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Luka Modric has won the Best FIFA Footballer of the Year ahead of Mohammad Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo. This is the first time any other player apart from Ronaldo and Messi has won since Kaka in 2007.
The decision for the award was made by captains of each international team, their managers and designated media officers from each country. Each person had three selections to make: selecting first-position player who will receive 5 points, second-placed player to receive three points and the third-place player to receive one point.
The Croatian took the pole position by securing 29.05 percent of the votes whereas Ronaldo had 19.08 and Salah with 11.23.
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Here are the rest of the award winners from the ceremony:
- Best Men’s Award:Â Luka Modric
- Best Women’s Award:Â Marta
- Puskas Award:Â Mohamed Salah
- Best Goalkeeper:Â Thibaut Courtois
- Best Men’s Coach:Â Didier Deschamps
- Best Women’s Coach:Â Reynald Pedros
- Fair Play:Â Lennart Thy
- Fan Award:Â Peru fans
Breakdown of Votes For FIFA Footballer of the Year
Following the conclusion of the ceremony, FIFA revealed the breakdown of the votes, which packed some interesting surprises.
Despite not making into the final-three, Messi voted for Ronaldo and placed him in the third-position. The Argentinian put Kylian Mbappe in second place and placed Luka Modric in first position.
Ronaldo, however, did not vote for Messi at all. He placed his former Real Madrid teammate Raphael Varane at first position, Modric in second and Antoine Griezmann as third.
Spain and Real Madrid’s captain, Sergio Ramos, picked Modric, Ronaldo and Messi in that order.
Here are some of the top picks of the votes of some noticeable managers and players:
Gareth Southgate – England coach
Luka Modric (1st) Raphael Varane (2nd) Eden Hazard (3rd)
Alex Mcleish – Scotland coach
Mohamed Salah (1st) Eden Hazard (2nd) Luka Modric (3rd)
Ryan Giggs – Wales coach
Luka Modric (1st) Kylian Mbappe (2nd) Cristiano Ronaldo (3rd)
Martin O’Neill – Republic of Ireland coach
Lionel Messi (1st) Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd) Mohamed Salah (3rd)
Michael O’Neill – Northern Ireland coach
Mohamed Salah (1st) Luka Modric (2nd) Kevin De Bruyne (3rd)
Lionel Messi – Argentina captain
Luka Modric (1st) Kylian Mbappe (2nd) Cristiano Ronaldo (3rd)
Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal captain
Raphael Varane (1st) Luka Modric (2nd) Antoine Griezmann (3rd)
Harry Kane – England captain
Cristiano Ronaldo (1st) Lionel Messi (2nd) Kevin De Bruyne (3rd)
Luka Modric – Croatia captain
Raphael Varane (1st) Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd) Antoine Griezmann
Hugo Loris – France captain
Raphael Varane (1st) Antoine Griezmann (2nd) Kylian Mbappe (3rd)
Manuel Neuer – Germany captain
Eden Hazard (1st) Luka Modric (2nd) Raphael Varane (3rd)
Virgil van Dijk – Netherlands captain
Mohamed Salah (1st) Kevin De Bruyne (2nd) Kylian Mbappe (3rd)
Sergio Ramos – Spain captain
Luka Modric (1st) Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd) Lionel Messi (3rd)
Click here to view all the votes on the FIFA website.
But ” Ronaldo Is Better Than Messi “
Give me one good reason why?
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo is a more complete player than Lionel Messi
#2 International success
#3 Ronaldo has proven himself in multiple leagues
#4 Ronaldo is a more prolific goalscorer than Lionel Messi
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo is less injury prone
But ” Ronaldo Is Better Than Messi “