The dominant era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the soccer world appears to have finally reached its conclusion. FIFA recently revealed the nominees for The Best Men’s Player Award for 2025, and notably, neither the Argentine nor the Portuguese star are featured among the contenders.

According to the official FIFA report, the nominees for The Best 2025 are: Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, Nuno Mendes, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Mohamed Salah, Vitinha and Lamine Yamal.

This development marks the fourth consecutive year in which Cristiano Ronaldo have not been included among the nominees for the award. For Messi, however, this represents the first time the Argentine superstar have been left off the list of contenders.

The last time the Portuguese st

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