Luka Modric snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when naming his ultimate six-a-side team

Luka Modric omitted both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when picking his ultimate six-a-side team.

Croatian veteran midfielder Modric will go down in history as one of the best midfielders of his generation.

Having made his name in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, Modric moved to Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid in 2012 for a reported fee of £30 million.

Since then, the midfielder has made 563 appearances for Los Blancos across all competitions, scoring 41 goals.

Modric has also played with some of the best players in world football, including the likes of Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos.

Back in November, Modric snubbed both Ronaldo and Messi when asked to pick his ultimate six-a-side team.

Starting with the goalkeeper, Modric opted for Madrid legend Iker Casillas, having played with the Spaniard 63 times.

He told icons.com: "It's [a] difficult choice but for me, it's easy because I played with him, it's Iker. And not just because he played with me, but he's one of the best ever."

Moving onto defenders, Modric had to pick two players, he said: "For me, I will choose Roberto Carlos, maybe [the] best left-back ever.

"Here, it's between [Fabio] Cannavaro and [Paolo] Maldini. Cannavaro, Golden Ball, everything, world champion. But I go with Maldini."

Luka Modric is one of the best players of his generation. Image: Getty

In midfield, the options open to Modric included the likes of Andres Iniesta, Roberto Baggio and David Beckham.

Modric said: "It's very hard," he said, with only two midfielders allowed to make it into his team.

"I cannot mistake a lot, but for me [Diego] Maradona and Zizou [Zinedine Zidane]. Even all these are top but I will choose these two."

Finally, Modric overlooked Ronaldo and Messi for Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario for his attacker.

He explained: "For me, between [Cristiano] Ronaldo and Ronaldo. I played with one, but this one [the latter] was my favourite growing up.

"I fell in love with his game and... wow. And others are also... Romario, Messi, Pele, but I go with Ronaldo. Sorry Cris!"

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