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Golden Ball Win 'Bittersweet,' Admits Croatia's Luka Modric After World Cup Final Defeat to France | ht_media
![Moscow, Russland. 16th July, 2018. Luka MODRIC (CRO) gets the trophy best in the tournament, adidas Golden Ball Award, full figure, portrait format, France (FRA) - Croatia (CRO) 4: 2, final, game Moscow, Russland. 16th July, 2018. Luka MODRIC (CRO) gets the trophy best in the tournament, adidas Golden Ball Award, full figure, portrait format, France (FRA) - Croatia (CRO) 4: 2, final, game](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P98BAM/moscow-russland-16th-july-2018-luka-modric-cro-gets-the-trophy-best-in-the-tournament-adidas-golden-ball-award-full-figure-portrait-format-france-fra-croatia-cro-4-2-final-game-64-on-15072018-in-moscow-football-world-cup-2018-in-russia-from-1406-15072018-usage-worldwide-credit-dpaalamy-live-news-P98BAM.jpg)
Moscow, Russland. 16th July, 2018. Luka MODRIC (CRO) gets the trophy best in the tournament, adidas Golden Ball Award, full figure, portrait format, France (FRA) - Croatia (CRO) 4: 2, final, game
![Croatia's Luka Modric (left) with the Golden Ball Award for Best Player and France's Kylian Mbappe (right) receives the Best Young Player Award after the FIFA World Cup 2018 final at the Croatia's Luka Modric (left) with the Golden Ball Award for Best Player and France's Kylian Mbappe (right) receives the Best Young Player Award after the FIFA World Cup 2018 final at the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D614WM/croatias-luka-modric-left-with-the-golden-ball-award-for-best-player-and-frances-kylian-mbappe-right-receives-the-best-young-player-award-after-the-fifa-world-cup-2018-final-at-the-luzhniki-stadium-in-moscow-15th-july-2018-2D614WM.jpg)
Croatia's Luka Modric (left) with the Golden Ball Award for Best Player and France's Kylian Mbappe (right) receives the Best Young Player Award after the FIFA World Cup 2018 final at the
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Luka Modric became the first Nike-sponsored athlete to lift the World Cup Golden Ball since Ronaldo in 1998
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Luka Modric became the first Nike-sponsored athlete to lift the World Cup Golden Ball since Ronaldo in 1998
![Doordarshan Sports on Twitter: "Luka Modric won the adidas Golden Ball Award, while Kylian Mbappe took home the FIFA Young Player Award. #WorldCupFinal #FIFAWC2018Final Photo: FIFA WC (Twitter) https://t.co/JNtVSr6ovp" / Twitter Doordarshan Sports on Twitter: "Luka Modric won the adidas Golden Ball Award, while Kylian Mbappe took home the FIFA Young Player Award. #WorldCupFinal #FIFAWC2018Final Photo: FIFA WC (Twitter) https://t.co/JNtVSr6ovp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DiNS5fKUwAAsvfi.jpg)
Doordarshan Sports on Twitter: "Luka Modric won the adidas Golden Ball Award, while Kylian Mbappe took home the FIFA Young Player Award. #WorldCupFinal #FIFAWC2018Final Photo: FIFA WC (Twitter) https://t.co/JNtVSr6ovp" / Twitter
![Adidas Golden Ball goes to Croatian Hero Luka Modric - Belgium's Eden Hazard and France's Antoine Griezmann got the Silver and Bronze Ball respectively | IBG News Adidas Golden Ball goes to Croatian Hero Luka Modric - Belgium's Eden Hazard and France's Antoine Griezmann got the Silver and Bronze Ball respectively | IBG News](https://ibgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Golden-Ball-FIFA-World-Cup-2018-at-Russia.jpg)
Adidas Golden Ball goes to Croatian Hero Luka Modric - Belgium's Eden Hazard and France's Antoine Griezmann got the Silver and Bronze Ball respectively | IBG News
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