-Won 3 out of the 7 MoM awards at the Wolrd Cup. Luka Modric saw off competition from a host of French World Cup stars as the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder won the 2018 Modric, 33, was announced as the winner of the prestigious prize in a glitzy ceremony held in Paris. Published on Dec 3, 2018 Luka Modric has been crowned as this year’s Ballon d’Or winner, France Football confirmed at the award ceremony in Paris on Monday night. MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 15: Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Modric- -Golden Ball Winner. It was a really special year for me. Media playback is not supported on this device
Luka Modric was the clear winner for the 2018 Ballon d'Or award but there were some utterly ridiculous shouts from journalists who were allowed to vote. Follow Sportskeeda for Ballon d'Or 2018 date, time and latest news.
Modric described Ronaldo and Messi as "phenomenal players", adding: "To win means I did something really special on the pitch this year, that's why 2017-18 was the year for me. Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade. Norway striker Ada Hegerberg was rewarded for her prolific form with Champions League winners Lyon as she took the first ever women’s Ballon d’Or prize.The 23-year-old saw off competition from the likes of Danish star Pernille Harder, of German club VfL Wolfsburg, and Brazil’s Marta to take the prize following a vote by journalists from around the world.Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder, Luka Modric, 33, won the 2018 Ballon d’Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than 10 years. Hear out- Modric, Mbappe, Varane, Messi, Kane and Salah are other top contenders. … Ballon d’ Or 2020: Robin van Persie names three-man final shortlist to win award It was very special." The 2018 Ballon d’ Or award ceremony will take place on December 3, 2018 in Paris. From 2007 it opened up to the rest of the world.The 30-man list of nominees is compiled by the editorial staff of the French magazine, with the winner voted for by journalists from around the world, with one representative per nation.From 2010 to 2015 it merged with Fifa's awards, but they split and the world governing body set up its own awards again in 2016.Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football.Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer.How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK.Highlights of the latest round as Leeds Rhinos take on SaintsGet latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.
My dream was to play for a big club and win important trophies,” Modric said.Mbappe, who does not turn 20 until later this month, picked up the consolation prize of the Kopa Trophy for the best young player.Modric — the oldest winner since Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro, also 33, in 2006 — was crowned after an outstanding year in which he starred in the Real side that retained the Champions League before heroically helping drag his country to the final of the World Cup for the first time in their history.Croatia lost 4-2 to France in Moscow in the final in July.The Portuguese star played with Modric in the Madrid side that won the Champions League before moving to Juventus in a typically prolific year, while Messi has again been outstanding with Barcelona.The pair had won the prize five times each in the last decade but both are now in their 30s and neither stamped their authority on the World Cup.Messi finishes outside the top three in the voting for the first time since 2006.The World Cup was always likely to play a key role, and France had hoped to see one of their stars take the award on home soil.But perhaps the lack of a single standout French candidate cleared the path for Modric — Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante had also been in the running, as had Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Harry Kane, the World Cup’s top scorer.“I won the Europa League and the World Cup, so it’s been a great year, but it is true that it was a little bit disappointing after I was told what the podium was,” said Griezmann.Modric has won 14 trophies since joining Real in 2012, including four Champions Leagues. Another Frenchman, Modric’s Madrid teammate Raphael Varane, was seventh, just behind Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah.“As a kid we all have dreams.
Mbappe was also among the 30 nominees to win that award.Mbappe – who was accompanied at the ceremony by his father and his younger brother Ethan – scored four goals at the World Cup, including one in the final as France beat Croatia 4-2 in Moscow.In doing so he became just the second teenager to score in a World Cup final after Brazilian great Pele, who achieved the feat in 1958.A French champion last season with PSG following a 180 million-euro ($204m) move from Monaco, Mbappe is the top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with 12 goals in 10 appearances.He has scored 32 goals in 56 games for club and country in the calendar year.
He could add to that as Real take part in the Club World Cup later this month.A refugee at one point growing up during Croatia’s War of Independence in the 1990s, his popularity in Croatia was hit by his testimony last year during the multi-million-euro corruption trial of former Dinamo chief Zdravko Mamic.Prosecutors charged Modric for giving false evidence, but the charges have now been dropped.Hegerberg, 23, won the women’s prize after starring for French side Lyon as they successfully defended the Champions League title and won a 12th consecutive French title.“I want to say thanks to my teammates because this would not have been possible without them, my coach or our president Jean-Michel Aulas,” Hegerberg said.“I also want to thank France Football.
It is something unique for me.
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