Luka Modric has become the first man other than Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d'Or since Kaka in 2007 but is this really the end of an unprecedented era of dominance?

Neymar finished level with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the Champions League goalscorers' chart in 2015 but nobody other than the 'big two' has claimed the prize outright since Kak ...