Ronaldo out of UEFA Player of the Year finalists

Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the top three finalists for the UEFA Player of the Year award. The Portuguese striker was the 10th most voted, with 25 votes, in an election based on the choice of 80 coaches who participated in the Champions League and Europa League group stages, as well as 55 journalists chosen by European Sports. Media (ESM).

The finalists for this award are Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich).

The winner will be announced on October 1, the date of the draw for the Champions League group stage.

UEFA revealed to the rest that they completed the top 10, in which the Argentine Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and the Brazilian Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) share fourth place, both with 53 votes. Thomas Müller (Bayern, with 41 votes), Kylian Mbappé (PSG, 39 votes), Thiago Alcântara (Bayern, 27 votes), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern, 26 votes) and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Meanwhile, the three candidates for the best coach of the year award are all German. They are Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich), Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) and Julian Nagelsmann (RB Leipzig).

As for the award for the best goalkeeper in 2020, the finalists are Keylor Navas (PSG), Manuel Neuer (Bayern) and Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid); the defender of the year has as candidates David Alaba, Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich, all from Bayern Munich; the midfielder of the year award will go to Kevin De Bruyne, Thomas Müller or Thiago Alcântara; while Lewandowski, Mbappé and Neymar fight for the best striker award.