Fifa has ended its association with the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player. The award has been given by France Football every year since 1956, but for the past six years it became the Fifa Ballon d’Or in
Lionel Messi has been left out of the top three shortlist for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann in the running. Messi was not even placed fourth in the long list