Luka Modric won the Fifa men's player of the year award, beating Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo.
For the 33-year-old midfielder, the prize caps a remarkable 12 months which saw him play an integral role in Real Madrid's third straight Champions League victory and then lead Croatia to their first ever World Cup Final.
In his speech, the former Spurs star thanked his team-mates and family in English, Spanish and Croatian, and said he was proud to receive this prize in front of Fifa's deputy general secretary Zvonimir Boban, a star of Croatia's 1998 World Cup side.
Modric's win breaks the Lionel Messi-Ronaldo duopoly of the last 10 years and it follows his player of the tournament prize at Russia 2018 and UEFA player of the year accolade last month.
"It's a great honour and a beautiful feeling to stand here with this amazing trophy," he said.
"First of all, I would like to give congratulations to Mohamed [Salah] and Cristiano [Ronaldo] for the great season that they've had and I'm sure in the future they will have another opportunity to fight for this trophy."
Ronaldo finished second in the voting ahead of Salah, with World Cup finalists Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann joining Messi in the top six.
Premier League stars Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane finished seventh, eighth and 10th respectively, with Rapahel Varane in ninth.
Fifa men's player of the year award | Top 10
| Ranking | Player | Percentage of Votes |
| 1 | Luka Modric | 29.05% |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 19.08% |
| 3 | Mohamed Salah | 11.23% |
| 4 | Kylian Mbappe | 10.52% |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | 9.81% |
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann | 6.69% |
| 7 | Eden Hazard | 5.65% |
| 8 | Kevin De Bruyne | 3.54% |
| 9 | Raphael Varane | 3.45% |
| 10 | Harry Kane | 0.98% |
