Modric is the best in the world according to IFFHS - beating Messi - 7M sport

Modric is the best in the world according to IFFHS - beating Messi

Likely to win Ballon d'Or


Posted Friday, November 30, 2018 by Marca.com

Modric is the best in the world according to IFFHS - beating Messi

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has awarded Luka Modric the Best Player in the World Award, and Thibaut Courtois the Best Goalkeeper.

After having achieved 272 points, 128 more than Leo Messi who is in second place, the Croatian midfielder takes the title from the Argentine who picked up the award for the last three years.

Soccer experts from 90 countries have collaborated to designate Modric champion.

He gets this award after winning UEFA's Best Player of the Year Award and FIFA's 'The Best.'

Modric was also first on GOAL 50's annual list, and is the main favourite to win the 2018 Ballon d'Or.

Hazard, third

Behind Modric and Leo Messi, are Eden Hazard (114 points), Kevin de Bruyne (36), Neymar (18), Paul Pogba (14), Christian Eriksen (10), Miralem Pjanic (7), James Rodriguez ( 7), Cristiano Ronaldo (5), Isco Alarcon (3), Jorge Luiz Frello 'Jorginho' (3), Kylian Mbappe (3), Ivan Rakitic (3), Philippe Coutinho (2), Toni Kroos (1) and Thiago Alcantara (1).

Thibaut Courtois, on the other hand, becomes the third Belgian goalkeeper to win this award after the achievements of Jean-Marie Pfaff (1986) and Michel Preud'homme (1994).

Courtois, best goalkeeper

With 181 points in the IFFHS 2018 goalkeeping standings, the Belgian goalkeeper is followed by Hugo Lloris (109), Gianluigi Buffon (59), Keylor Navas (58), Jan Oblak (49), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (49), Alisson Ramses Becker (36), David De Gea (33), Danijel Subasic (23), Manuel Neuer (20), Jordan Pickford (11), Kasper Schmeichel (9), Ederson (6), Samir Handanovic (4), Franco Armani (3), Igor Akinfeev (1), Guillermo Ochoa (1), Denis Onyango (1) and Yann Sommer (1).



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