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Modric was supposed to be the star witness at the trial. He had told anti-corruption investigators that Mamic had altered paperwork in order to divert millions of euros of the transfer fee to his own pocket, swindling both Dinamo and Croatia's tax authorities. Many football fans had been longing for Mamic to be brought to justice for years. Dinamo supporters accused him of carrying out a "silent privatisation" of their club, which is supposed to be a non-profit organisation owned by its members.
Modric completed the win with the late spot kick to seal another outstanding individual performance.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The technically gifted Prosinecki has long been seen as Croatia's all-time best player, but even he has recently said Modric surpasses him... "If Robert Prosinecki said that, it has to be true because nobody knows about football more than Prosinecki. And I would agree with him completely," Rakitic said. "Not only that Luka is the best player ever, but he is a great person, a leader and we are following him."
the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Luka Modrić...
...He's the first Croatian to win, the first man from what was once Yugoslavia to win, and the first from Eastern Europe since Andriy Shevchenko in 2004.
The most impressive thing about Modric's World Cup might be how much of him there's been. Despite declining club usage, he's played 40 more minutes than anyone else in Russia—goalkeepers, who never get subbed, included. He's created more chances than all but three players, he's leading his team in dribbles per game and completed passes in the final third, and he's tied with Kane for the most Man of the Match awards.
That he went on to play with such style and success in the World Cup is simply extraordinary. As one Guardian journalist put it, "To plays as well as he has would be remarkable under normal circumstances, but to do so with the looming prospect of a trial on his mind has been astounding."
The golden generation – with Modric, Rakitic and striker Mario Mandzukic as its pillars – have more often watched such efforts go up in flames.
...ten years after Newcastle United spurned a chance to sign him on the grounds he was "not good enough for the Premier League".
Ahead of the 2018 World Cup final, video footage emerged of the five-year-old Modrić shepherding goats in Croatia's Velebit mountains.
Modric is the conductor, he controls the play. He knows when to run, and when to pass. He creates, and even though he may not apply the killer touch or the final ball, he often plays a part.
I svojim igrama u kvalifikacijama i u Real Madridu pokazao sam da me to ništa ne ometa. Znam da mi je savjest čista, to je meni najbitnije. Mislim da je sve ovo što mi se događa velika nepravda, ali što je tu je, vjerojatno tu ima i neke moje krivice, no dobro... Ponavljam, najbitnije je da mi je savjest čista i da mi te stvari ne smetaju i ne utječu na moju izvedbu na terenu
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Ahead of the 2018 World Cup final, video footage emerged of the five-year-old Modrić shepherding goats in Croatia's Velebit mountains.
...ten years after Newcastle United spurned a chance to sign him on the grounds he was "not good enough for the Premier League".
It is fair to say with Xavi's decline Modric is now ahead of him in the pecking order, and he, Kroos, Cesc Fàbregas and Andrea Pirlo are now arguably the best technical central midfielders on the planet at present, and some might even say that Modric is, or could soon be, leading the pack.
...He's the first Croatian to win, the first man from what was once Yugoslavia to win, and the first from Eastern Europe since Andriy Shevchenko in 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The golden generation – with Modric, Rakitic and striker Mario Mandzukic as its pillars – have more often watched such efforts go up in flames.
The most impressive thing about Modric's World Cup might be how much of him there's been. Despite declining club usage, he's played 40 more minutes than anyone else in Russia—goalkeepers, who never get subbed, included. He's created more chances than all but three players, he's leading his team in dribbles per game and completed passes in the final third, and he's tied with Kane for the most Man of the Match awards.
the Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon was awarded to Mr. Luka Modrić...
It is fair to say with Xavi's decline Modric is now ahead of him in the pecking order, and he, Kroos, Cesc Fàbregas and Andrea Pirlo are now arguably the best technical central midfielders on the planet at present, and some might even say that Modric is, or could soon be, leading the pack.
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