IDK to be honest but I will be really pissed if Modric wins it , IMO he is really being overrated and there are plenty of players who did better
would love to see a French player winning , seriously I think all the French players who played the world cup deserve it more than Modric
I don't think you'll be alone in being pissed Ronaldo and Messi will go wild, especially Ronaldo he can't stand the fact someone else stole his limelight. I'll agree that Modric is not one of the star player, but his performances have made him a top contender for the award. If you speak of French players then I think Pogba deserves to win it, for his performance in the World Cup.
Modric had great year with Real and Croatia, but I don't think he should win Ballon d'Or award. In past players like Iniesta or Snejder had even better performances, but it wasn't enough to win this award. My top 3 would be Messi, Cristiano and Griezmann. Mbappe is also worth to mention. But if put my emotions and preferences aside - winner will be Cristiano or Modric.
And personally, I don't see players like Varane or Pogba in top 3.
It will be Modric in my opinion, Champions League winner & World Cup runner up. That’s a better season than Messi.
Both Ronaldo & Messi are starting to slow down now, maybe they’re past their peak. Expect players like Hazard o take over in the next few seasons.
I can't agree with you about Messi and Ronaldo. They are still top scorers in their teams, they make biggest and number of assists and they are still key players in national teams. I don't how you can say that they are already slowing down. Offcourse, not so many years left to br on the top, so now we just have enjoy watching football they're playing.