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Sergio Ramos Says He'd Have Played Tennis If He Wanted 'Individual Titles'

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has said he'd have followed a different career if he cared about winning individual awards.

Ramos was named in FIFPro's World XI for the 10th time on Monday at FIFA's The Best awards:

Sergio Ramos

An honour to be selected for the #FifproWorldXI for the tenth time. La Décima is always #TheBest. ud83dude09 ud83dude09 Thank you @realmadrid , @World11 and fellow pros. Onwards! #FIFAFootballAwards https://t.co/TdQG8RvuNb

Although he celebrated the achievement on social media, he said after the ceremony, per Goal's Joe Wright:

"I'd prefer to not come here and for Real Madrid to win titles.