5 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo might not win the FIFA The Best award this year

#2 Luka Modric

The playmaker has emerged as a serious threat to Ronaldo's chances of winning the award this year

The race to win the FIFA Player Of The Year award is so open at the moment that it has become a very huge task for Cristiano Ronaldo to defend the accolade. As a matter of fact, another superstar could rise up and beat the Portuguese to the award this term and that could end up being his former teammate, Luka Modric.

Following a brilliant campaign in the FIFA World Cup in which the Croatian led his nation to the final of the tournament as well as claiming the prestigious Golden Ball for his amazing performances, Modric has emerged as Ronaldo's biggest threat in the race to be named the best player in the world this year.

Having defeated the Portuguese to win the UEFA Player Of The Year honor recently, there is no doubt the midfielder could also repeat such a feat in the FIFA Best Award and eventually put an end to the attackers reign on top of the football universe.