World Cup winner Toni Kroos came second in a vote by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Kroos received 90 points in the Playmaker of the Year award, voted by experts and journalists from 91 countries. The Champions League winner finished behind Lionel Messi, who won the award with 247 points.
Arsenal’s Mesut Özil came 13th with six points. German international Toni Kroos won the award in 2014, but Lionel Messi has now won the past three times.
The Result
1. Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona) 247 points
2. Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid) 90
3. Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid) 81
3. Neymar Junior (Brazil/Barcelona/PSG) 81
5. Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City) 53
6. Isco (Spain/Real Madrid) 36
World Cup winner Toni Kroos came second in a vote by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Kroos received 90 points in the Playmaker of the Year award, voted by experts and journalists from 91 countries. The Champions League winner finished behind Lionel Messi, who won the award with 247 points.
Arsenal’s Mesut Özil came 13th with six points. German international Toni Kroos won the award in 2014, but Lionel Messi has now won the past three times.
The Result
1. Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona) 247 points
2. Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid) 90
3. Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid) 81
3. Neymar Junior (Brazil/Barcelona/PSG) 81
5. Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City) 53
6. Isco (Spain/Real Madrid) 36
7. Andres Iniesta (Spain/Barcelona) 29
8. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil/Liverpool) 17
9. Paolo Dybala (Argentina/Juventus Turin) 16
10. Christian Eriksen (Denmark/Tottenham Hotspur) 14
11. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid) 12
12. Paul Pogba (France/Manchester United) 9
13. Mesut Özil (Germany/Arsenal) 6
14. Dele Alli (England/Tottenham Hotspur) 5
15. Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea) 4
16. Blaise Matuidi (France/PSG/Juventus Turin) 3
16. Henrikh Mkhtariyan (Armenia/Manchester United) 3
18. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia/SSC Napoli) 2
19. Bernardo Silva (Portugal/AS Monaco/Manchester City) 1
19. David Silva (Spain/Manchester City) 1
