It's not surprising that many people questioned the absence of Lionel Messi as one of the final three contenders for Best FIFA Men's Player this year. It seems that Filipe Luís feels that it's a massive blow for the FIFA Football Awards.

The Atlético Madrid left-back believes that the Barcelona superstar is the best player in the world.

"[FIFA's The Best] Award is for the best player in the world. In my opinion, the best player in the world is [Lionel] Messi," Luís said.

"Today, last year, two years ago and three years ago. From the moment that Messi does not win the award, with everything that he does, it loses some of its credibility.

"No matter if one player won the Champions [League], if another played the final. In my opinion, Messi is the best [in] the world. And he has been for several years.

"OK, Neymar will be there one day, [Mohamed] Salah deserves to be at the top three, Cristiano [Ronaldo] deserves to be at the top three.

"But, to demonstrate his level in such a way in every single game he plays, I don't have any doubt that he [Messi] is the best player in the world."

Strong words of endorsement from Luís, but let's be honest, he's probably not the only person to think that Messi is the best player to have ever graced the sport.