Messi not in FIFA best player shortlist after 11yrs in top 2
Argentine forward Lionel Messi has been omitted from the final three-man shortlist for FIFA's men's player of the year award, after featuring in the top two for 11 straight years. Messi had bagged the award five times and finished runner-up six times, five times behind Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo and once behind former Brazilian midfielder KakÃ¡.