Luka Modric won the IFFHS Award for The World’s Best Playmaker 2018 after winning this year the FIFA Best Player Award and the World Cup Best Player Award and Thibaut Courtois the Best Goalkeeper.
After having achieved 272 points, 128 more than Leo Messi who is in second place, the Croatian midfielder takes the title from the Argentine who picked up the award for the last three years.
Soccer experts from 90 countries have collaborated to designate Modric champion.
He gets this award after winning UEFA's Best Player of the Year Award and FIFA's 'The Best.'
Modric was also first on GOAL 50's annual list, and is the main favourite to win the 2018 Ballon d'Or.
Hazard, third
Behind Modric and Leo Messi, are Eden Hazard (114 points), Kevin de Bruyne (36), Neymar (18), Paul Pogba (14), Christian Eriksen (10), Miralem Pjanic (7), James Rodriguez ( 7), Cristiano Ronaldo (5), Isco Alarcon (3), Jorge Luiz Frello 'Jorginho' (3), Kylian Mbappe (3), Ivan Rakitic (3), Philippe Coutinho (2), Toni Kroos (1) and Thiago Alcantara (1).
Thibaut Courtois, on the other hand, becomes the third Belgian goalkeeper to win this award after the achievements of Jean-Marie Pfaff (1986) and Michel Preud'homme (1994).
Courtois, best goalkeeper
With 181 points in the IFFHS 2018 goalkeeping standings, the Belgian goalkeeper is followed by Hugo Lloris (109), Gianluigi Buffon (59), Keylor Navas (58), Jan Oblak (49), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (49), Alisson Ramses Becker (36), David De Gea (33), Danijel Subasic (23), Manuel Neuer (20), Jordan Pickford (11), Kasper Schmeichel (9), Ederson (6), Samir Handanovic (4), Franco Armani (3), Igor Akinfeev (1), Guillermo Ochoa (1), Denis Onyango (1) and Yann Sommer (1).
02karan1998
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Someone is stealing awards for modric because this even wasn't his best season and he is winning it all
Bimal_Baniya
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If u consider worldcup instead of overall performance ..yeah Modric deserves it..! bt Football is not all about the worldcup..He wasnt playing well in La liga.He was not that good in UCL too.!!! Even Madrid fans would dis agree with this award as he isnt playing the same he used to..! So individual awards should be given as per the individual performance not through the achievement of ur team.! Anyway Modric is the great player bt he dont deserve to be in the same table with Messi and Ronaldo..! #MeSsi4LiFe
Ice_ScorpionMSN
225
Why does a good world cup performance have to shut down everybody's great performance in the regular season and champions league. Clearly. Messi. De Bruyne, David Silva, etc. provided more assists and chances.
zusacpty
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This is Luca Modric year to scoop all football awards wether or not he deserves them it's a length debate and arguments but finally Luca has proven himself to be a player to reckon with so many assists team work and consistency. Bravo Modric and congratulations
Shina-Ayo
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Modric has already dethroned Ronaldo this year. CR7 fans are angry But Modric is better in 2018 Another award that shows that CR7 is a mere goal scorer. He is always using UCL goals as a short-cut to winning awards! Now, Modric has exposed him Ballon d'or 2018 loading for Modric...
Lamasia0912
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Only those who want to end Messi-Ronaldo era are supporting Modric for the Balon Dor. But every one know deep in their heart that these to are the gods of football .No one can replace them.Modric is good but Ronaldo and Messi are far Better than him.
Dutchmaster
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To be honest Modric he's been favoured perhaps because he's aging or perez is doing it for him period...last word cup rakitic and perisic were more decisive than him..or they want to break Leo ronaldo error simply because they don't want them to win even if they are the best..or maybe this shows football organizations are becoming corrupt
HalaHussein007
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He is the best and that's it. Just accept it. He has done everything imaginable. If you are an expert then go choose somebody else. No one cares about the fact that you disagree. HE DESERVES IT. Stop acting like a big dog and putting reasons for Modric winning everything. Only loosers invent fake reasons to protect and promote themselves. Modric is one of the greatest players of all time. And he is getting these titles for previous seasons and accomplishments and sacrifices and not for his current form you dumb@sses. Again he is the best wether you like it or not. Modric wins these titles and doesn't complain. He just accepts it and respects everybody else. Hope you could do the same for him you morons.
dibaeny
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the selection of Cut hole and mouth dry as it being manifested by the poor performance of six place Madrid in laliga , clearly suggests that footballer awards is the making of Madrid and not level headed soccer technicians it even give justification for those Europe crack teams that are contemplating to organize a more competitive league other that the easy results manipulated Champions league. Are you guys trying to tell us that l Spanish laliga is more competitive than champions league? where an under dog in the last two to three seasons had won it triple? what then makes it a league of the champions? super cup 4:0 E lclassico 5:0 this is a team putting the world best keeper and player you guys must be ashamed of yourself for your nonsense.
simpledemmy
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it's better to revolutionize the award winning mentality to avoid selfish efforts in goal scoring aspect, so that all efforts of other players too shall be known and counted. Modric might not deserve this awards, but it's good. it's an encouragement. Footballers like Abrahmovic, Argen Robben, Ribery, Drogba, Xavi, Iniesta and the rest would smile wherever they are and people shall know that efforts of other players contribute to goal scorers... Though Messi to me is still the greatest play maker, but the race might not be for the swift most time
liverpoli
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I totally disagree
tropicalda
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IFFHS world's best playmaker 2008 Xavi 2009 Xavi 2010 Xavi 2011 Xavi 2012 Iniesta 2013 Iniesta 2015 Messi 2016 Messi 2017 Messi Unfortunately, Messi was second best playmaker in 2018, after Luka Modric.
follower
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everyone who says that the award must be given to a person who scores and assists the most don't understand the game well and are just a hater because the ones that are controlling the game are leading the strikers and number 10's to score and assist goals. proof: when Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are playing with likes of Modric, Iniesta, panic, etc.... they become goal scorers and dangerous to the opponents, but when these players are missing, the opposite happens. while the playmakers like Modric, Iniesta, etc... can make an average player look a superstar. the biggest proof is the performance of arsenal when Cazorla is playing and not playing is a completely different team in last season. who agrees with me? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Secabdkmr
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Even being a Barca and Messi fan I think Modric deserves it . He controlled the tempo of the game and dictated play through out the season superbly. The real shock is Courtois being awarded the best goalkeeper , Jan Oblak has been the most constitent keeper through the season for Atletico Madrid . But also keeping in mind the international football Hugo Lloris deserves to be awarded the best goalkeeper.
Jupiter
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Ronaldo while is remaining in Real Madrid these awards would undoubtedly being his rather than any other player in there. But he chose wrong time to leave Madrid knowing how powerful Madrid is over UEFA and FIFA for sure, they're using their influence to steal trophy in favor of Modric. However, let the new year of 18/19 reclaim who deserves to be crowned king of the greatest. And I bet Modric can't compete with Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbape and maybe Griezmann. So, fellas, let forget about this current year because we will be happy again seeing the real best players competing against each other for the crown of the king.
Messilista
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do you seriously think messi did more midfield work than modric. i totally agree messi was best in final third but modric did lot more then take part in final third , did messi come and defend for the team no not as much as modric and as for the playmaker part modric was better in world cup, messi was better in laliga but only in final third and in ucl messi was amazing but they didnt past quater and modic did really good in ucl to. and for the last time go what a playmaker is its not who assist more or scores more. and tell me how many times messi stars the move from inside his own half.
Google dictionary defines playmaker as------ "a player in a team game who leads attacks or brings other players on the same side into a position from which they could score". Now, see the picture where is Messi (marking with red circle). Most of the matches he starts from that position and ignite Barca's attack. You are telling that Modric defends more than Messi, but you should know defending while being a midfielder is called defending midfielder, what buskets is, and Buskets is more efficient than Modric at that point. Play maker creates chances for others as well as for himself too, playmaker controls the attacks and midfields, play maker keep balance in the attack and midfield, play maker makes key passes, play maker finds spaces for others, play maker go deep and come forward by forming attack, play maker passes, break the defence of opponents, dribbles, take ons, ball controls...........and Messi is far far far far ahead of Modric in every aspects. So, dont try to make useless points my friend.
Xarrozz
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Haha 😂 Those who understand football knows that modric doesn't deserve ballon d'or 😂😂 He is overrated 😏😏