The Fifa Fifpro World XI (minus Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi) pose with their trophies CREDIT: BEN STANSALL/GETTY IMAGES
Luka Modric was named Best Fifa Footballer of the Year in a London ceremony noted as much for the the players in absentia as the awards. The Croatian beat Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the first player other than Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win since Kaka in 2007.
The award was decided by national team coaches and captains, select members of the media and online voting. Modric acknowledged both his club and national team achievements, which included winning the Golden Ball at the World Cup, as the deciding factors in claiming the award.
Luka Modric poses with his Best Fifa Men's Player Award alongside Marta with her Best Fifa Women's Player Award CREDIT: TIM GOODE/PA WIRE
The award winners in full
It wasn't all about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for once - though both players did make the FifPro XI.
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