The former AS Monaco whiz kid inspired France to the 2018 FIFA World Cup triumph, bagging four goals in the campaign for the Les Blues.

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The award was decided by a collection of votes, coming from the captains of each international team, their managers, and selected media officials from each country.

Each voting individual had to make three selections: a first-placed player who would receive five points, a second-placed player to receive three points and a third-placed player to receive one point.

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Below is how the voting went

Rank      Name    Club(s) played for             National team   Percent

The finalists

1              Luka Modrić       Spain Real Madrid            Croatia 29.05%

2              Cristiano Ronaldo             Spain Real Madrid            Portugal              19.08%

3              Mohamed Salah               England Liverpool            Egypt    11.23%

Other candidates

4              Kylian Mbappé  France Paris Saint-Germain         France 10.52%

5              Lionel Messi       Spain Barcelona Argentina           9.81%

6              Antoine Griezmann         Spain Atlético Madrid     France 6.69%

7              Eden Hazard       England Chelsea               Belgium               5.65%

8              Kevin De Bruyne               England Manchester City              Belgium               3.54%

9              Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid            France 3.45%

10           Harry Kane          England Tottenham Hotspur       England               0.98%