Goalkeeper Buffon led Juventus to a sixth successive Serie A title, a third-straight Italian Cup success and a runner-up finish in the Champions League. Messi claimed the Spanish King's Cup with Barcelona and finished as La Liga's top scorer with 37 goals last season.?⚽️ Player of the Year Award shortlist ⚽️?
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 15, 2017
Bravo @gianluigibuffon, Leo Messi & @Cristiano Ronaldo!
Winner announced on 24 August.#UEFAPOTY pic.twitter.com/nKYGyfhvyc
The three-player shortlist was selected by a panel of 80 coaches of the clubs which participated in the group stage of the 2016/17 Champions League and Europa League and 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. Messi and Ronaldo have both won the award twice, with the Portugal international voted winner last year.???? #HalaMadrid@Cristiano is a finalist for the UEFA Player of the Year award!
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) August 15, 2017
➡ https://t.co/Rzmon1huYh#RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/R2WB91lhKh
VfL Wolfsburg striker Pernille Harder, Olympique Lyon midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan and Barcelona winger Lieke Martens were shortlisted for the UEFA's women's player of the year award.? @gianluigibuffon tra i tre finalisti del premio @UEFA Player of the Year 2016/2017 ?https://t.co/GNeIX2zixB ⚪️⚫️#UEFAPOTY pic.twitter.com/Sh8XzTPkqf
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) August 15, 2017
Martens was named the Women's Euro 2017 player of the tournament earlier this month after helping Netherlands to their first senior female continental title. The awards will be presented at this season's Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Aug. 24.The nominations for the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award are IN.
— UEFA (@UEFA) August 15, 2017
Check them out ? ? #UEFAPOTYhttps://t.co/7s60yxH79v