SPECIAL REPORT
Real Madrid is rarely the same without Luka Modric. The Croatian midfielder missed over half of the 2014-15 season through injury and Los Blancos failed to win a trophy. Now he is sidelined again after undergoing an operation on the cartilage of his left knee.
Modric has a history of problems with his hamstrings, ankles and knees, his fragile frame exposed to the wear and tear of playing in the heart of the midfield and running in excess of 10 kilometers per match.
"Luka Modric is a midfielder and that is one of the most demanding positions," Barcelona-based sports podiatrist Dr.