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2018 Ballon d'Or

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2018 Ballon d'Or
2018 Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modrić
Date3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
LocationParis, France
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Ballon d'OrCroatia Luka Modrić
(1st award)
Ballon d'Or FémininNorway Ada Hegerberg (1st award)
Kopa TrophyFrance Kylian Mbappé (1st award)
Websitewww.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

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The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2018.[3]

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid 753 [6]
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
Italy Juventus 		476
3 France Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid 414
4 France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 347
5 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 280
6 Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool 188
7 France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid 121
8 Belgium Eden Hazard England Chelsea 119
9 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City 29
10 England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 25
11 France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea 24
12 Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain 19
13 Uruguay Luis Suárez Spain Barcelona 17
14 Belgium Thibaut Courtois England Chelsea
Spain Real Madrid 		12
15 France Paul Pogba England Manchester United 9
16 Argentina Sergio Agüero England Manchester City 7
17 Wales Gareth Bale Spain Real Madrid 6
France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid 6
19 Brazil Roberto Firmino England Liverpool 4
Croatia Ivan Rakitić Spain Barcelona 4
Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid 4
22 Uruguay Edinson Cavani France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Senegal Sadio Mané England Liverpool 3
Brazil Marcelo Spain Real Madrid 3
25 Brazil Alisson Italy Roma
England Liverpool 		2
Croatia Mario Mandžukić Italy Juventus 2
Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid 2
28 Uruguay Diego Godín Spain Atlético Madrid 1
29 Spain Isco Spain Real Madrid 0
France Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur 0

Ballon d'Or Féminin

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Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin
Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon 136[7]
2 Denmark Pernille Harder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 130
3 Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon 86
4 Brazil Marta United States Orlando Pride 77
5 Australia Sam Kerr United States Chicago Red Stars
Australia Perth Glory 		61
6 England Lucy Bronze France Lyon 51
7 France Amandine Henry France Lyon 34
France Wendie Renard France Lyon 34
9 United States Megan Rapinoe United States Seattle Reign 30
10 United States Lindsey Horan United States Portland Thorns 28
11 Netherlands Lieke Martens Spain Barcelona 26
12 Japan Saki Kumagai France Lyon 25
13 France Amel Majri France Lyon 9
14 England Fran Kirby England Chelsea 5
15 Canada Christine Sinclair United States Portland Thorns 4

Kopa Trophy

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Main article: Kopa Trophy
Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 110
2 United States Christian Pulisic Germany Borussia Dortmund 31
3 Netherlands Justin Kluivert Netherlands Ajax
Italy Roma 		18
4 Brazil Rodrygo Brazil Santos 12
Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Italy Milan 12
6 England Trent Alexander-Arnold England Liverpool 6
7 Italy Patrick Cutrone Italy Milan 5
8 Algeria Houssem Aouar France Lyon 4
9 Japan Ritsu Doan Netherlands Groningen 0
Mali Amadou Haidara Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0

Controversy

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Cristiano Ronaldo was widely expected to win the 2018 Ballon d’Or following another successful season with Real Madrid, including a third consecutive UEFA Champions League title.[8] However, in the months preceding the award, he faced renewed rape allegations dating back to 2009 when a Las Vegas police investigation was reopened, generating significant media attention.[9] Although he denied the accusations,[10] and prosecutors ultimately decided not to pursue criminal charges,[11] the controversy adversely affected his public image. EA Sports removed his image from promotional materials for the FIFA 19 video game,[12] while sponsors such as Nike publicly stated they were “deeply concerned,”[13] and DAZN indicated it was monitoring the situation closely.[14] Analysts, football fans and commentators have suggested that these developments, combined with a broader desire to recognise players outside of the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry, may have influenced the voting process and ultimately contributed to Luka Modrić’s victory.


References

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  1. ^ "Le classement final du Ballon d'Or France Football 2018". France Football (in English and French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Ballon d'Or 2018: Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win awards – as it happened". Guardian. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "The Modric supremacy: why Croatia's talisman should win the Ballon d'Or | Barney Ronay". the Guardian. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Ballon d'Or: Luka Modric breaks Ronaldo, Messi dominance". CNN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ "The definitive Ballon d'Or list: Modric, 753 points..." Marca. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ Ballon D'Or 2018 Results: Modric, Hegerberg Win; Mbappe Takes Kopa Trophy
  8. ^ "Le classement final du Ballon d'Or France Football 2018". France Football (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: police reopen investigation". The Guardian. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo denies rape accusations on social media". Al Jazeera. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo will not face criminal charges over rape allegations". The Guardian. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Ronaldo de-emphasized on EA Sports' website; Juventus stock drops". ESPN. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Nike 'deeply concerned' by 'disturbing' Ronaldo rape claims". The Guardian. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegations: what we know, what we don't". The Independent. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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