Croatia captain and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modrić is the winner of France Football’s Ballon d’Or, which was awarded at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday. He is now officially the best footballer in the world, which rounds off the most incredible season of his career.

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The new ‘King of Football’ has thus broken the decade-long Ballon d'Or trend of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The mother of all football awards comes after Modrić won the Golden Ball at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and was named the best footballer in Europe and the world by UEFA and FIFA. 

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"The best things never come easy," said Luka after accepting the award. "It is an honor, a pleasure, and I still can't believe this happened."

Congratulations, Luka!