5 superstars that could hinder Luka Modric from winning the Ballon d'Or

Modified Oct 23, 2018 05:47 GMT

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric was named the Player Of The Year during both the UEFA and FIFA awards recently

#4 Antoine Griezmann

Griezmann had an incredible year both at and international levels

There were many superstars who seized the year 2018 as a decent opportunity to push their respective careers to extraordinary levels with both club and country, and Atletico Madrid hitman, Antoine Griezmann is without doubts, one of them.

The Frenchman was highly influential at the Wanda Metropolitano last season, bagging an amazing 29 goals and 15 assists in 49 matches across all competitions to help the Rojiblancos to claim the Europa League title before coming back to lead his nation to FIFA World Cup glory in Russia - bagging 4 impressive goals and 2 assists in the process.

Having run riot during the year and achieving glory both at the club and International levels, Griezmann has emerged as a fierce contender for the Ballon d'Or award and he also has a great chance of stopping Luka Modric from making it a hat-trick with the accolade.

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