Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should have been crowned UEFA's 2017/18 Men's Player of the Year ahead of his former teammate Luka Modric, according to Portugal manager Fernando Santos.
Selected coaches and journalists from all around Europe decided voted for the Croatian playmaker to win the coveted award, despite former Real Madrid forward Ronaldo scoring 15 goals in the UEFA Champions League last season.
Santos, Portugal's national team manager, was recently asked if he agreed with the outcome of the voting for the award.
"The vote for the best of FIFA is not mine. If it was mine, Ronaldo was the champion," Santos said, as quoted by FourFourTwo.
"Ronaldo is the champion for me. And in second place, I'd put Modric. But the rest of votes come from the public, journalists, other coaches, there are many people, so the decision will be announced at the right date.
"There's a previous list, as I've already said, Modric is a fantastic player, that's why I've put him in second. But in this previous election, I think Cristiano should've been the winner for all he did at that period of time and especially at the Champions League."
Ronaldo made 44 appearances for Los Blancos last season, scoring 44 goals and assisting a further eight strikes.
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