Croatia and Real Madrid Midfielder, Luka Modric has been
awarded Best FIFA Men’s Player Award, just weeks after he was named UEFA Player
of the Year.
The voting for the award was done by coaches, team captains
and media men from FIFA nations. The award which took place on Monday at Royal
Festival Hall in London saw Modric beat Juventus’ gems Cristiano Ronaldo and
Liverpool’s talisman, Mohamed Salah to pick the coveted prize.
Just like in the UEFA award, it was the first time; there is
a new name on The Best FIFA Men’s Player trophy. Cristiano Ronaldo won the
previous two awards.
Modric has shown the world that he deserved a place at the
podium due to his outstanding display at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia with
Croatia and with Real Madrid at the UEFA Champion League
The Croatian was the metronomic lynchpin at the heart of Los
Blancos midfield throughout the 2017/18 campaign. As FIFA.com noted “Modric’s
tireless running, key goals and outstanding leadership qualities helped guide
Croatia to the final against France, his nation’s finest performance at the
global finals.”
While Lennart took home the FIFA Fair Play Award, Brazilian
Marta was named The Best FIFA Women’s Player.
All the FIFA Best are:
Men’s Player: Luka Modric
Women’s Player: Marta
Men’s Coach: Didier Deschamps
Women’s Coach: Reynald Pedros
Goalkeeper: David De Gea
Puskás Award: Mo Salah
Fan Award: Peru supporters
Fair Play Award: Lennart Thy
World11: David De Gea; Dani Alves, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos,
Raphael Varane; Eden Hazard, N’Golo Kante, Luka Modric; Cristiano Ronaldo,
Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi.
