December 4, 2018 2:05 PM

Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric bags 2018 Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has bagged the 2018 Ballon d'Or. The 33-year old has become the first player other than former team-mate and now Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo or Barcelona's Lionel Messi to claim the award in more than a decade. Before Modric, both Messi and Ronaldo had won five Ballon d'Ors each. Modric had won the Golden Ball in this year's World Cup. He led Croatia to its maiden Cup Final before they lost to Franc...