Someone inside France Football's offices must not be happy, since the scoresheet revealing the Ballon D'Or winner has been leaked to the media hours before the gala takes place.
The scoresheet revealed by several reputed journalists shows the amount of points won by each one of the nominees, and judging by those names mentioned in the last few hours, the list seems to be legitimate.
This leak confirms that the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is over, as Luka Modric may very well be named as the winner, according to this list. CR7 is set to end the race in second, while Antoine Griezmann is set to finish third.
As for Lionel Messi, "La Pulga" will allegedly be left out of the podium, with his impressive La Liga season being good enough to finish fifth in the ballot.
As the pic shows, Modric picked up 277 more points than Cristiano Ronaldo. As for Messi, Modric earned 473 more points than the Argentine, which makes us wonder if there can be than much of a difference between the Croatian ace and a player that has been widely regarded as one of the best in history.
Here's what fans had to say as soon as this list was leaked.
Modric winning this award is a shame on football what is the essence of grizman winning uefa Europa league and world cup #ballondor
— EMMANUEL EBULENCY (@amebulency) December 3, 2018
What exactly did luka did to deserve the award over cristiano and messi
— hardik dhiman (@gabbbru) December 3, 2018
If they are considering the world cup then its varane (ucl & world cup winner)
In what universe does modric get that award? For being kind and sweet or what?!!#BallonDor2018 #BallonDor #CR7 #Messi
If you believe Modric deserves the Ballon d'Or then football isn't for you. pic.twitter.com/f0zcV86TJK
— Saleemk7a7n (@saleemk7a7n) December 3, 2018
If Modric wins the BallonDor it will literally be a worthless Trophy. #BallonDor
— Tim - void. (@Tiimmeyy) December 3, 2018
It hurts my soul to see people hating on Luka Modric. He's done nothing wrong, has said nothing wrong. He's such an unbelievable player whom everyone used to adore but now he is hated by so many? Well, not everyone is comfortable in seeing people achieve success. pic.twitter.com/ERWv59GqFK
— Praveen (@praveen17595) December 3, 2018
Me when Luka Modric wins the 2018 Ballon d'Or, triggering thousands of Ronaldo Stans:
— Futhead (@Futhead) December 3, 2018
Me when Lionel Messi inexplicably finishes outside the top 3 of the final voting: pic.twitter.com/5fS5qsaeJd