CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many players have been nominated for 2017 FIFA Best Men’s Player award?
A
Two
B
Three
C
Five
D
Four
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A panel of experts on men’s football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of 24 male players for The Best FIFA Men’s Player. The 24 candidates were announced on 17 August. The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstars Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema have been announced as the three nominees for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for 2022 on Friday. FIFA will crown the winner of The Best Men’s Player Award on 27 February at a Paris ceremony.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA award for the past two years.

Detailed explanation-4: -He has won the Best Men’s Player award on two occasions; 2016 and 2017. For Lionel Messi, he has only managed to win the award in 2019. He has been the runner-up three times, while Ronaldo has been runner-up twice. Robert Lewandowski has actually won the award twice as well and the other winner was Luka Modric.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ronaldo (left) and Zinedine Zidane (right) each won the award three times.

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