Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo will compete for UEFA’s Best Player in Europe award for last season.
UEFA have confirmed that the three superstars topped a Europe-wide poll of journalists who chose from a 10-player shortlist.
The same 54-member panel picks a winner on August 27 at the Champions League group draw in Monaco.
Suarez is nominated despite starting his season in late-October after serving a FIFA ban for biting at the World Cup.
The Uruguay forward scored the final goal in Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final.
Five Juventus players were shortlisted – Gianluigi Buffon, Paul Pogba, Carlos Tevez, Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo (now New York City) – but only one from the Premier League, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.
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