FIFA has announced that the three finalists for its 1996 Player of the Year award are Ronaldo (Barcelona and Brazil), Alan Shearer (Newcastle and England), and George Weah (AC Milan and Liberia).
A record 120 national team coaches chose their top three players in this year’s voting. Weah won the honor in 1995.
The winner of the 1996 award will be announced Jan. 20 at a gala reception in Lisbon, Portugal.