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Luka Modric Wins 2018 Ballon D'Or Ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo; Lionel Messi 5th

Bleacher Report | December 3, 2018

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Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or on Monday, completing a sweep of the major individual awards.

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Modric beat Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid to the award after a season in which he won a third straight UEFA Champions League with Real and guided Croatia to second place at the FIFA World Cup.

The 33-year-old was voted FIFA's Best Men's Player earlier this year and was seen as the favourite for the Ballon d'Or as well.

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