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Messi’s departure will allow other players shine- Modric

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

Real Madrid midfield maestro, Luka Modric, has said that the departure of Barcelona star, Lionel Messi could pave the way for other players to step into the spotlight and continue the club’s success story. The 2018 FIFA World Player of the Year believes the Blaugrana can still succeed

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Modric threatens to end Ronaldo-Messi era as world’s best

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2018 0

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long domination of football’s individual awards is under threat from Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric  and Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah when FIFA’s player of the year is announced on Monday. For the first time in 12 years Messi is not even nominated among the three finalists for […]

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FIFA releases 3-Man shortlist for best player

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2018 0

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah are the finalists for Best Fifa Men’s Player award for 2018. Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, missed out on a place in the top three. There was also no place for any member of France’s World Cup winning squad. Lyon’s Champions League […]

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Modric backs Real to recover from slump

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

Real Madrid will recover from their poor form and come back stronger, Luka Modric insisted in the wake of Wednesday’s Champions League loss to Tottenham. Madrid slumped to a second successive defeat as they were beaten 3-1 by Spurs at Wembley, the Premier League side now in pole position to win Group H. That setback […]