Modric Not Worried About Winning Ballon d´Or

Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric is not worried about winning the Ballon d’Or, saying he had a great year whether he claimed the prize or not.

Modric, 33, is a favourite to win the coveted individual honour after helping Madrid to the Champions League title and leading Croatia to the World Cup final in 2018.

But the midfielder, already named FIFA’s Best Men’s Player in September, said he was unworried about the Ballon d’Or.

“I said last time I’m honoured to be in this competition for this great award,” Modric said after Croatia’s 2-1 loss to England in the Nations League on Sunday.

“If it happened, no-one [will be] happier than me, but if not, nothing will change.

“My year was great and that’s it.”

Croatia’s defeat at Wembley saw them relegated from League A of the Nations League after finishing third in Group 4.

The 2018 Ballon d’Or is the 53rd annual award ceremony recognising the best male footballer in the world for 2018. The winners will be announced on 3 December 2018 and, for the first time in its history, the Ballon d’Or Féminin and Kop Trophy will be awarded to the best woman and male under-21 footballer, respectively

The 30 nominees for the award were announced on 9 October 2018. Here’s the full list below:

Ballon d’Or

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
–	Sergio Agüero	Manchester City
–	Alisson Becker	Roma  Liverpool
–	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid
–	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid
–	Edinson Cavani	Paris Saint-Germain
–	Thibaut Courtois	Chelsea  Real Madrid
–	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City
–	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool
–	Diego Godín	Atlético Madrid
–	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid
–	Eden Hazard	Chelsea
–	Isco	Real Madrid
–	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur
–	N’Golo Kanté	Chelsea
–	Hugo Lloris	Tottenham Hotspur
–	Mario Mandžukić	Juventus
–	Sadio Mané	Liverpool
–	Marcelo	Real Madrid
–	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain
–	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
–	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid
–	Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain
–	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid
–	Paul Pogba	Manchester United
–	Ivan Rakitić	Barcelona
–	Sergio Ramos	Real Madrid
–	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid  Juventus
–	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool
–	Luis Suárez	Barcelona
–	Raphaël Varane	Real Madrid

Ballon d’Or Féminin

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
–	Lucy Bronze	Lyon
–	Pernille Harder	Wolfsburg
–	Ada Hegerberg	Lyon
–	Amandine Henry	Lyon
–	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns
–	Fran Kirby	Chelsea
–	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
–	Saki Kumagai	Lyon
–	Amel Majri	Lyon
–	Dzsenifer Marozsan	Lyon
–	Marta	Orlando Pride
–	Lieke Martens	Barcelona
–	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign
–	Wendie Renard	Lyon
–	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns

Kopa Trophy

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
–	Houssem Aouar	Lyon
–	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool
–	Patrick Cutrone	Milan
–	Ritsu Doan	Groningen
–	Gianluigi Donnarumma	Milan
–	Amadou Haidara	Red Bull Salzburg
–	Justin Kluivert	Ajax  Roma
–	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain
–	Christian Pulisic	Borussia Dortmund
–	Rodrygo	Santos