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Luka Modrić: Conductor of the Midfield
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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric passes the ball during the 2025 Copa del Rey final against FC Barcelona in Seville, with a red Copa del Rey banner in the background. Luka Modric holds the 2018 Ballon d'Or trophy, smiling as his mother Radojka kisses his cheek and his father Stipe stands beside them. Luka Modric of AC Milan, wearing a black and red striped jersey and number 14, looks on during a Coppa Italia match at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Luka Modric of Croatia, wearing a red and white checkered jersey, controls the ball while a Ukraine player in yellow defends during a FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying match.
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Luka Modrić: Conductor of the Midfield

Croatian football player
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Luka Modrić (born September 9, 1985, Zadar, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]) is a Croatian football (soccer) player who is considered one of the greatest midfielders as well as one of the top Croatian footballers of all time. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Modrić captained his national team to the final and won the Golden Ball award for best player of the tournament. He also won the Ballon dā€™Or in 2018 while playing for Spanish club...

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