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To Cristiano Ronaldo, the overhead bicycle kick he scored for Real Madrid against his current club Juventus, in the past Champions League, was better than Mohamed Salah's Premier League goal which won the FIFA goal of the year award (Puskas). Salah's fine curling strike against Everton in December controversially won him the award, beating Ronaldo's bicycle kick, Lionel Messi's amazing World Cup goal against Nigeria, and Gareth Bale's stunning overhead goal against Liverpool in the 2017/2018 Champions League final. Ronaldo scored his acrobatic goal in the Champions League quarter-finals and joined Juventus a few months later. Gareth Bale's goal against Liverpool in the Champions League final The 33-year-old five time Ballon d'Or winner who wasn't in attendance at the FIFA Best Gala took to Instagram to speak his mind on the FIFA Best awards five days after the ceremony. He told his 142 million Instagram followers: " Salah, it was

Sunday July 15 marked the end of 32 days of the world's biggest football celebration. France was crowned World champion after beating Croatia 4-2. The FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) met to decide the distribution of the FIFA 2018 awards prior to France lifting the much coveted trophy. Adidas Golden Ball: Luka Modric  adidas Golden Ball Award: 🥇Luka MODRIC ( #CRO ) 🥈Eden HAZARD ( #BEL ) 🥉Antoine GRIEZMANN ( #FRA ) #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/KQSRiwUznh — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018 The Golden Ball, introduced in 1982, is arguably the most prestigious accolade of the tournament. Real Madrid and Croatia's superstar midfielder and captain, the most complete and consistent player of the tournament, served as the heart and soul of the Croatian team, tirelessly leading Croatia to its first World Cup final. Modric kept Croatia afloat in the first half of the semifinal game where they struggled against England. This supremely gifted No 10's t

Luka Modric, the 32 year old Croatian midfielder has impressed football lovers a countless number of times, but his extraordinary performance at the World Cup further highlights what a special player he is. The five-foot-eight player is remarkably athletic in addition to his technical qualities, as he has covered a staggering 63km (39.1 miles) in this World Cup, and has played the most minutes - 604. Luka Modric is an excellent ball distributor who keeps the ball moving. Croatia's midfield general has been nominated (by FIFA) Man of the Match in three of Croatia's six World Cup games.  Former Brazil and Real Madrid star had the best to say about Luka Modric - Croatia's captain - ahead of the final to be played today between France and Croatia today. Kaka played alongside Modric for one season before leaving Real Madrid for AC Milan in 2013. Kaka told Omnisport,  "Luka [Modric] shows us that it's easy to play. Believe me it's really really hard to play