- Croatian midfielder Luka Modric won the FIFA Best Player of the Year award on September 24 and the Ballon d'Or award on December 3, opening a new chapter in the history of the two awards, which have been shared by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past decade. The 33-year-old helped Real Madrid to win an unprecedented third consecutive UEFA Champions League title and spearheaded Croatia into the World Cup final for the first time in the country's history in Russia, lifting the tournament's Golden Ball.
Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2018 shows Croatian football player of Real Madrid Luka Modric posing with the trophy of Golden Ball at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Luka Modric won the FIFA Best Player of the Year award on September 24 and the Ballon d'Or award on December 3, opening a new chapter in the history of the two awards, which have been shared by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past decade. The 33-year-old helped Real Madrid to win an unprecedented third consecutive UEFA Champions League title and spearheaded Croatia into the World Cup final for the first time in the country's history in Russia, lifting the tournament's Golden Ball. (Xinhua)
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