GettyWhich player broke the Golden Ball dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
In 2018, Luka Modrid celebrated Real Madrid’s Champions League championship and then became the driving force that brought Croatia to the World Cup final.
When Modrić lifted the Ballon d’Or trophy in 2018, he broke the era of Ballon d’Or domination by the duo Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
No other player won this prestigious award between 2008 and 2017. The world’s two top superstars won five titles each.
Coach Zidane predicted that Modrić would win the Ballon d’Or
“When Zidane came to coach Real Madrid in January 2016, he called me into his office after a training session and explained what he saw in me and what he expected from me,” said the midfielder. The Croatian shared after winning the Ballon d’Or in 2018.
“He said that I was an important player for him. Above all, he saw me as a player who could win the Ballon d’Or.”
“When someone like Zidane, with his personality and his past, says this it increases your confidence.”
