Luka Modric wins The Best FIFA Men's Player award to end Messi-Ronaldo's 10-year monopoly

Luka Modric ends Messi-Ronaldo Monopoly to win The Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2018

Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka 

Modric has been named the Best Men’s 

Player at The Best FIFA Football Awards 

on Monday evening, fighting off 

competition from fellow nominees 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.

The award caps off an incredible year for 

Modric, who won his fourth Champions 

League title with Real Madrid in May, 

before leading his country to a World Cup 

final in July and being crowned UEFA 

Men’s Player of the Year last month.

The Best Men’s Player of the year award, 

formerly named the Fifa World Player of 

the Year, has long been dominated 

by both Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but 

BarcModric’s other acco

 lades from last 

season include him being awarded the 

Golden Ball for his performances during 

the 2017 Club World Cup, whilst the 

former Spurs man was 

also included in the 

Champions League team of the season for

 a third consecutive year and named the 

best midfielder in the competition for a 

second consecutive year.

After receiving the award Modric said: 

"First of all I would like to give 

congratulations to Mohamed [Salah] and 

Cristiano [Ronaldo] for the seasons they 

have had, and I'm sure that in the future 

you will have another opportunity to win 

this trophy.

"This isn't just my trophy – this is for my 

Real Madrid teammates, my Croatia 

teammates and my coaches. Without 

them, this would have not have been 

possible. 

"This trophy is also for my family without 

whom I would not be the player that I 

amelona forward Messi failed to make the 

shortlist for this years award for the first 

time since 2006.

Modric’s other accolades 

from last season 

include him being awarded the Golden Ball

 for his performances during the 2017 

Club World Cup, whilst the former Spurs 

man was also included in the Champions 

League team of the season for a third 

consecutive year and named the best 

midfielder in the competition for a second 

consecutive year.

After receiving the award Modric said: 

"First of all I would like to give 

congratulations to Mohamed [Salah] and 

Cristiano [Ronaldo] for the seasons they 

have had, and I'm sure that in the future 

you will have another opportunity to win 

this trophy.

"This isn't just my trophy – this is for my 

Real Madrid teammates, my Croatia 

teammates and my coaches. Without 

them, this would have not havye been 

possible. 

"This trophy is also for my family without 

whom I would not be the player that I am