Luka Modric won The Best 2018 award and in doing so, the Croatian became the first person to break the Ronaldo and Messi monopoly on the coveted prize.
Modric picked up 29.05 per cent of the votes thanks to a wonderful season which saw him win the Champions League with Real Madrid and then reach the World Cup final with Croatia.
And now that the ceremony has been wrapped up, FIFA have revealed the voting details of the tournament.
Each voting member would have to pick three individual with the first one getting five points, the second one getting three points and the third player got one point.
And after this reveal everyone is asking ‘Which players did Ronaldo and Messi vote for in the FIFA The Best Awards 2018?’
Luka Modric is #TheBest Men's Player ⭐ pic.twitter.com/sGAqKQYDPL
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 24, 2018
Lionel Messi went the conventional way and chose Luka Modric as his number one pick, followed by Kylian Mbappe in second and his arch-rivals Cristiano Ronaldo in third spot.
But Ronaldo, on the other hand, did not vote for Lionel Messi and neither did he pick Modric as his number one choice. The Portuguese named Raphael Varane as his number one man followed by Luka Modric and then Antoine Griezmann.
Here is the list of some of the votes cast by noted individuals:(via Sky Sports)
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)
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