Luka Modric deserved winner of the Ballon d’Or: Santiago Solari
Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari on Wednesday said that Luka Modric was the deserved winner of this year's Ballon d'Or, having had a "wonderful year" for both club and country.…
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Luka Modric wins 2018 Ballon d’Or to end the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo era
Croatia and Real Madrid playmaker Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, fighting off stiff competition from the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win the…
Ballon d’Or: Luka Modric and Kylian Mbappe front-runners for the coveted title
Croatian midfielder Luka Modric and French wonderkid Kylian Mbappe are the front-runners to clinch the Ballon d'Or this term, in a bid to end the 10-year dominance by modern-day greats…
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My goal was better than Mohamed Salah’s: Cristiano Ronaldo on FIFA Puskas Award
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo believes his overhead kick from which he scored for Real Madrid against his current team Juventus last season was not only better than Mohamed Salah’s goal…
FIFA Awards: Croatian star Luka Modric bags best male player award
The meteoric rise of Croatian star Luka Modric kept on attaining greater heights after the 33-year old was named the best male player at the FIFA Awards on Monday in London. The Real Madrid…
Real Madrid sweep UEFA awards as Modric named men’s player of the year
Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric bagged the UEFA men's player of the year award, surpassing the likes of former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Egypt's Mohammad Salah. The…
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Croatia donates World Cup prize money to children’s charity
In an amazing gesture, the Croatia national football team - who scripted a fairy-tale run at the 2018 World Cup - have decided to donate their prize money to the country’s underprivileged…
Croatia players given hero’s welcome in Zagreb after World Cup final
Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets in Croatia capital Zagreb to stage a euphoric heroes' welcome for the national football team on Monday. People wearing national…
World Cup 2018: Mbappe imitates Brazil legend Pele; Modric win ‘Golden Ball’
One smiled while the other didn't and by the look on their face you could make-out that France had beaten Croatia 4-2 to clinch their second World Cup trophy. Kylian Mbappe showed most of…
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Luka Modric hits out at ‘disrespectful’ English media
Luka Modric attacked the English media for lack of respect saying that the journalists and pundits 'should be more humble' after Croatia defied expectations to reach their maiden World Cup…
World Cup 2018: Croatia beat Denmark on penalties; advance into quarterfinals
Dejection to jubilation Luka Modric might have had it all when he scored the penalty to send Croatia into the quarterfinals having defeated Denmark 3-2 in shootouts at the Nizhny Novgorod…
World Cup 2018: Croatia on top after defeating Nigeria 2-0 in Group D
After losing the opening match in each of their last three World Cups, Croatia finally broke the jinx defeating Nigeria 2-0 in the second match of the Group D fixtures at the Kaliningrad…