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

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo

The Portuguese had a fantastic European campaign with Real Madrid last term

Following a brilliant European outing with Real Madrid during the previous campaign, Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has also emerged as one of the fierce contenders for the Ballon d'Or award this year - one that actually has a huge chance to beat Luka Modric to the accolade.

The attacker was without doubts, the most impressive superstar in the UEFA Champions League last term, running riot on his way to leading Los Blancos to a record third consecutive European triumph and finishing as the top scorer of the competition with an incredible 15 goals and 3 assists to his name in just 13 appearances.

Ronaldo was also one of the top performers in the FIFA World Cup that was held in Russia recently, bagging an amazing 4 goals to his name in 4 appearances as well as producing a classical performance in Portugal's opening fixture against Spain to remind the world of his incredible talent.

Edited by Shambhu Ajith