Luka Modric beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to be named FIFA’s Best Player – but who voted who?
The Real Madrid midfielder ended the 10 years dominance of Lionel Messi winning the award after a stunning 12 months for club and country.
The 33-year-old won the Champions League with Real Madrid and led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final.
Voting for last night’s award was broken down into four sections:
25% public fans,
25% to members of the world’s media,
25% to national team coaches, and
25% national team captains.
After winning the award, Modric said:
“It is a great honour and a beautiful feeling to stand here with this amazing trophy. First of all I would like to congratulate Mohamed and Cristiano.
“I am sure in the future you will have another opportunity to fight for this trophy.
“This award is not just mine. It is my teammates from Real Madrid and Croatia. Without my coaches I would not have won this. Without my family I would not be the player I am today.
“Thanks to my fans for all the great support and love they are showing me. It means a lot. Thanks to those who voted for me.”
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But who did his fellow footballers vote for?
Modric had 29.05% of the votes, while Ronaldo in second had 19.08%, with Salah in third at 11.23%
and Messi in fifth with 9.81%
Who did the players vote for?
Lionel Messi – Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo
Eden Hazard – Luka Modric, Raphael Varane, Kylian Mbappe
Miranda – Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi
Luka Modric – Raphael Varane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann
Harry Kane – Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kevin De Bruyne
Manuel Neuer – Eden Hazard, Luka Modric, Raphael Varane
Hugo Loris – Raphael Varane, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe
Giorgio Chiellini – Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Mohamed Salah
Virgil van Dijk – Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappe
Cristiano Ronaldo – Raphael Varane, Luka Modric, Antoine Griezmann
Robert Lewandowski – Luka Modric, Raphael Varane, Kylian Mbappe
Sergio Ramos – Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi
Who Did The Managers Vote For?
Roberto Martinez – Luka Modric, Raphael Varane, Lionel Messi
Gareth Southgate – Luka Modric, Raphael Varane, Eden Hazard
Didier Deschamps – Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane, Kylian Mbappe
Joachim Low – Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, Eden Hazard
Roberto Mancini – Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric
Alex Mcleish – Mohamed Salah, Eden Hazard, Luka Modric
Luis Enrique – Lionel Messi, Luka Modric, Mohamed Salah
Ryan Giggs – Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo
Full Award Winners List:-
The Best Fifa Men’s Player- LUKA Modric Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
The Best Fifa Women’s Player – MARTA Marta (Orlando Pride & Brazil)
FIFA FIFPro World XI: David De Gea, Dani Alves, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, N’Golo Kante, Eden Hazard, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo
The Best Fifa Women’s Coach- REYNALD PEDROS
Reynald Pedros (Lyon)
The Fifa Fan Award – PERU SUPPORTERS Peru supporters – World Cup
The Fifa Fair Play Award – LENNANT THY
The Fifa Puskas Award (best goal)- MOHAMED SALAH
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool vs Everton)
The Best Fifa Men’s Coach- DIDIER DESCHAMPS
Didier Deschamps (France)
The Fifa Goalkeeper Award- THIBAUT COURTOIS
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium & Real Madrid)