The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019: Top 5 contenders for the award - August 2019

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Juventus)

Ronaldo found success with club and country this year

Cristiano Ronaldo has climbed up the charts in our rankings at the start of August, due to the absence of Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva in the final 10 man shortlist for the award. The Portuguese, as such, is third among the contenders for the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year now.

Ronaldo endured an impressive debut season for Juventus, where he won both the Serie A title and Supercoppa Italiana. He even won the inaugural UEFA Nation's League with Portugal this summer. However, one has to admit that he had a subpar season by his standards.

The Portuguese is known for his goals and his talismanic impact on the team. Unfortunately for him, it was hardly the case in the season gone by.

Despite scoring 21 goals in the league, he could not win the Serie A Golden Boot, neither could he inspire Juventus to the Champions League trophy, managing only sporadic bursts of brilliance.

In the UEFA Nations League, he was outstanding in the semi-final against Switzerland but failed to have an impact in the final. Bernardo Silva emerged as the heartbeat of the Portugal team and the Manchester City man was rightly judged the Player of the Tournament ahead of Ronaldo.

However, every cloud has a silver lining and Ronaldo's impact on his new team, in a new league is still commendable. Unfortunately, it just is not enough to win him the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year this year.