Messi not listed in FIFA Men's Player award

         

Antoine Griezmann said it's 'bizarre' that he isn't in the top three, but his club team-mate has focused more on the Argentine's absence. Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis insists Lionel Messi is the best footballer in the world, despite his omission from the shortlist for the Best FIFA Men's Player award.

Despite inspiring Barcelona to a domestic double of La Liga and the Copa del Rey in 2017-18, Messi was overlooked for the final three-man list in favour of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah. Antoine Griezmann claimed it was "bizarre" that a FIFA award will not recognise any of France's World Cup-winning stars, but his Atletico team-mate thinks it is ignoring Messi that ruins the credibility of the prize.