Shocking: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Are Omitted As Balon D'or Final Three Are Revealed

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Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly not make the final three for the Ballon d'Or this year.

Whilst Lionel Messi is also said to have been snubbed with the most prestigious individual prize in the game set for a historic new winner.

It has been 11 years since Kaka lifted the famous golden ball before a duopoly followed with Messi and Ronaldo sharing five apiece over the next decade.

But Luka Modric looks to have a clear run now at picking up the Ballon d'Or to go with his The Best FIFA Award.

Joining him on the podium are a couple of the protagonists from France's World Cup triumph.

Tuttosport believe Kylian Mbappe and Raphael Varane will join Modric on the final shortlist.

There appears to be a desire from the football community for a new star to win the prize too, with Edinson Cavani's view that a French player should win.

"Varane may well be there, Griezmann, Mbappe... I think a Frenchman should win," the PSG striker told RMC .

"There are other players who could win it, but it should be a Frenchman, they have won the World Cup.

"Modric has had a great season, but his team-mate Varane won the Champions League and the World Cup. Modric was a finalist and had a great campaign, but Varane deserves it more."

Luka Modric picked up The Best FIFA Award this year ig@circletalkslive

The order is not clear though, but Modric is the favourite, after RFIreported that half the votes had been collated by November 9 and the Real Madrid and Croatia maestro was currently top of the list, with his club team-mate Varane the runner-up and PSG sensation Mbappe third.