GOAL on Twitter: "Three years ago today, Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or 🥇 He's the only player that's not Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to have won the award since 2007
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Football news - Luka Modric slams Messi and Ronaldo over Ballon d'Or snub - 'it's not fair' - Eurosport
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