Luka Modric has supplanted Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the top player in the world, according to The Guardian's annual Top 100 list. Ronaldo, Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah round out the top-5.

Real Madrid has 12 players on the list, ahead of Manchester City with 11 and Barcelona with nine.

After six years at the top, Spain now ranks second with 11 players on the list compared to 13 with France.

1. Luka Modric, Real Madrid
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus
3. Lionel Messi, Barcelona
4. Kylian Mbappe, PSG
5. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
6. Antoine Griezmann, Atleti
7. Eden Hazard, Chelsea
8. Kevin De Bruyne, City
9. Harry Kane, Spurs
10. N'Golo Kane, Chelsea
11. Neymar, PSG
12. Raphael Varane, Real Madrid
13. Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona
14. Luis Suarez, Barcelona
15. Sergio Aguero, City
16. Paul Pogba, United
17. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid
18. Marcelo, Real Madrid
19. Sadio Mane, Liverpool
20. David Silva, City
21. Edinson Cavani, PSG
22. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid
23. Roberto Firmino, Liverpool
24. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
25. Philippe Coutinho, Barcelona
26. Paulo Dybala, Juventus
27. Jan Oblak, Atleti
28. Isco, Real Madrid
29. Ivan Perisic, Inter
30. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern
31. Raheem Sterling, Ciy
32. Mauro Icardi, Inter
33. Mario Mandzukic, Juventus
34. Diego Godin, Atleti
35. Samuel Umtiti, Barcelona
36. Christian Eriksen, Spurs
37. Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid
38. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid
39. David De Gea, United
40. Hugo Lloris, Spurs
41. Romelu Lukaku, United
42. Casemiro, Real Madrid
43. Alisson, Liverpool
44. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Barcelona
45. Dele Alli, Spurs
46. Dries Mertens, Napoli
47. Marco Reus, Dortmund
48. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid
49. Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus
50. Sergio Busquets, Barcelona
51. Miralem Pjanic, Juventus
52. Jorginho, Chelsea
53. Blaise Matuidi, Juventus
54. Edin Dzeko, Roma
55. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal
56. Kalidou Koulibaly, Napoli
57. Leroy Sane, City
58. Lorenzo Insigne, Napoli
59. Ederson, City
60. Gianluigi Buffon, PSG
61. Saul Niguez, Atleti
62. Marco Asensio, Real Madrid
63. Fernandinho, City
64. Jordi Alba, Barcelona
65. Jordan Pickford, Everton
66. Keylor Navas, Real Madrid
67. Joshua Kimmich, Bayern
68. Bernardo Silva, City
69. Lucas Hernandez, Atleti
70. James Rodriguez, Bayern
71. Benjamin Pavard, Stuttgart
72. Kieran Trippier, Spurs
73. Ciro Immobile, Lazio
74. Thiago Silva, PSG
75. Thomas Meunier, PSG
76. Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus
77. Marcos Alonso, Chelsea
78. Son Heung-min, Spurs
79. Harry Maguire, Leicester
80. Kyle Walker, City
81. Gabriel Jesus, City
82. James Milner, Liverpool
83. Gerard Pique, Barcelona
84. Memphis Depay, Lyon
85. Ante Rebic, Eintracht Frankfurt
86. John Stones, City
87. Denis Cheryshev, Valencia
88. Diego Costa, Atleti
89. Matthijs de Ligt, Ajax
90. Gonzalo Higuain, AC Milan
91. Willian, Chelsea
92. Frenkie de Jong, Ajax
93. Lucas Torreira, Arsenal
94. Gonzalo Martinez, River Plate
95. Nabil Fekir, Lyon
96. Axel Witsel, Dortmund
97. Olivier Giroud, Chelsea
98. Hirving Lozano, PSV
99. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal
100. Jose Maria Gimenez, Atleti