Real Madrid Captain Sergio Ramos believes his Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric deserves to beat former teammates Cristiano Ronaldo's to the FIFA's The Best Men's Player award despite competing against "players with more marketing" for the prize.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award in both years since it was created, but his streak is under serious threat from former teammate Luka Modric, who won the Golden Ball at the World Cup in Russia and was named UEFA Men's Player of the Year. And Ramos believes the Croatia captain would be a deserved winner of FIFA's No. 1 individual honour, hinting awards have often been handed out to players who have the best off-field image.
"We will see [who wins The Best]," Ramos said when asked whether Modric should win ahead of fellow nominees Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah. "There are few players that I am as proud of having in my team as him.
"He is a great friend and a great player. He is one of the few players who [if he wins] would make me as happy as if they had given it to me. "Maybe there are players with more marketing, with a bigger name but Modric deserves that award."

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