The Fifa football awards finalists were revealed at a special media event held in London on Monday, with the likes of Peter Schmeichel and Sol Campbell in attendance.
The aforementioned trio were all worthy candidates for the prestigious men's award.
Elsewhere, France manager Didier Deschamps and ex-Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane have been nominated for the best men's coach accolade.
Croatia's latko Dalic has also made the shortlist.
Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel is up against Tottenham's Hugo Lloris and Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois for the best goalkeeper award.
BEST FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2018
The Best FIFA Men’s Player:, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modrić, Mohamed Salah
The Best FIFA Women’s Player: Ada Hegerber, Dzsenifer Marozsán, Marta
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach: Zlatko Dalić, Didier Deschamps, Zinédine Zidane
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach: Reynald Pedros, Asako Takakura, Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois, Hugo Lloris, Kasper Schmeichel
FIFA Puskás Award: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid vs Liverpool), Denis Cheryshev (Russia vs Croatia), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (AEK vs Olympiakos), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro vs América MG), Riley McGree (Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City), Lionel Messi (Argentina vs Nigeria), Benjamin Pavard (France vs Argentina), Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal vs Iran), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Juventus), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool vs Everton)
FIFA Fan Award: Sebastián Carrera (Deportes Puerto Montt, Chile), Peru fans, Japan and Senegal fans
The Puskas award includes Gareth Bale's effort for Real Madrid against Liverpool, Salah's derby goal strike against Everton and Lionel Messi's strike for Argentina against Nigeria at the World Cup.
Incredibly, it's the first time Messi hasn't been named in the top three for any of the main awards since 2006.
The winners will be announced on September 24 at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank.
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