5 of the Greatest players never to have won The Best FIFA Men's Player award

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Luka Modric won the Best FIFA Men's Player award following a wonderful season with both club and country

#3 Andrés Iniesta

Netherlands v Spain: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
Iniesta scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands

The second La Masia product on our list, Andrés Iniesta is arguably the best central midfielder of all time. During his time with Barcelona, he went on to help his side secure 33 trophies overall, including 8 La Liga titles and 4 UEFA Champions League titles.

With Xavi, he formed one of the most intimidating midfield partnerships in world football. He won many individual honours with Spain, including Man of the Match in the 2010 World Cup final and in the EURO 2012 final as well. He was named the Player of the tournament for his contribution in that campaign.

But, all of his performances have always seemed to fall short of the necessary requirements for an individual award as he was never named the FIFA Best player in his career.

He came close though, having scored the winning goal in the World Cup he came in at second position in the Ballon d'Or in 2010. And after Spain's second consecutive EURO triumph, he found himself on the third position in 2012.

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