ModriÄ beats Ronaldo to win UEFA Player of Year award, Messi 5th
Real Madrid midfielder Luka ModriÄ received 90 points more than second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo to win the 2017-18 UEFA Men's Player of the Year award. The award had gone to either Ronaldo or Barcelona's Lionel Messi every season since Bayern Munich's Franck RibÃ©ry won in the 2012-13 season. Messi, with 55 points, has been ranked fifth in the 2017-18 list.