GOAL - Luka Modric is the first player in history not to be present in the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or after winning the award in the previous year 👀 | Facebook
![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
![LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid: The Best, Ballon d'Or, Champions League's best player, World Cup and UEFA's best midfielder | MARCA in English LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid: The Best, Ballon d'Or, Champions League's best player, World Cup and UEFA's best midfielder | MARCA in English](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2018/12/03/15438754640963.jpg)
LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid: The Best, Ballon d'Or, Champions League's best player, World Cup and UEFA's best midfielder | MARCA in English
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
![Football news - Luka Modric slams Messi and Ronaldo over Ballon d'Or snub - 'it's not fair' - Eurosport Football news - Luka Modric slams Messi and Ronaldo over Ballon d'Or snub - 'it's not fair' - Eurosport](https://imgresizer.eurosport.com/unsafe/1200x0/filters:format(jpeg):focal(1442x393:1444x391)/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2018/12/04/2475761-51413930-2560-1440.jpg)