![Ballon d'Or award controversy as Luka Modric is revealed as the winner hours before ceremony in online leak Ballon d'Or award controversy as Luka Modric is revealed as the winner hours before ceremony in online leak](https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/6KfhcwjyepE1o7UtpOg9qAub4Hs=/0x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2F_%2Fmedia%2F2018%2F12%2F04%2F09%2F37%2Fluka_modric.jpg)
Ballon d'Or award controversy as Luka Modric is revealed as the winner hours before ceremony in online leak
![Real Madrid's Modric congratulates Barcelona rival Messi after sixth Ballon d'Or win | Sporting News Canada Real Madrid's Modric congratulates Barcelona rival Messi after sixth Ballon d'Or win | Sporting News Canada](https://library.sportingnews.com/2021-08/luka-modric-lionel-messi-ballon-dor_1syf6xbvzepf61tv5ft60pbrlx.jpg)
Real Madrid's Modric congratulates Barcelona rival Messi after sixth Ballon d'Or win | Sporting News Canada
![Wishing our very own magician and a Ballon D'or winner, Luka Modric a very happy 36th Birthday! : r/realmadrid Wishing our very own magician and a Ballon D'or winner, Luka Modric a very happy 36th Birthday! : r/realmadrid](https://preview.redd.it/7ox8jdn5cfm71.jpg?auto=webp&s=e8155a74de655d5c65283c690a5c762c4bb6d528)
Wishing our very own magician and a Ballon D'or winner, Luka Modric a very happy 36th Birthday! : r/realmadrid
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
![Luka Modric criticises Ballon d'Or gala snub by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo | Sports News,The Indian Express Luka Modric criticises Ballon d'Or gala snub by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo | Sports News,The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2018/12/ballon-dor-759.jpg)