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Clasico concerns for Madrid as Modric and Bale sit out training
Luka Modric and Gareth Bale each did gym work indoors as they attempted to recover from injuries sustained playing in the Euro 2020 qualifier between Croatia...
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Luka Modric named Balkan Athlete of the Year
The Ballon d’Or winner beat Serbia’s world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, who topped the annual poll five times in a row between 2011 and 2015.
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Modric criticises Ballon d'Or gala snub by Messi, Ronaldo
Croatian captain Modric said in a newspaper interview on Saturday the pair’s absence from the gala in Paris on 3 December did not make sense.
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Modric wins 2018 Ballon d'Or, breaks Messi-Ronaldo dominance
Juventus forward and 2017 winner Ronaldo came second, while Atletico Madrid and France striker Antoine Griezmann came third.
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Croatia's Luka Modric wins Ball d'Or
Luka Modric saw off competition from France's World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the Ballon d'Or on Monday to end a 10-year stranglehold on the award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
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Modric tipped to pip French stars to Ballon d'Or and end Ronaldo and Messi era
Six members of the France side that triumphed in Russia are among the 30 nominees for the award, which is organised by France Football magazine and voted for by 180 journalists from around the world.
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'Let's not lie, my goal was better than Salah's', says Ronaldo
The 33-year-old Portuguese star lost out to former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric for the FIFA best player award and to Liverpool's Salah for the Puskas Award for the best goal.
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Barca coach Valverde says Messi the best despite Modric award
Luka Modric was named the best player of 2018 at a glitzy ceremony on Monday night which Messi did not attend having not made the shortlist.
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Modric feeling 'incredible' after winning Fifa Best Player award
Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric says that winning the Fifa Men’s Best Player award for the first time in his career is an ‘incredible feeling’ after the conclusion of the awards ceremony in London on Monday evening.
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Modric ends Ronaldo-Messi era to be crowned world’s best
Luka Modric’s success means Cristiano Ronaldo remains tied with Lionel Messi having won Fifa’s award in different guises five times each.
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Modric reaches Spanish tax settlement - report
The Croatian star has been accused of evading €870,728 on revenue from his image rights in 2013 and 2014 via a shell company set up in Luxembourg.
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Ronaldo, Modric & Salah on Fifa player of the year shortlist
Ronaldo, who has won the award for the last two years, helped Real Madrid claim a third consecutive Champions League crown before securing a transfer to Juventus.
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Ronaldo, Modric, Salah on Uefa player of the year shortlist
Ronaldo, who won the award last season, helped Real Madrid to a third consecutive Champions League title and finished as the competition’s top scorer with 15 goals.
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There is more to Croatia than just Modric magic
When the two sides meet at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium all eyes will be on Luka Modric and how the French will attempt to put shackles on the creative midfielder, who at 32 is eyeing the biggest prize of the sport.
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A-Z of the 2018 World Cup
With the final and third-place playoff to come, England’s Harry Kane is in pole position on six goals, ahead of Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku.
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Spark missing but Croatia still advance to quarter-finals
Modric put aside the anguish of squandering what surely would have been the match winner to bravely step up again in the shootout and convert one of his team’s kicks.
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Croatia in dreamland as Messi's Argentina suffer nightmare
Croatia are top of the group with six points while Argentina have just one point from their two games.
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'Zidane a change for the better at Real'
Luka Modric says Zinedine Zidane's debut as coach shows he’s the right man for the job.
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Cameroon exit World Cup
Alex Song was sent off as Cameroon were knocked out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Croatia.
