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Lionel Messi is not among the three finalists that will battle for this year's UEFA Best player in Europe Award. Atletico Madrid/France's Antonie Griezmann will join Real Madrid/Wales Gareth Bale to battle against favorite Real Madrid/Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo for the prestigious award. Lionel Messi was even snubbed for the fourth position on the nominee list released by UEFA  on Friday  as his Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez snatched the fourth spot. The award is voted for by journalists from UEFA's member nations . Gianluigi Buffon, Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer and Pepe are the other players on the list. Ronaldo is favorite for the award having led Real Madrid to the champions league title and also helped Portugal to a historic EURO tournament win. UEFA Best Player Award Top ten Nominees:- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Antonie Griezmann 3. Gareth Bale 4. Luis Suarez 5. Lionel Messi 6. Gianluigi Buffon  7. Toni Kroos  8. Thomas

When Zinedine Zidane replaced Rafael Benitez as first coach of Real Madrid, he was the lowest paid top manager in European football. His €2.7million-a-year salary was barely an improvement on what he earned as B-team manager. Following a successful first season during which he won the Champions League, he has agreed improved contract terms with the club.  Zidane’s new contract will seem him earn €5.5m a season which translates to £90,000-a-week.  Zidane guided Real Madrid to their second Champions League in the last three years in May when they beat Atletico Madrid in Milan.

Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to hit back at compatriot and former coach Jose Mourinho with a cryptic Instagram post after Mourinho criticized Ronaldo's touch line behavior during the EURO 2016 final. Ronaldo was stretchered out of the field in the first half due to a knee injury in the match and came out in the final minutes of extra time to bark instructions at his teammates- to inspire them to hold on to their 1-0 lead. But Mourinho , who weeks ago claimed Ronaldo wasn't in his top three players of all time , criticized Ronaldo , saying his touch line antics didn't do his team any favors at all. 'Ronaldo didn't help in any way by doing that in the final few minutes of the Euros final,' the United manager told Portugal's SporTV. There were 11 players on the pitch doing their job, and the person in charge of directing them was the coach. ‘I saw it as an overload of emotion from someone who saw that the team was just minutes away from achieving an ob

The super model and reality star arrived for a family lunch in a nude-coloured flimsy dress and it appeared she didn't have a bra underneath. The famous family were filming scenes for their hit TV show and . More photos after the cut.

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at the 80,000-seater Marcana Stadium in Brazil. More photos after the cut.

French Gymnast breaks his leg during training at the 2016 Rio Olympics (Graphic photos and video) A French gymnast, 26 year old Samir Ait Said broke his leg and the sound of the leg snapping was audible from down on the floor to up in the rafters. The next sound was a collective gasp from the crowd, then a groan, then silence. Said collapsed after he landed and broke his leg during a vault training on Saturday, his left tibia broke on impact and his leg twisted grotesquely away from his thigh. After he landed, he grabbed his leg and covered his face with his right hand while trainers surrounded him for several minutes. A wheelchair was rolled out to the side of the mat where he lay but he couldn't use any of those items, he was strapped to a stretcher and carried off as sympathetic fans cheered. French coach Denis Charlieux said that Said had been taken to the hospital and that they were waiting for further information from doctors. He called the day “a nightmare.” He