Luka Modric Reveals His 'Unforgettable' Ballon d'Or Conversation With Zinedine Zidane in 2016

​Luka Modric has revealed that former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane privately backed him to win the Ballon d'Or nearly three years ago.  The Croatia international became the first player to break the Messi/Ronaldo duopoly of the award in a decade when he was named as the winner by France Football on Monday night – and told the magazine afterwards that Zidane had backed him for stardom when he was first installed as Real's manager.  👏👏👏 The 2018 Ballon d'Or is Luka Modric (@lukamodric10)!... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/