打破梅羅十年統治 莫德里奇獲得年度世界足球先生

Croatian playmaker Luka Modric broke a decade of award dominance by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after being crowned World Footballer of the Year by FIFA on Monday.

本週一，克羅地亞中場球員盧卡·莫德里奇獲封國際足聯年度世界足球先生，打破了過去10年間克里斯蒂亞諾·羅納爾多和里奧·梅西對該獎項的“壟斷”。

Modric was voted FIFA's best player in the 2017-18 season after winning the Champions League for a fourth time in five seasons with Real Madrid and leading Croatia to its first World Cup final where it lost to France.

莫德里奇當選國際足聯2017-18賽季最佳球員，他在過去五個賽季中助皇家馬德里隊四次贏得歐冠比賽，並率領克羅地亞隊首次闖入世界盃決賽，但最終惜敗法國隊。

"This trophy is not just mine," the 33-year-old midfielder said. "It's for all my Real Madrid teammates. For all my teammates on the Croatia national team. For all the coaches that I have played for."

現年33歲的莫德里奇稱：“這個獎盃不僅屬於我個人，也屬於我所有皇馬的隊友、屬於所有克羅地亞國家隊的隊友、屬於所有我效力過的教練。”

Messi and Ronaldo had been the only winners of FIFA's top individual award since 2008, winning five titles each.

自2008年以來，梅西和C羅就一直是這一國際足聯最高個人獎項的獲得者，二人各獲得了5次。

Modric, who is 5-foot-8, was doubted early in his career because of his height.

莫德里奇身高5英尺8英寸，在職業生涯早期一直因爲他的身高問題而飽受質疑。

"These things were not a burden, they only further motivated me," Modric said at the World Cup. "You don't have to be a strapping lad to play football."

莫德里奇在世界盃上曾表示：“這些都不是負擔，它們只會進一步激勵我。爲了踢足球，你沒必要非成爲一個強壯的傢伙。”