Real Madrid suffered an uncharacteristic defeat in the UEFA Champions League group stage against Russian club CKSA Moskva as its front-line failed to offer much. The defending champions lost 1-0 away from home as Nikola Vlasic scored an early goal in the second minute of the game which proved enough for the hosts. Despite enjoying […]
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Messi, Ronaldo are best, but this is Modric’s year: Croatia coach
Croatia national team coach Zlatko Dalic on Saturday said that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best players in the world, but 2018 is Real Madrid maestro Luka Modric‘s year. Modric won the FIFA best player in the year award last week, beating Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Muhammad Salah to the award. His […]
FIFA best player award: See who Messi and Ronaldo voted for
Real Madrid midfield Maestro Luka Modric won the FIFA best play award on Monday, beating Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Muhammad Salah to claim the award. Modric received a total of 29.05 percent votes, Ronaldo received 19.08 percent votes, while Salah got 11.23 percent. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, who missed out on a top-three spot this […]
OPINION: Why Modric thwarting Messi-Ronaldo dominance is good for football
Real Madrid midfield maestro Luka Modric ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s dominance on Monday as he won the FIFA best player award, becoming the first player except for the two forwards in almost a decade to win the prize. His victory is not just good for football, it is extremely positive for midfielders […]
In Pictures: Lionel Messi over the years
At 31, Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has nothing much left to achieve, except for maybe international glory, but that too is subject to a never-ending debate. The little Argentine started playing professional football for Barcelona at the age of 17, and ever since, he has never looked back. The world has been seeing him score […]
OPINION: Why Messi’s exclusion from the Balon d’Or top 3 means nothing
Lionel Messi was, for the first time in almost a decade, left out of the FIFA player of the year’s top-three. This year, Real Madrid midfield maestro Luka Modric, Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Muhammad Salah will contest for glory. The little Argentine’s exclusion from the top-three surprised many football experts and fans alike. […]
Celebrating Luka Modric’s genius on his 33rd birthday
Real Madrid and Croatia midfield maestro Luka Modric has turned 33-years-old today. The little magician from the Santiago Bernabeu recently bagged the UEFA player of the year award beating Juventus forward and ex-teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Muhammad Salah. Starting his career at Dinamo Zagreb, Modric came into spotlight after he moved to the English […]
‘Ronaldo is an egoist’, says Croatia coach
Croatia tactician Zlatko Dalic slammed Juventus spearhead Cristiano Ronaldo calling him an ‘egoist’ over the latter’s reaction to Luka Modric winning the UEFA player of the year award. Ronaldo was hopping mad at losing out to Croatia star Modric, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri revealed on Friday. Also read: Italian media not happy with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus […]
Ronaldo ‘furious’ at losing to Modric for UEFA player of year
Cristiano Ronaldo was hopping mad at losing out to Croatia star Luka Modric for the UEFA Player of the Year, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri revealed on Friday. Real Madrid and Croatia midfield star Modric beat his former teammate Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the prize which was awarded on Thursday in Monaco. “Yesterday he […]
4 reasons why Messi deserved to win UEFA POTY award
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric was awarded the UEFA player of the year prize on Thursday, much to the surprise to many. While the other two candidates in Cristiano Ronaldo and Muhammad Salah were strong contenders to win it too, and many Ronaldo fans still feel bitter about it, there is one guy who has completely, […]