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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23660153" data-attributes="member: 158020">Modric defeats Ronaldo and Salah to  be crowned FIFA's The Best of 2018  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/09/24/21/4523590-6203061-image-a-3_1537821385423.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     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  Barcelona forward Messi failed to make the shortlist for this years award for  the first time since 2006. Neither player was present in London on Monday.    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.   "This trophy is not just mine, it’s for all my Real Madrid team-mates, for  all my team-mates from the Croatia national team, for all the coaches that I  have played for," Modric stated upon receiving the award."Without them, this  would not be possible and thank you a lot to them."This trophy is also for my  family, without whom I would not be the player and person that I am. They are my  ‘the best’.   "At this particular moment, I would like to mention my footballing idol  [Zvonimir Boban] and captain of Croatia generation 1998 and their first  participation [at the World Cup finals as Croatia] and bronze in France.   "He was my big inspiration and that team gave us belief that we could achieve  something great in Russia. Hopefully we can be the same for next  generations. "This award shows that we all can become the best with hard work, dedication  and belief. All dreams can come true."   Juventus forward Ronaldo had won the two previous Best FIFA awards before  this year, but was beaten to this year's crown by his former Real Madrid  team-mate and also missed out of the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award to  Modric last month.   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.   "This trophy is not just mine, it’s for all my Real Madrid team-mates, for  all my team-mates from the Croatia national team, for all the coaches that I  have played for," Modric stated upon receiving the award."Without them, this  would not be possible and thank you a lot to them."This trophy is also for my  family, without whom I would not be the player and person that I am. They are my  ‘the best’.   "At this particular moment, I would like to mention my footballing idol  [Zvonimir Boban] and captain of Croatia generation 1998 and their first  participation [at the World Cup finals as Croatia] and bronze in France.   "He was my big inspiration and that team gave us belief that we could achieve  something great in Russia. Hopefully we can be the same for next  generations."This award shows that we all can become the best with hard work,  dedication and belief. All dreams can come true."   Juventus forward Ronaldo had won the two previous Best FIFA awards before  this year, but was beaten to this year's crown by his former Real Madrid  team-mate and also missed out of the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award to  Modric last month.   The Portugal star was nominated after playing a vital part in a third  successive Champions League title for Real Madrid last season. He was top scorer  in the competition with 15 goals and netted 44 goals altogether for Los Blancos  in 2017-18, before moving to Juventus in a deal worth a reported €100 million  (£90m/$118m).   "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," Modric said of the  two fellow nominees.   Liverpool star Salah was nominated after a remarkable year that saw him score  44 goals in 52 games in his debut season with the Reds, after arriving from Roma  in June 2017.   The Egyptian icon came up against both Modric and Ronaldo in last seasons  Champions League final but was forced off early after suffering a shoulder  injury in a coming together with Sergio Ramos. He recovered in time to represent  his country at the World Cup in Russia, but was unable to guide them past the  group stages.   Salah was rewarded at Monday's ceremony with the Puskas Award for best goal  of the past year.France coach Didier Deschamps was crowned Men's Coach of the  Year, while football legends lined up to criticise Messi and Ronaldo for their  notable snub of the FIFA event.   Five-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner Marta (pictured, top) won the  Best Women's player award, having been runner-up last year.</blockquote>

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