Posted by The Real Madrid and Croatian superstar Luka Modric has added yet another accolade to his stunning trophy collection by winning the Ballon d'Or 2018, but not everyone is happy with him.
With this, he becomes the first ever Croat to win the most prestigious award in football.
The 33-year-old enjoyed a great 2017-18 season with Real Madrid and helped the Los Blancos win their third successive Champions League trophy.
He scored two goals in all competitions last season and assisted eight for his teammates.
The midfielder also surprisingly led Croatia to the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and was awarded the Golden Ball at the tournament.
He won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year 2017–18 accolade along with the FIFA Men's Best Player award. Modric's triumph marked an end to the decade-long dominance of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who won the award five times each in the last 10 years.
Ronaldo finished as the runner-up this year, whereas Messi failed to make it to the top three of the Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2006, finishing fifth in this year's final vote.
Football fans have mixed reactions to Luka Modric's triumph on Twitter, and below are some of the best tweets:
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The 33-year-old enjoyed a great 2017-18 season with Real Madrid and helped the Los Blancos win their third successive Champions League trophy.
He scored two goals in all competitions last season and assisted eight for his teammates.
The midfielder also surprisingly led Croatia to the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and was awarded the Golden Ball at the tournament.
He won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year 2017–18 accolade along with the FIFA Men's Best Player award. Modric's triumph marked an end to the decade-long dominance of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who won the award five times each in the last 10 years.
Ronaldo finished as the runner-up this year, whereas Messi failed to make it to the top three of the Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2006, finishing fifth in this year's final vote.
Football fans have mixed reactions to Luka Modric's triumph on Twitter, and below are some of the best tweets:
Modric deserves the Ballon d’Or for the year he had. Messi should have been top 3.— Tom Dolman (@tomdolman) December 3, 2018
The journey of a Refugee kid to be the best footballer in the world.— Jon Snow (@Gujju_Jon) December 3, 2018
Luka Modric 😎#BallonDor #respect pic.twitter.com/e7O1TK9xTp
The whole world right now#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/nB7y35Kk9M— Asad zahid (@ExcuseMeApBhi) December 3, 2018
Africa :No one is better than us in terms of corruption— King Bato (@Bato325) December 3, 2018
Ballon Dor :Hold my football#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/rAEYEA3JjP
Modric gotta be worst winner of ballondor ever— Chico (@Brad_Bayliss) December 3, 2018
It's not because he do not deserve but the envy of his records make the panels turned to luka modric for #ballondor !!! We know and they know that KingCR7 more than deserve it— Ben_Safian (@bn_safian) December 3, 2018
Dont forget modric won the #BallonDor— #RapperHolic18🔥⚡💪 (@papkvng) December 3, 2018
Making the award lose its credibility!! https://t.co/LbLCsn7Qsl
You just know CR7 is fuming at not winning the Balon d’Or despite Modric deserving it way more than any year he won it. 😂😭😂— M. Vega (@veezy256) December 3, 2018
— Yudhi Gandasasra (@YGandasasra) December 3, 2018
🗓 2018 COMPARISON 🗓— Dobby Solano (@DobbySolanoNUFC) December 3, 2018
Ronaldo 🇵🇹
🏟 Games: 55
⚽️Goals: 54
🅰️ssists: 11
🏆 Trophies: 1
Modric 🇭🇷
📺 Episodes of Corrie: 180
🥊 Fights with David: 74#BallonDor2018 pic.twitter.com/pk9iweziIi
Luka Modrić is the first player in history to be awarded the World Cup Golden Ball, UEFA Men's Player, FIFA Best Men's Player and Ballon d'Or in the same year.— Queen Beauty (@xyrosey) December 3, 2018
Breaking the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly with a clean sweep. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/NGGQZW0R70
👶 Ballon d'Or: Kylian Mbappé— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 3, 2018
👩🦳 Ballon d'Or: Ada Hegerberg
👱♂️ Ballon d'Or: Luka Modrić
Tonight's individual award winners introduce the top five articles of the day. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/QXkuu9hzF6
#BallonDor2018 winner: Luka Modrić!#UCL winner 🥇— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 3, 2018
UEFA Men's Player of the Year🏆#UCL Midfielder of the Season 17/18 ✅#UCL Squad of the Season 17/18 ✅
The Best FIFA Men's Player🏆
World Cup Golden Ball🏆
World Cup Dream Team ✅
FIFPro World XI ✅
🇭🇷Player of the Year ✅ pic.twitter.com/dPg0HSOtPk
Luka Modric finished 277 points ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. pic.twitter.com/BZgh0hurzf— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 3, 2018
Messi sending Argentina into the finals of World Cup in 2014 was seen as a failure meanwhile Modric doing the same for Croatia has been praised by all the media.— nextBarca (@nextBarca) December 3, 2018
Modric, Cristiano, Griezmann & Mbappe was better than Messi in the 2017/2018 season. Neymar only 12th. #BallondOr is a joke! pic.twitter.com/NA3upND1Bv— Faxe Axelsson (@FaxeAxelsson) December 3, 2018
First female ever to win the #BallondOr. Being asked about twerking by the presenter has to be the most disrespectful and shameful thing I have seen.— Aidan Walsh 🔰 (@AidanWalshMUFC) December 3, 2018
pic.twitter.com/9xZpXflLbc
Ada Hegerberg.— Football Planet (@FoootballPlanet) December 3, 2018
UEFA Women's Champions League winner. Three times.
First female ever to win the #BallondOr.
Being asked about twerking.
Blatant sexism in 2018.pic.twitter.com/8flfqRGjJb
Modric winning the #BallonDor is disrespectful to these two players smh 🙄 pic.twitter.com/4u68eytxDf— Mesut (@Tvvittergod1) December 3, 2018
THE KING IS DEAD! LONG LIVE KING LUKA #ballondor pic.twitter.com/CDUm9RnMQN— ShotOnGoal (@shotongoal247) December 3, 2018
Modric won a gold ball and Xavi and Iniesta did not, this is a shame. France Football is a scam#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/PtK7GeSh6R— Pep (@LioneIMessio) December 3, 2018
🗓️ For the first time in 10 years, neither Ronaldo or Messi have won the #BallonDor.— Sky Bet (@SkyBet) December 3, 2018
🏆 2008: Ronaldo
🏆 2009: Messi
🏆 2010: Messi
🏆 2011: Messi
🏆 2012: Messi
🏆 2013: Ronaldo
🏆 2014: Ronaldo
🏆 2015: Messi
🏆 2016: Ronaldo
🏆 2017: Ronaldo
🏆 2018: Modric
👊 Domination. pic.twitter.com/TXrhT0iUuO
#BallonDor I can't believe the world's best player is 5th , Retweet if you don't agree too pic.twitter.com/805AYR1IU9— Eden Sang (@HonTallam) December 3, 2018
Clean sweep from the 🐐 midfielder. You don’t win awards voted by 20,000 Players, managers, journalists, experts, panels by luck. Finally a player getting recognition for more than just stats. Luka Modrić the best player of 2018 in every awards voting system #BallonDor 🇭🇷🐐🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/PcKQUjwUDc— MANGO (@Mangochutney__) December 3, 2018
The 2018 Ballon d'Or top three:— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) December 3, 2018
🥇 Luka Modrić
🥈 Cristiano Ronaldo
🥉 Antoine Griezmann
Would yours look any different? pic.twitter.com/1gyoslTIYo
So Modric wins the balon d'or because he won the champions league and reached a world cup final? I remember a certain midfielder doing thay very thing in 2010. Plus you may add a historic treble and joint world cup topscorer to that. pic.twitter.com/6WpKPn4iVu— GG (@GrandeGraziano) December 3, 2018
Cristiano once used an interesting expression when Mourinho dissed him. He said "I dont spit in the plate that once fed me". It's ironic to me how his fans are doing exactly that by attributing Luka Modric 's Ballon d'or win to Florentino Perez's power in the world of football.— Messista 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 (@MoRosement) December 3, 2018
I just want to Look Luca Modric in the eyes and ask him if he thinks he really deserved to win the #BallonDor— Enekem 💎 (@EnekemGreg) December 3, 2018
Congrats to Modric 🤝 well deserved #BallonDor— KIZZ DANIEL (@iamkissdaniel) December 3, 2018
Messi ended the 2014 World Cup with 4 goals and 3 assists and was selected Man Of The Match in 5 games.— nextBarca (@nextBarca) December 3, 2018
Modric ended the 2018 World Cup with 2 goals and 1 assists and was selected Man Of The Match in 3 games.
Who else isn't surprised Modric won the #BallonDor? I knew they would rather give it to anybody than giving it to Messi cuz they don't want Messi to surpass C.Ronaldo— E-zrael Ani (@EzraelAni) December 3, 2018
When you leave Messi and Ronaldo's shadow only to end up in Messi, Ronaldo, Modric, Griezmann, Mbappe, Salah, Varane, Hazard, De Bruyne, Kane and Kante's shadow pic.twitter.com/KhtFRX521j— SR (@KanteBall_) December 3, 2018
This hat trick alone was bigger than modric career pic.twitter.com/hGj8O9lZ56— BLAZEPASCAL (@iam_blazepascal) December 3, 2018
Also for people who say that Modric had a great Champions League campaign, he had 0 MOTM in 11 UCL games.— nextBarca (@nextBarca) December 3, 2018
Congratulations to Modric, but only one winner imo 👑 pic.twitter.com/RxCn3WUSO2— Josh Brimacombe (@JoshBWiard) December 3, 2018
Real Winner— Kiclos (@Kiclos18) December 3, 2018
Like Messi
Rt Cristiano
Comment Modric#BallonDor2018 #BalondeOro2018 #Modric #Messi #Cristiano pic.twitter.com/b4sxZ0YkPg
— khen adebowale (@Khen8701) December 3, 2018
Modric was made a refugee at the age of six after his grandfather was shot dead. He grew up to the sound of grenades exploding.— Football Away Days (@AwayDayFooty) December 3, 2018
Coaches told him he was too weak to play football. But tonight, Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or. 🏆🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/J8rmfLw8fV
i think Luka Modric has a stash of some powerful peoples nudes or sex tapes. man is the first player in history to be awarded UEFA Men's Player, FIFA Best Men's Player and Ballon d'Or in the same year. (All Unmerited) #BallonDor pic.twitter.com/EmLTyHCwbx— suntalkeredo👑 (@suntalkeredo) December 3, 2018
Ballon d'Or 2018 Final 10— Deji Faremi (@deejayfaremi) December 3, 2018
🏆 Luka Modric🇭🇷
2⃣ Cristiano Ronaldo🇵🇹
3⃣ Antoine Griezmann🇫🇷
4⃣ Kylian Mbappé🇫🇷
5⃣ Lionel Messi🇦🇷
6⃣ Mohamed Salah🇪🇬
7⃣ Raphaël Varane🇫🇷
8⃣ Eden Hazard🇧🇪
9⃣ Kevin de Bruyne🇧🇪
🔟 Harry Kane🏴#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/NxfsFkMsNq
Puskas: I'm the worst award given in 2018— 👑I_O_J👑 (@D_one_above_all) December 3, 2018
Ballon d' or: hold my beer😹#BallondOr pic.twitter.com/TqFbPsBXvM
• Cristiano Ronaldo - 55 games, 54 goals and 11 assists.— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) December 3, 2018
• Lionel Messi - 54 games, 46 goals and 18 assists.
• Luka Modrić - 59 games, 5 goals and 11 assists.
There's only one deserved winner and that is Cristiano Ronaldo.
https://t.co/AxvCdezJQV
Ballon d'Or 2018 Final 10— Deji Faremi (@deejayfaremi) December 3, 2018
🏆 Luka Modric🇭🇷
2⃣ Cristiano Ronaldo🇵🇹
3⃣ Antoine Griezmann🇫🇷
4⃣ Kylian Mbappé🇫🇷
5⃣ Lionel Messi🇦🇷
6⃣ Mohamed Salah🇪🇬
7⃣ Raphaël Varane🇫🇷
8⃣ Eden Hazard🇧🇪
9⃣ Kevin de Bruyne🇧🇪
🔟 Harry Kane🏴#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/NxfsFkMsNq
— Chris (@_chrisnjogu) December 3, 2018
With or without their prizes Messi is and will always be the best in football history 👑.#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/MrNuUUyyhl— Rachid Zeddour (@RachidThejoker) December 3, 2018
2010 this Man won— kenny o (@kennyO250) December 3, 2018
🏆won Champions league
🏅Gave most Assist
🏆Won italian league
🏅Second runner up at the world cup
🏅Came 2nd highest goal scorer in world cup
🏅Best Uefa Midfielder
And was denied the BallonDor title
But today Modric won the award . why?
#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/wyQ8psjJ08
Filipe Luis: “In my opinion, the best player in the world is Messi. Today, last year, two years ago and three years ago. From the moment that Messi does not win the award, with everything that he does, it loses some of its credibility.”#BallondOr pic.twitter.com/bIDzpMnJY8— تیمور بلوچ عمرانی (@taimoorumrani) December 3, 2018
#BallonDor & FIFA should apologise to Sneidjer for 2010 after giving Modric this award. He deserved it better than Modric does but never even made Top 3.— KinG NomSo👑 (@ani_nomso) December 3, 2018
It's funny how Modric won #BallonDor even though he won just the champions league with much credit to Ronaldo and his Madrid team but Sneidjer winning the treble with inter in 2010 didn't make top three. pic.twitter.com/OJjEkq0EYK— Ugly Professor 🤒 (@Triumphantell) December 3, 2018
For those looking at how many goals Modric scored; He won the Fifa Men's POTY,Uefa POTY, WC player of the tournament,Champions League,won World Club championship winner,Finalist of the most coveted trophy in the World.— PAUL~OMBATI (@Its_Ombati) December 3, 2018
This award is for the best player,not topscorer!#BallonDor pic.twitter.com/JpyyvSbUKx
Treble winner of 2010✅— Fresh Prince (@iamwytunes) December 3, 2018
World cup finalist in 2010✅
Uefa midfielder of the year 2010✅
Second highest scorer in world cup 2010✅
Still he couldn't win the ballon d'or. #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/KY6TT0dWyd
Fifa obviously doesn’t want Critiano Ronaldo having more #BallonDor’s than Messi, so they had to settle for modric. They believe because modric was a former teammate and is a friend to Ronaldo, that will quiet down the wrath of Ronaldo fans.— AJ | Adonai Jonathan (@Mrmanhere_) December 3, 2018
I think we all know who really deserved the ballon d’or don’t we. #ballondor pic.twitter.com/1rpJjv9g3e— Thomas (@TWellsyyy) December 3, 2018
Seeing tears in Modric's dad's eyes after he was told his son won has me crien. Imagine your shy son that was told he wouldnt make it in football winning the #BallonDor & ending Messi/Ronaldo Duopoly. #NFFCShow— KinG NomSo👑 (@ani_nomso) December 3, 2018
How can you name a whole LIONEL MESSI the 5th best player in the world— 🇬🇭 Kwabena Shaggy 🇬🇭 (@KobbyShaggy) December 3, 2018
Such DISRESPECT 🤦🏾🤦🏾
Ballon D'or just bi some shit awards#Ballondor
This very poorly officiated #Ballondor needs more VAR than any football game ever will.— Ayodele (@dheMechanic) December 3, 2018
This very poorly officiated #Ballondor needs more VAR than any football game ever will.— Ayodele (@dheMechanic) December 3, 2018
The Only player who managed to beat Ronaldo and Messi what a player #BallonDor #BallonDor2018— 🇿🇦 Malesela Cedrick 🇿🇦 (@AfricanChild___) December 3, 2018
Well Deserved pic.twitter.com/m5E1LoPNFW
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