't just my trophy – this is for my Real Madrid teammates, my Croatia teammates and my coaches. Without them, this would have not have been possible.&nbsp; "This trophy is also for my family without whom I would not be the player that I am." Take a bow, Luka! 👏

🏆Best FIFA Men's Player winner – Luka Modric

Croatia captain beats out Salah and Ronaldo

Here's the FIFA FIFPro World XI in full and there has been a colossal, majorly obvious snub: GK: David de Gea DF: Dani Alves, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo MF: Luka Modric, N'Golo Kante,&nbsp;Eden Hazard FW:&nbsp;Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo *cough* WHERE IS JAMES MILNER?! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">What a team! <a href="https://t.co/1oU0RJrGJK">pic.twitter.com/1oU0RJrGJK</a>— Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1044312271567097856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

🏅Ronaldinho & Michael Ballack present FIFA FIFPro World11

Three World Cup winners, three CL winners

After an excellent summer with Belgium at the World Cup, Courtois made the move to Real Madrid to cement his status as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. The ex-Chelsea shot-stopper beat out the likes of Hugo Lloris and Kasper Schmeichel! 👏 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> 🏆 The Best FIFA Goalkeeper 2018 🇧🇪 <a href="https://twitter.com/thibautcourtois?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thibautcourtois</a> 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HalaMadrid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HalaMadrid</a> — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) <a href="https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1044301640969457664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

🏆Best FIFA Goalkeeper winner – Thibaut Courtois!

Real Madrid shot-stopper takes home top honour

The former France captain and current manager of the victorious World Cup-winning Les Bleus takes home the FIFA Best Award for Men's Coach, beating out the likes of old teammate Zinedine Zidane,&nbsp;Zlatko Dalic and Diego Simeone! "I would like to share this trophy with my wife and son, who are always by my side. Thank you everyone." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> Congratulations, Didier Deschamps 🙌 Winner of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> FIFA Men's Coach 2018 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/fGPE4tOMaL">pic.twitter.com/fGPE4tOMaL</a> — #TheBest (@FIFAcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1044300202193158145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

🏆Best FIFA Men's Coach winner – Didier Deschamps! 

Chosen by 38% of fans who voted for the goal, Salah's brilliant effort off the edge of the box&nbsp;– scored during the Merseyside Derby against Everton – wins the Puskas Award ahead of Bale and Messi.&nbsp; Take a bow, Mo! Watch the goal below! <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="362" src="https://youtube.com/embed/mJ8XGUgvoAM" title="YouTube video player" width="644"></iframe>

🏆Salah's goal vs Everton clinches Puskas Award!

The ceremony will be held at the Royal Festival Hall in London and events are scheduled to get started at roughly&nbsp;7:30pm BST&nbsp;(2:30pm ET). The very great and extremely talented&nbsp;Idris Elba returns to host the ceremony after taking charge of last year's ceremony, and he will be joined by French journalist Anne-Laure Bonnet. Stay tuned for the first of the Green Carpet arrivals...

Key details for the FIFA Best Awards

The ceremony takes place this evening and Goal has all the coverage of the event, starting from the red carpet through to the award presentation – sorry,&nbsp;green&nbsp;carpet! In case you needed a refresher about the FIFA Best Awards, have a quick read of our <a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/fifas-the-best-awards-2018-when-is-it-who-are-the-nominees/xvbq9mb6ywyu1j6zz9xbwdbuk" target="_blank">full comprehensive guide</a>&nbsp;including the full list of nominees, award categories and past winners!

Welcome to Goal's live blog of the FIFA Best Awards!

We hope you had a good time following along with the blog and enjoyed what may be a new dawning in a post-Messi and Ronaldo era. Congratulations to well-deserved wins for Luka Modric, Didier Deschamps, Marta,&nbsp;Thibaut Courtois, Mohamed Salah and&nbsp;Reynald Pedros, and Gareth, if you're listening – WAISTCOAT. Ta!

Thanks for joining us for the FIFA Best awards!

The Eygptian was named in the top three of the Best Men's Player award but somehow <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/messi-and-ronaldo-lead-fifpro-world-xi-as-salah-and-neymar/tka216ppck5s1vkgxw28gerhp" target="_blank">failed to make it into the FIFA FIFPro XI</a> – in favour of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi (who didn't make the shortlist) and Cristiano Ronaldo. 🤔

Was Salah snubbed?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Congratulations to Luka and Marta on winning the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> awards tonight. It's been a privilege to see you both play this season. // Parabéns, <a href="https://twitter.com/lukamodric10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lukamodric10</a> e Marta, por vencerem o prêmio de Melhores Jogadores da FIFA. Foi um privilégio ver vocês dois jogarem nesta temporada. <a href="https://t.co/xJNS5AMh9b">https://t.co/xJNS5AMh9b</a>— Pelé (@Pele) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pele/status/1044316362854846466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Pele has his say!

Modric responds to being the first winner since Kaka in 2007 who isn't Messi or Ronaldo. "I'm not thinking about that right now. There are so many great players in the world, like the two you mentioned. It makes you feel proud, that your work is paying off. With this, all my dreams have come true!"

Modric: "My dreams have come true"

Chief correspondent Pete Staunton writes on <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/ronaldo-and-messi-show-lack-of-grace-with-award-no-show/w6vv0n5yv8821wlmtj30r0euo" target="_blank">how the pair let their game down by their absences</a> at the FIFA Best Award ceremony this evening, despite being nominated for the top honours.

Ronaldo and Messi show lack of grace with award no-show

Best FIFA Men's Player: <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/modric-defeats-ronaldo-and-salah-to-be-crowned-fifas-the-best-of-/1i8qfvrx0sdjzlrx5fb371e3" target="_blank">Luka Modric</a> Best FIFA Men's Coach: <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/didier-deschamps-fifa-best-mens-coach-award/1ogonqr87xp5b1pwykkppbuak8" target="_blank">Didier Deschamps</a> Best FIFA Women's Player: Marta Best FIFA Women's Coach:&nbsp;Reynald Pedros Best FIFA Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois Puskas Award: <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/salah-beats-ronaldo-and-bale-to-puskas-award/1whtjcjk8bljiz4pbbe4ojn2m" target="_blank">Mohamed Salah v&nbsp;Everton</a> What a night! 🔥 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> Enhorabuena Lukita👏🏼!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lukamodric10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lukamodric10</a> <a href="https://t.co/EEhFmjVM3q">pic.twitter.com/EEhFmjVM3q</a> — Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) <a href="https://twitter.com/IkerCasillas/status/1044316253844725760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

FIFA Best Award winners in full

Modric, Deschamps, Courtois take home top prizes

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> When you're named Best Goalkeeper but don't make the FIFPro World XI 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/VjavMGkAOa">pic.twitter.com/VjavMGkAOa</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1044312669652742144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hmmmmm...... 🧐

Congrats to the Brazilian striker! 🇧🇷

🏆FIFA Best Women's Player winner – Marta

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> We prefer the original, <a href="https://twitter.com/idriselba?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@idriselba</a>... 😳<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeLions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeLions</a> boss Gareth Southgate was on stage at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a>⁠ ⁠to hand over <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> women’s coach prize. <a href="https://t.co/LutMSbyrGx">pic.twitter.com/LutMSbyrGx</a> — England (@England) <a href="https://twitter.com/England/status/1044311013800185856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Waistcoat beef?!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> Congratulations, Lennart Thy 👏 Winner of The FIFA Fair Play Award 2018 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/pW5ETt2Kmd">pic.twitter.com/pW5ETt2Kmd</a> — #TheBest (@FIFAcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1044309220433285121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

🏆FIFA Fair Play Award winner – Lennart Thy!

As well as recognising the prodigious skills and achievements of players, FIFA pays tribute to the supporters of the game with The Best Fan award. Peru&nbsp;fans took home the award after they turned up in force to back their country at their first World Cup in 36 years! 🇵🇪 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪 Congratulations, Peru fans 🎉 Winners of the FIFA Fan Award 2018 🏆 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/HS0m6lcJzf">pic.twitter.com/HS0m6lcJzf</a> — #TheBest (@FIFAcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1044307918269632513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Japan and&nbsp;Senegal&nbsp;fans were also nominated together for their efforts to clean up after themselves following matches at the tournament.

🏆FIFA The Best Fan Award winner

Come on, we all know it. "I SAID MAYBE, YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONE WHO SAVES–" Nope, sorry, wrong again. Here we go: "AND SOOOOOO, SALLY CAN WAIT, SHE KNOWS IT'S TOO LATE......................"&nbsp;

Noel Gallagher performs classic Oasis hit

The French superstar reminding us all that we have achieved approximately nothing in our lives considering that he is only 19 years of age.

Kylian Mbappe takes the mic!

The Lyon boss won against&nbsp;Japan national team coach Asako Takakura and Netherlands coach&nbsp;Sarina Wiegman! "When coming into this job, I wanted to promote women's football. Football is a game and it's also a way to entertain people – our goal at Lyon is to bring as many people as we can into the stadiums."

🏆Best FIFA Women's Coach – Reynald Pedros

Do it for Idris, Gareth. Do it for England. Do it for the world.

Idris Elba has invited Gareth Southgate to start line of waistcoats

Gareth Bale's overhead kick against Liverpool in the Champions League final, Benjamin Pavard against Argentina in the World Cup, Mohamed Salah against Everton... Here's a <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/bale-ronaldo-messi-salah-vie-for-fifas-puskas-award/1f646y94pkyz21owcjv6ejfodk" target="_blank">quick reminder of the nominees</a> before the announcement of the winner! Which goal was your favourite? Bale's is a popular one – and is Thibault Courtois' favourite (or the goal that he wished he had saved).

FIFA Puskas Award nominees

Lyon boast two players in the shortlist for The Best FIFA Women's Player award, with Ada Hegerberg and Dzsenifer Marozsan included after helping the club to a Ligue 1 and Champions League double. Also joining Hegerberg and Marozsan in the running is Brazil forward Marta, who has made the cut after helping Orlando Pride to the NWSL Play-offs and captaining her country to&nbsp;Copa America Femenina glory.

Best FIFA Women's Player nominees

The esteemed actor and host for this year's ceremony has paid tribute to France star Kylian Mbappe and is now guiding us through a show reel of the highlight from this summer's World Cup – heartbreak for Germany and Spain but highs for Sweden and Croatia. These were better times.

IDRIS ELBA HAS ARRIVED.

"In my heart and in my head, I am the best man to have ever played for Huddersfield Town."

Patrick Stewart is getting the ceremony started!

Here's eight-year-old Enzo with a fan.

In case you needed a refresher! The final nominees in <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/fifas-the-best-awards-2018-when-is-it-who-are-the-nominees/xvbq9mb6ywyu1j6zz9xbwdbuk" target="_blank">The Best Men's Coach category</a> are former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, who clinched a third successive Champions League trophy with Los Blancos last season, France's World Cup-winning manager Didier Deschamps and Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic, whose team were beaten finalists at&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;2018. Among the coaches to miss out on the final three slots were Pep&nbsp;Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Gareth Southgate and Diego Simeone. Jose Mourinho was not nominated for the award.

Best FIFA Men's Coach nominees

"No!" Modric laughs. The interviewers are not convinced. "He takes these awards seriously, doesn't he?" they ask him. He remains silent, but does laugh.

Has Modric been messaging Ronaldo about the awards?

Here's a confident Mo ahead of tonight's awards – pitted against Modric and Ronaldo!

Salah: "This won't be my last award!"

The Real Madrid midfielder is a frontrunner to win tonight's Best Men's Player following the glaring absence of a certain CR7 (👀).&nbsp; If Modric wins this evening, it will be the first time since Kaka lifted the honour in 2007 that someone other than Messi or Ronaldo has won the award. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> And here's Modric! Is the Croat set to break Ronaldo and Messi's monopoly of football's biggest awards? <a href="https://t.co/jnRyuplIVG">pic.twitter.com/jnRyuplIVG</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1044288002862854144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Croatia captain Luka Modric is here!

Salah is in the top three for the Best Men's Player award after setting the Premier League alight in his first season at Liverpool. 🔥 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Black suit, black shirt, black tie: Mo Salah is keeping it simple but elegant on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fifathebest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Fifathebest</a> green carpet 👌 <a href="https://t.co/Fydk2nRxFk">pic.twitter.com/Fydk2nRxFk</a>— Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1044287154657132544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

THE EGYPTIAN KING HAS ARRIVED. 👑

Huddersfield Town are a lucky, lucky team.

It's the one and only Patrick Stewart!

Gallagher is an avid Man City fan and will be performing at the ceremony later this evening. He remained coy about which hits he'd be performing with his High Flying Birds, though, quipping: "One of my timeless classics." So 'Parklife!' and 'Tender',&nbsp;then?&nbsp; (Sorry, wrong band.)

Noel Gallagher arrives! 🎵

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> 🧠🆚❤️ "I voted for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Modric?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Modric</a>, but <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Salah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Salah</a> is my friend, so I want him to win!" Head and heart in conflict for the sharply-dressed 🇧🇪<a href="https://twitter.com/hazardeden10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hazardeden10</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAFootballAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAFootballAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/36y6Gf1pYd">pic.twitter.com/36y6Gf1pYd</a> — #TheBest (@FIFAcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/1044282917009199105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

Eden ❤️ Mo

"I wanted to be a bit different..." says the Chelsea superstar. "There's always black or blue. So I went red." Hit or a miss? 🤔

Hazard has emerged straight out of Austin Powers

Who needs the ceremony when everything great has already happened on the Green Carpet?! Marcelo's son Enzo has just nutmegged Clarence Seedorf, which clearly means that he is going to win the Ballon d'Or in the future.

Marcelo's son nutmegs Seedorf!

... on winning the Golden Glove at the World Cup this summer: "Yeah, that would obviously be nice. I think football... is about team trophies, but when I won the Golden Glove it was great." Can Real Madrid win an unprecedented&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;Champions League trophy in a row?! "Well I'd love to have a Champions League, so maybe we can make it! I think we have a great team who can win it."

Thibault Courtois has arrived!

"It's amazing to be here to see all these guys who you used to play with!" said the former Chelsea forward on the Green Carpet. "Where is better to celebrate football than London? "Gareth Bale's goal is the kind of goal that you dream of, when you sleep at night before a game. You remember it forever. "What Lukaku is doing now has nothing to do with me! He's going to destroy the Premier League. If he stays there, he'll catch up with Aguero who's doing so well. He's got time and talent."

It's Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba!

Dapper as always. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> Whether he's on the pitch or at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fifathebest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Fifathebest</a> awards, Dani Alves always looks sharp! <a href="https://t.co/dK9c8k8IVB">pic.twitter.com/dK9c8k8IVB</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1044276004829765636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Here's Dani Alves!

No visible sign of Idris Elba just yet but here are some familiar faces – England boss Gareth Southgate and Germany head coach Joachim Low! No <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/how-to-dress-like-england-manager-gareth-southgate/15ta13vcud9xs1jqt2rllpn76c" target="_blank">waistcoast</a> though.

Where's your waistcoat, Gareth?

While we wait for Idris Elba to grace us with his presence on the Green Carpet, why not pass the time by watching Omar Momani's brilliant GOALTOONS cartoon ahead of the ceremony – starring Ronaldo as the Evil Queen, Mohamed Salah as Snow White and Sergio Ramos as the hunstman!&nbsp;&nbsp; <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="362" src="https://youtube.com/embed/gWADjs0mzkg" title="YouTube video player" width="644"></iframe>

🍿Video: Ronaldo, Modric & Salah in quest to be The Best

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Best Men's Award for the last three years, but looks like he – and former La Liga rival Messi – are <a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/will-messi-ronaldo-be-attending-fifas-the-best-award/1xsjosxgpimq81vdrlezk70bh0" target="_blank">absent for tonight's festivities</a>. Messi was snubbed for the top-three of the Men's Award which consists of Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah and Luka Modric.&nbsp; Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe make up the rest of the longlist, though Modric is a clear frontrunner to pick up the award after captaining Croatia to the final of the World Cup as well as having a pivotal role in winning the Champions League with Real Madrid. Also, Ronaldo missing out on the ceremony is a major hint that he won't be picking up the award – he never usually shows up to award shows that he loses out on!&nbsp;

A quick run-down of the Men's Award nominees tonight

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FIFA's The Best awards LIVE: Ronaldo vs Modric vs Salah & all the results | Goal.com South Africa

The award ceremony will take place this evening at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with Ronaldo, Modric and Salah shortlisted