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Peter Schmeichel: Modric should win Best FIFA Men's Player
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Peter Schmeichel: Modric should win Best FIFA Men's Player
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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Why have there been so many knee injuries to top women footballers?
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Yoane Wissa of Brentford applauds the fans after the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Brentford FC at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on March 15, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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Women's soccer: Where it's at, where it's been and where will it go from here?
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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BRENTFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Ben Mee of Brentford celebrates after scoring their sides third goal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester United at Brentford Community Stadium on August 13, 2022 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Brentford's 'moneyball' philosophy bests teams with bigger budgets
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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Sébastien Haller: Borussia Dortmund star reflects on fairytale comeback from testicular cancer diagnosis
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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HARSEWINKEL, GERMANY - JUNE 04: Merih Demiral of Turkey poses during the official UEFA Euro 2020 media access day on June 04, 2021 in Harsewinkel, Germany. (Photo by Simon Hofmann - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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Switzerland's midfielder #23 Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group G football match between Serbia and Switzerland at Stadium 974 in Doha on December 2, 2022.
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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Mon September 3, 2018
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LEIPZIG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: Shakhtar Donetsk pose for a team photo following their side's victory in the UEFA Champions League group F match between RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk at Red Bull Arena on September 06, 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images)
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Story highlights

Best FIFA Award winners will be announced on September 24

Cristiano Ronaldo is aiming for his third consecutive award

Peter Schmeichel praises nominee Luka Modric

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Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel expects Luka Modric to beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to the Best FIFA Men’s Player award for 2018, as the final shortlist of nominees were announced in London Monday.

Real Madrid’s Modric faces tough competition from Juventus’ Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Salah, but Denmark’s former shot-stopper thinks the creative midfielder has an extra edge over his competitors.

“Luka Modric was so incredibly good in every department of how you have to judge a good player,” Schmeichel told CNN Sport.

“First of all his history is incredible. The story that he can tell from when he was a young kid and what he has done with his football career, it makes him an interesting guy.”

Luka Modric of Real Madrid celebrates winning his fourth UEFA Champions League
Luka Modric of Real Madrid celebrates winning his fourth UEFA Champions League
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‘Incredible’ World Cup

The “incredible” history Schmeichel speaks of refers to the midfielder’s childhood growing up during the Balkan war.

His father joined the Croatian army, his grandfather was shot by Croatian Serb rebels and his house was burned down, forcing the family to flee to the Adriatic coast. “The war made me stronger,” the 32-year-old once said.

The Croatian was in imperious form for both club and country last season, winning a fourth UEFA Champions League title and inspiring Croatia to its first World Cup final.

Though Croatia were beaten by France in the final, Schmeichel – who is a member of the FIFA Best Goalkeeper judging panel – believed Modric’s performances at Russia 2018 set him apart from the other candidates.

“What he did in the World Cup, together with the coach and his teammates, in producing this amazing result for Croatia is just incredible,” said Schmeichel, a five-time English Premier League winner with Manchester United.

“He was scoring goals, he was creating goals, he was fighting. He was just an incredible player in that period.”

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Ronaldo, so used to scoring hattricks, is aiming to win his third consecutive Best FIFA men’s award after adding another European title to his already glittering trophy cabinet.

But both he and Modric will face stiff opposition from Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah. The 26-year-old enjoyed a record breaking debut season at Anfield, scoring 44 goals and spear-heading his side’s journey to the Champions League final.

READ: Can Ronaldo and Juve win the Champions League?

Celebrating the best

The Best FIFA Awards celebrate excellence in both the men’s and women’s game and winners are chosen based on a combination of votes from fans, national team coaches and captains.

This is the third edition of the awards, with football’s governing body having ended its association with the Ballon d’Or in 2016.

The winners will be announced on September 24.

The final shortlists

BEST MEN’S PLAYER: Luka Modric, Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo

BEST WOMEN’S PLAYER: Marta, Dzsenifer Maroszan, Ada Hegerberg

BEST MEN’S COACH: Zlatko Dalic, Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschamps

BEST WOMEN’S COACH: Sarina Wiegman, Asako Takakura, Reynald Pedros

BEST GOALKEEPER: Thibaut Courtois, Hugo Lloris, Kasper Schmeichel