As the winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or, it was up to Luka Modric to hand over the award to Leo Messi. In Paris, he was once again crowned ahead of Virgil Van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane.
"Leo, congratulations. You deserve it," Modric stated when he handed him his sixth Ballon d'Or the Barcelona footballer's history. Some words of recognition for the player with the most 'France Football' trophies.
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Modric showed the kindest version of the relationship between Real Madrid players and Barcelona, normalised in recent years after several cold war seasons.
December 2, 2019
