Earlier today, FIFPro, the global union for professional football players, announced the 2025 FIFPro Men's World XI. The FIFPro World XI has been in practice since 2009, with the organisation inviting all professional footballers to compose the best men's and women's teams of the year. An initial 26-player nominee list was unveiled last week, after which the World XI has now been announced, comprising a goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards.
Modric's class is known, and any more awards are not needed to prove it. No awards are really needed, but the proof provided by things like a Ballon d'Or and the six Champions League titles, perhaps. Modric among the elite Last year, many suggested that the Croatian midfielder was slowing down, but he was still a large part of the Real Madrid midfield.