History Set to Be Made As 3 Midfielders Emerge Finalists for Prestigious UEFA Gong

• Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and the Chelsea pair of N'Golo Kante and Jorginho are the 2020/21 UEFA's Men's Player of the Year finalists
• Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe all missed out on the race for the prestigious prize
• The annual ceremony is set to take place at the Halic Congress Centre in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday, 26 August

Kevin de Bruyne, N'Golo Kante and Jorginho have been nominated for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year for 2020/21 award, UEFA, Daily Post.

It will be the first time three midfielders will be selected for the coveted individual accolade since its inception.

The award will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2021, the same night this season's Champions League draws will be held.

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The Champions League positional awards will also be given out to the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker.

The UEFA Europa League Player of the Season for last season will be announced the following day.

Chelsea were crowned European champions for the second after defeating Man City in the final of the competition last season.

All three midfielders De Bruyne, Knate and Jorginho were present in the game as the Blues duo were victorious on the night.

Here are the rest of the top 10 players

4 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, now at Paris & Argentina)

5 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern & Poland)

6 Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, now at Paris & Italy)

7 Kylian Mbappé (Paris & France)

8 Raheem Sterling (Man. City & England)

9 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal)

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10 Erling Haaland (Dortmund & Norway)

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Chelsea and Manchester City players have been selected to win an accolade for positional Champions League awards in the various departments of the team, UEFA, Punch.

Five Blues players made the cut, as well as three City stars, were all shortlisted in the best goalkeeper, defender and midfielder categories.

Edouardo Mendy will have to compete with Ederson and Real Madrid's consistent shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois.

In the defence section, PFA's best player of last season Ruben Dias will be contending with Chelsea's duo of Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger.

John Terry backs Kante for historic football feat

In related news, Briefly News reported that N'Golo Kante should win the next Ballon d'Or according to former Chelsea's inspirational captain John Terry, The Sun.

The Blues' legend stated that the French midfielder does not get the appreciation he deserves on the world stage despite his contribution to the team.

The 30-year-old helped the west London club win their second Champions League title last season and also played a part in their Super Cup's success in the past week.

Source: Briefly News