Best Player in Europe: Bale, Griezmann or Ronaldo battle for the title as Lionel Messi is snubbed

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal),Gareth Bale (Real Madrid & Wales),Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid & France) are the trio selected for the 2015/16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

Barcelona Forward Lionel Messi's name was not included in the list making people wonder what is really going on.He is 5th in the list and only the first three are chosen for the UEFA Best Player.
The jury will cast their votes for the winner during the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 25 August. Past editions have been won by Lionel Messi (2011, 2015), Andrés Iniesta (2012), Franck Ribéry (2013) and Ronaldo (2014).Other positions are,

4 Luis Suárez (Barcelona & Uruguay) – 29 points
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) – 25
6 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus & Italy) – 19
7 Pepe (Real Madrid & Portugal) – 9
8 Manuel Neuer (Bayern München & Germany) – 6
9 Toni Kroos (Real Madrid & Germany) – 5
10 Thomas Müller (Bayern München & Germany) – 2