The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018: Modric wins Best Player

Modric rewarded for starring role for Real Madrid, Croatia

Having been instrumental in Real Madrid's third straight Champions League title last season, and starred in Croatia's run to the World Cup final, the midfielder had been much fancied to succeed former club-mate Ronaldo - who had claimed the prize in its previous two years - as Best Men's Player.

Witness Luka Modric's class from Santiago Bernabéu's best seats as Real Madrid take on Atlético de Madrid on Madrilenean Derby for LaLiga Round 7 next Saturday (20:45h. CEST) by booking your tickets here and now!

It is the first time since 2007 - when the Ballon d'Or and the former FIFA World Player of the Year award both went to Kaká - that anyone other than Ronaldo or Lionel Messi has received one of the chief individual gongs in men's world football.

The winner of the Golden Ball at Russia 2018, Modric was also named UEFA's 2017/18 Men's Player of the Year a month ago.

Witness Luka Modric's class from Santiago Bernabéu's best seats as Real Madrid take on Atlético de Madrid on Madrilenean Derby for LaLiga Round 7 next Saturday (20:45h. CEST) by booking your tickets here and now!

Source: AS / W. Allen