2018 Ballon d'Or winner
Luka Modric has criticized Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who won the last
10 Ballon d'Or trophies for failing to attend this year's Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Modric believes the duo are only interested in awards when they are the winners.
Croatia captain Modric became the first player other than Ronaldo or Messi to
win the Ballon d'or since Kaka in 2007. Modric was pivotal this year to both
Real Madrid - who won the Champions League, and to Croatia - World Cup
finalists. In an exclusive interview with Croatia's Sportske Novosti, Modric
expressed his discontentment with Ronaldo and Messi's conduct.
“I cannot say why someone did not attend – that’s their
choice,” he said.
"It turns out these choices and trophies only have
value when they get them.
“It is not fair to their playing colleagues, or to the
voters who have nominated them for the past 10 years – nor for football or
supporters.
“But I repeat, everyone behaves the way they think they
need to.”
Modric reiterated that the Ballon d'Or is awarded to
the player with the best performance over the calendar year and not to the most
talented player.
“Here we are talking about seasonal performance, and it
probably means that all the coaches, players, football legends and journalists
have voted the same,” Modric continued.
“Or are they all mistaken at the same time?
“If we vote on the quality of the player, then the only
thing left is to distribute all the trophies for Messi and Ronaldo as long as
they are actively plating and to abandon any vote.”
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