Yeah I can agree with some of that. I'm just curious to know how things would've turned out if he remained. I just couldn't picture him being 2nd best. Such a scenario just wouldn't exist - especially with both their forms this half of the year. They would be closely compared being at the same club and all. I guess we'd never know. Congrats to Modric anyway.
Yes fully deserved, was most important player last year for us and had great WC. Not sure how someone can dispute that.
In our 4 Champions League wins in the last 5 years Ronaldo has been our best & most important player, with Modric being our second best & most important player. We are not winning any of them without those two. Ronaldo has actually been the best player of the entire champions league competition all those years. People trying to take shots or downplay what he's accomplished are idiots. It's that simple. Modric is a worthy winner this year, I'm very happy for him. Modric is my 3rd favorite player in history after CR & Zizou, he deserved this one no doubt.
If you told me Modric would win the Ballon D’or this time last year to end Messi-Ronaldo duopoly I wouldn’t have believed you in a million years. Even in April-May I wouldn’t believe it. What an achievement and I’m so happy for him too. Best midfielder of the last 5 years without a doubt.
Eh, Cristiano has been garbage in every UCL-final with RM bar 2017. And I dunno why you taking a piss on Benzema who's been probably Real Madrid's best player this season. There are other players than him who deserves criticism...
News from France Football itself tonight during a live show on LEquipeTV: - Modric won by a landslide: 277 more points than Ronaldo. - It's enormous according to Thierry Marchand from France Football. - Results were close to each other for only two weeks once votes started. - Then everything was pretty clear, Modric was gaining massive amount of points compared to everyone else.
Got something in my eye man 😢😭 pic.twitter.com/Um55B1e6pM— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) December 4, 2018 RMC Sport's brilliant analysis on Luka Modric, the greatest midfielder in the world's style of play. https://t.co/6aufIhclae— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) December 5, 2018
He was pretty bad in the final. Was even passing poorly in the first half. Also missed a sitter against Bayern at 2-1 which would have sealed the tie. Was invisible in both legs in semis apart from that. But then again, he was unbelievably clutch against PSG and Juve. Don't think we'd make it to the semis in the first place without Ron. So overall, I am fine with Modric winning since he had a great world cup as well. And yea, I don't want Juve flaunting a BDR either when they haven't won a CL in 20 years. Happy it stays with RM.
The salt is real. Some of the most popular YouTubers are releasing videos claiming "how Balon d'Or truly lost its credibility this year" I'm just enjoying the scenes. They're so mad lol. Luka fully deserved it and so glad the award stays in Madrid.
Messi never deserved 2010 Balon D'Or. Anyone who thinks Modric doesn't deserve this must at least acknowledge it. Luka remembering Xavi, Iniesta and especially Sneijder was very smart from him.
Let me correct what I said ealier. Modric deserves it 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% And there's not enough 0 actually.
#TheBestThingsNeverComeEasy pic.twitter.com/uXsup10iiu— Luka Modrić (@lukamodric10) December 5, 2018 Love this maestro and his story
Everything is lovable about him. He also doesn't play the superstar like some with 0 modesty. He has his little family, wife, and kids, and is incredibly happy with what he got in life. He knows where he's come from. He knows his qualities, and what he has achieved. Maybe it's due to where he comes from, and what early life he had, but he's all about humility. As a french journalist said yesterday, he's incredibly precious in the current football world full of dramas, and players with horrible personalities.
I am not sure they are all kids. One thing I can say is that their fans are simply following the example of their idols, who were no show at the gala, disrespecting Modric and his merit. If these two schmucks cannot display sportsmanship and professionalism paying their respects to another great player, it is highly unlikely that their fans would see Modric as a worthy winner.
The rape allegation really hit Cristiano's votes hard. The Cristiano stans on twitter have been parading this one voter from Pakistan who openly hates him (and Sergio Ramos lol) and is on record saying "her fingers cannot vote for Cristiano" and if someone questioned her choice she said, "you are basically defending rape". As was posted earlier...…… the voting wasn't even close. I think this might be it for Cristiano in terms of Balon wins. Messi has a chance to win one more. The way Mbappe is going do PSG really need to win the CL for him to win the Balon next year? I don't know really.
Only four players have won the world cup best player award and ballon d'or in one year. Charlton 66 Cruijff 74 Paoli Rossi 82 Godric 2018