2018 Ballon d'Or
2018 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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2018 Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modrić | ||||
Date | 3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) | |||
Location | Paris, France | |||
Country | France | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
Highlights | ||||
Ballon d'Or | Luka Modrić (1st award) | |||
Ballon d'Or Féminin | Ada Hegerberg (1st award) | |||
Kopa Trophy | Kylian Mbappé (1st award) | |||
Website | www.francefootball.fr | |||
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The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognising the best footballer in the world for 2018. The winners were announced on 3 December 2018,[1][2] and for the first time in its history, the Ballon d'Or Féminin and Kopa Trophy were awarded to the best female footballer and male under-21 footballer, respectively.[3] Luka Modrić, who was integral to Real Madrid's Champions League victory and Croatia's surprise journey to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final,[4] was awarded the Ballon d'Or. His win meant that it was the first time since Kaká in 2007 that a player other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, ending the 10-year Messi–Ronaldo dominance.[5]
Ballon d'Or
The nominees for the awards were announced on 9 October 2018.[3]
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
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1 | Luka Modrić | Real Madrid | 753 [6] |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid Juventus | 478 |
3 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | 414 |
4 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 347 |
5 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 280 |
6 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 188 |
7 | Raphaël Varane | Real Madrid | 121 |
8 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 119 |
9 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 29 |
10 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
11 | N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea | 24 |
12 | Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | 19 |
13 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 17 |
14 | Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea Real Madrid | 12 |
15 | Paul Pogba | Manchester United | 9 |
16 | Sergio Agüero | Manchester City | 7 |
17 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 6 |
Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 6 | |
19 | Roberto Firmino | Liverpool | 4 |
Ivan Rakitić | Barcelona | 4 | |
Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | 4 | |
22 | Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 |
Sadio Mané | Liverpool | 3 | |
Marcelo | Real Madrid | 3 | |
25 | Alisson | Roma Liverpool | 2 |
Mario Mandžukić | Juventus | 2 | |
Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 2 | |
28 | Diego Godín | Atlético Madrid | 1 |
29 | Isco | Real Madrid | 0 |
Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 |
Ballon d'Or Féminin
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
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1 | Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | 136[7] |
2 | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg | 130 |
3 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon | 86 |
4 | Marta | Orlando Pride | 77 |
5 | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars Perth Glory | 61 |
6 | Lucy Bronze | Lyon | 51 |
7 | Amandine Henry | Lyon | 34 |
Wendie Renard | Lyon | 34 | |
9 | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign | 30 |
10 | Lindsey Horan | Portland Thorns | 28 |
11 | Lieke Martens | Barcelona | 26 |
12 | Saki Kumagai | Lyon | 25 |
13 | Amel Majri | Lyon | 9 |
14 | Fran Kirby | Chelsea | 5 |
15 | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | 4 |
Kopa Trophy
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
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1 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 110 |
2 | Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund | 31 |
3 | Justin Kluivert | Ajax Roma | 18 |
4 | Rodrygo | Santos | 12 |
Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan | 12 | |
6 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | 6 |
7 | Patrick Cutrone | Milan | 5 |
8 | Houssem Aouar | Lyon | 4 |
9 | Ritsu Doan | Groningen | 0 |
Amadou Haidara | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 |
References
- ^ "Le classement final du Ballon d'Or France Football 2018". France Football (in English and French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Ballon d'Or 2018: Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win awards – as it happened". Guardian. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Dobson, Mark (8 October 2018). "Ballon d'Or 2018: contenders for football's global honour revealed | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "The Modric supremacy: why Croatia's talisman should win the Ballon d'Or | Barney Ronay". the Guardian. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Ballon d'Or: Luka Modric breaks Ronaldo, Messi dominance (It was a rubbery)". CNN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "The definitive Ballon d'Or list: Modric, 753 points..." Marca. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Ballon D'Or 2018 Results: Modric, Hegerberg Win; Mbappe Takes Kopa Trophy
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