Top 10 potential players for the 2018-19 best footballer award :10 Nominees

FIFA has announced the names of 10 potential players for the 2018-19 best footballer award. The list places Argentina's Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, Antoine Griezmann of France and Kylian Mbappe. However, two goals in the 21st World Cup failed to make a place in the Brazilian Neymar Junior list. Luka Modric, who won Club World Cup and Champions League for Real Madrid, is being considered as the main contender to win this award. In his captaincy, Croatia became runner-up in the World Cup.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Kevin De Bruyne
3. Antoine Griezmann
4. Eden Hazard
5. Harry Kane
6. Kylian Mbappe
7. Lionel Messi
8. Luka Modric
9. Mohamed Salah
10. Raphael Varane

Ronaldo and Messi won the last 10 times: Cristiano Ronaldo, who had recently joined Spain's Club Real Madrid, had won the award last year. They have done it in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016 too. At the same time, Messi won this award five times in the last 10 years. Messi won the award from 2012 to 2012 and then in 2015. Ronaldo played a key role in winning the Real Madrid club World Cup and Champions League last season. Messi scored the highest score of 34 goals for Barcelona in the Spanish league La Liga. With Messi's finest performance, Barcelona won the La Liga championship and the Copa del Rey trophy.


Neymar was third in the third place last year: In 2017, Neymar stayed at the third place in the winning run of this award. They were out of the ground due to injury for three months. After returning, he made Paris Saint-Germans champion with the French league in collaboration with Mbappé. Neymar's national team reached the quarter-finals of the Brazil World Cup. The list of Top-10 players includes the name of French Griezmann. He had given the Europa League trophy to his Club Atletico Madrid.

Credit : FIFA.com