Revealed: the most deserving Golden Ball winner according to his achievements in 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could finally see their decade-long domination win the Golden Ball end in 2018, with Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Luka Modric, Raphael Varane and Mohamed Salah vying for the title of best player in the world.

Modric, already winner of the Champions League and World Cup finalist, has already won the FIFA Men's Top Player Trophy, becoming the first player, with the exception of Ronaldo or Messi, to win the first individual FIFA award – in all its forms – since Kaka in 2007.

And now, the Ronaldo / Messi duopoly on the Balloon Gold is also subject to serious pressure. Again, Kaka in 2007 remains the last player to win this victory.

A LeoVegas study calculated that this Mbappe was the most deserving winner of the 2018 Gold Ball, followed by Griezmann and then Modric. [19659006] The methodology involves awarding points to players for various achievements in the last 12 months – four points for a World Cup win, for example, three points to win the Champions League, three points to win a national championship etc.

On the basis of this points system, Messi is only the 10th winner of the Golden Ball best deserved this year, while Ronaldo is not in the top 10 [19659006] Messi receives six points (three for the La Liga, two for the Copa del Rey and one for the man of the match at the World Cup). Ronaldo may still have won the Champions League, but the lack of national success seems to have cost him.

At the top of the table, the 12 Mbappe points come from a World Cup victory, from three national trophies with Paris Saint-Germain. and two Man Match Awards at the World Cup.

Griezmann won nine to win the World Cup, win the Europa League and three man-match appearances at the World Cup, while Modric earned eight points for winning the champions. League, finishing second in the World Cup and three-time man of the World Cup match.

In this system, Mario Mandzukic is a seven-point surprise candidate for his efforts with Croatia at the international level and Juventus at the club level. Ivan Rakitic, Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez and Raphael Varane are the other seven points awarded for their exploits.

French legend Michel Platini recently pointed out that Varane was the only player. in 2018, who won both the Champions League and the World Cup and claimed the central defender, therefore deserves to be the first defender to win the Golden Ball since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006. [19659008] The real winner of the prize, chaired by France Football magazine, will be announced in Paris on Monday, December 3rd.

System of points: 4 – Winner of the World Cup, 2 – Second of the world , 1 – Third place in the World Cup, 1 – MOTM World Cup, 3 – Winner of the Champions League, 2 – Winner of the League of Cham pions, 2 – winner of the Europa League, 3 – winner of the national league, 2 – winner of the national cup, 1 – winner of the league cup