Modrić se na popisu našao ispred Sergia Busquetsa i Tonija Kroosa, dok je hrvatski reprezentativac IvanRakitić na visokom četvrtom mjestu.
Guardiola najbolji trener
U ESPN-ovih 100 po deset nogometaša svrstani su u devet kategorija, dok su u 10. kategoriji izabrani najbolji treneri koje predvodi Josep Guardiola.
Modrić i Rakitić nisu jedini Hrvati u ESPN-ovom izboru. Donedavni kapetan Vatrenih Darijo Srna je deseti u izboru desnik bekova.
Na popisu napadača Lionel Messi je ispred Cristiana Ronalda, a u kategoriji golgeteri najbolji je Luis Suarez.
Od ostalih pozicija, najbolji vratar je Manuel Neuer, desni bek Phillip Lahm, stoper Gerrard Pique, lijevi bek David Alaba, ofanzivni vezni Kevin De Bruyne, krilo Marco Reus.
Kompletan ESPN-ov popis:
Vratari: 1. Manuel Neuer (Bayern) 2. David De Gea (Manchester United) 3. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) 4. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) 5. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) 6. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) 7. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) 8. Petr Čech (Arsenal) 9. Claudio Bravo (Manchester City) 10. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Desni bekovi: 1. Philipp Lahm (Bayern) 2. Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) 3. Juanfran (Atletico Madrid) 4. Dani Alves (Juventus) 5. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) 6. Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) 7. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) 8. Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) 9. Kyle Walker (Tottenham) 10. Darijo Srna (Šahtar)
Stoperi: 1. Gerard Pique (Barcelona) 2. Jerome Boateng (Bayern) 3. Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid) 4. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) 5. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 6. Mats Hummels (Bayern) 7. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) 8. Thiago Silva (PSG) 9. Pepe (Real Madrid) 10. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
Lijevi bekovi: 1. David Alaba (Bayern) 2. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) 3. Marcelo (Real Madrid) 4. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) 5. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) 6. Patrice Evra (Juventus) 7. Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg) 8. Lucas Digne (Barcelona) 9. Danny Rose (Tottenham) 10. Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid)
Središnji vezni: 1. Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) 2. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) 3. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) 4. Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona) 5. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) 6. Xabi Alonso (Bayern) 7. Arturo Vidal (Bayern) 8. Marco Verratti (PSG) 9. Thiago (Bayern) 10. N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)
Ofenzivni vezni: 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 2. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) 3. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) 4. David Silva (Manchester City) 5. Dimitri Payet (West Ham) 6. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) 7. Koke (Atletico Madrid) 8. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) 9. Dele Alli (Tottenham) 10. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Krila: 1. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) 2. Angel Di Maria (PSG) 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 4. Willian (Chelsea) 5. Franck Ribery (Bayern) 6. Nolito (Manchester City) 7. Arda Turan (Barcelona) 8. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) 9. Jevhen Konopljanka (Sevilla) 10. Nicolas Gaitan (Atletico Madrid)
Napadači: 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 3. Neymar (Barcelona) 4. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) 5. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 6. Arjen Robben (Bayern) 7. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 8. Douglas Costa (Bayern) 9. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) 10. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
Golgeteri: 1. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 2. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 3. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) 4. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Manchester United) 6. Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus) 7. Thomas Muller (Bayern) 8. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 9. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 10. Diego Costa (Chelsea) Treneri: 1. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) 2. Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) 3. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) 4. Carlo Ancelotti (Bayern) 5. Luis Enrique (Barcelona) 6. Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham) 7. Jose Mourinho (Manchester United) 8. Claudio Ranieri (Leicester) 9. Antonio Conte (Chelsea) 10. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
