Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro has said the club's former forward Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the 2018 Ballon d'Or ahead of his current Los Blancos team-mate Luka Modric.
Ronaldo left Madrid for Juventus in the summer after helping the team to a third UEFA Champions League success in a row, which was sealed with a 3-1 victory over Liverpool in May's final.
Modric was also instrumental in that success and went on to help Croatia to the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where they eventually came up short against France.