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#3 Luka Modric (-2)
It felt as though it was written in the stars. Luka Modric looked destined to break the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly. He won the Champions League alongside Ronaldo and played a great role in taking Croatia to the World Cup final and won the World Cup Golden Ball. Subsequently, he won the FIFA Men's Player Award and the UEFA Best Player of the Year Award.
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However, what unfolded in October was heavily anti-climactic. Real Madrid, going through one of their worst spells in history, has been an embarrassment and Modric has done nothing to help his case. Los Blancos won a solitary game in the month of October. Modric got no goals and provided no assists.
With Madrid sacking their manager Julen Lopetegui, Real Madrid look a long way away from stabilizing once again. And that may have affected Modric more than most as he drops from 1st to 3rd on our rankings.
