After ten years of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, The Croatian Luka Modric will again be awarded another Star to the Best of his craft:. A German footballer missed a Surprise.
Luka Modric has finished as a major champion of the world Cup year, a world footballer-Era. After five titles for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the Croatian Vice-honored champion of the world, as the first other Star since 2007 with the most sought-after individual award in his sport. The 33-Year-old from Real Madrid, was selected this summer for the best players in the world Cup and European footballer of the year, at the FIFA Gala on Monday night in London with 29,05% of the votes against the Portuguese Ronaldo (19,08%) and the Egyptian Mohamed Salah (11,23).
“This was an incredible season, the best season in my life. I am very proud of. I will remember my whole life”, said Modric in a FIFA Interview before the decision on the green carpet. His championship arts the 15 goals of Ronaldo surpassed on the way to the common third Premier class Triumph in the series. “This success should be an Inspiration for the next Generation that you can achieve with hard work,” said Modrid in its English, Spanish and Croatian-held speech of thanks. He was motivated by the Elf, which was to become the 1998 world Cup-third.
In Croatia, the honour with great joy commented. “The world bows down once again in front of the Croatian Maestro,” wrote the newspaper portal, “Jutarnji list”. The Portal “Dnevnik” was the headline chosen: “A historic Moment: Modric to the world’s best footballer”, and the largest newspaper in the country, “24sata”, said: “Bravo, captain!”
Messi, who had identified the title in the last ten years, with Ronaldo, was Fifth (9,81) for the first time since 2006 in the Top 3. A German player was not in the Top 10 after the debacle in the world Cup, they were not able to characterize Ronaldo and Messi as desired.
Ronaldo skipping Gala
Bad Loser? Ronaldo stayed away from the ceremony. Officially for reasons of timing.
In four of the past five years Glamour footballer Ronaldo was presented with the prestigious FIFA world player trophy care. Three and a half weeks after his defeat in the election of Europe’s Best, Ronaldo would also congratulate the Royal Festival Hall in front of the eyes of national coach Joachim Löw and national team Manager Oliver Bierhoff again, only Modric. Since he’s stayed out of the honor of his longtime teammate in Monaco. For scheduling reasons, as his new Club Juventus stated.
“Soul and heart” of a team are players like Modric, commented the former Brazilian world champion coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. For Bayern Coach Niko Kovac, the honour of the country, a man is simply “fantastic”. 31 and 33 years in the time of Messi and Ronaldo is not over yet. But the London evening indicated that a new era could begin with a statement. But probably also without the already 33-year-old Modric. Modric, three times in a row and a total of four times Champions League winner with Real, had led the Croats during their furious world Cup appearance in the final. France the 19-Year-old Kylian Mbappé, a candidate for the future of world football merits, then the 2:4.
For the world coach of the year France world Cup Coach Didier Deschamps named:
Didier Deschamps was honored as the Coach of the French world coach of the year. He won against Croatia, national coach Zlatko Dalic and the former Real Coach Zinedine Zidane. “The world Cup of course, plays an important role in the election”, said DFB-captain Manuel Neuer. Surprisingly, no French champion managed to reach the top Three. Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane had made it at least in the Top 10.
Marozsan has to let Marta go first
As the only German to be Nominated at the award ceremony of the women’s world player of the year in Britain’s metropolis, Dzsenifer Marozsan (Olympique Lyon) missed the sixth success of the Brazilian Marta (Orlando Pride) a Surprise. The former professional of Werder Bremen and FC St. Pauli, Lennart Thy, was awarded for its use as a stem cell donor for a cancer patient, with the fair play Award.
jk/jj (sid, dpa)