Finally, the Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d’or duopoly is being broken. 
FIFA last week released a 10-man shortlist for the Best Men’s Player, to be awarded at The Best FIFA Awards ceremony slated to take place in London on 24 September 2018. While Ronaldo is the favourite to retain the award for the third consecutive year, with eternal rival Lionel Messi not too far behind, owing to their extra-terrestrial performances over the course of their careers, it is another who most deserves the award. Luka Modric has been the standard bearer for midfielders in the last five seasons, and he raised the bar further with a player-of-the-tournament performance to help his country attain a second place finish in the World Cup last month. The 32-year-old has maintained his elite level of performance since his 2012 transfer to Real Madrid from Tottenham, and owing to his performances over the last year, deserves to be named the FIFA Best Men’s Player, for several reasons… The World Cup is the grandest stage in football, and a spectacular performance at it...