4 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo deserved the UEFA Best Player over Modric

#1 Award should have been based on European season, not World Cup

It appears the jury based their votes on the World Cup, giving Modric an advantage

One of the biggest criticisms of the 2018 UEFA Best Players award is that it appears to have been based on the World Cup, rather than on the European season. However, that should never have been the case. Had the award been organised before the World Cup, it would surely have landed in Ronaldo’s hands.

But the jury obviously decided to base their votes on the tournament in Russia, and perhaps decided that Modric deserved something for his top level performances. In truth, Modric deserves much more credit that he has been getting, but he won the best midfielder award as appreciation for that.

He was Europe’s best midfielder, no doubt, but he was simply not the best when the European season, of which the Champions League is a very key component, is entirely taken into consideration.

If Sergio Ramos could win the best defender award over Raphael Verane, who was also superb for Madrid and France in the country’s World Cup triumph, then it is very shocking that Ronaldo will miss out on the overall award to Modric. This clearly depicts double standards with the jury and it shouldn’t have been so.