The king of Barcelona, Lionel Messi and his Barcelona compatriot Xavi are among the few footballers nominated for the inaugural Best Player in Europe award. Cristiano Ronaldo has also been nominated.UEFA says the winner will be decided by a media panel on Aug. 25 at the Champions League group-stage draw in Monaco.
Messi scored 53 goals as he and Xavi led Barcelona to the Champions League and Spanish titles last season.
Ronaldo scored a league-record 40 goals for runner-up Real Madrid, which lost to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.
The panel of one journalist from each of Europe's 53 soccer nations elected the three finalists.
UEFA created the honour after "France Football" magazine combined its traditional European award with FIFA's world player prize.
Messi scored 53 goals as he and Xavi led Barcelona to the Champions League and Spanish titles last season.
Ronaldo scored a league-record 40 goals for runner-up Real Madrid, which lost to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.
The panel of one journalist from each of Europe's 53 soccer nations elected the three finalists.
UEFA created the honour after "France Football" magazine combined its traditional European award with FIFA's world player prize.
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