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Xavi Spain: 1998–2015 Barcelona: 8 Manuel Neuer Germany: 147 2007– Schalke 04 (22), Bayern Munich (125) 9 Sergio Ramos Spain: 142 2005–2023 Real Madrid (129), Paris Saint-Germain (8), Sevilla (5) Raúl Spain: 1995–2011 Real Madrid (130), Schalke 04 (12) 11 Ryan Giggs Wales: 141 1993–2014 Manchester United: 12 Luka Modrić Croatia: 136 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. Croatian footballer (born 1985) Luka Modrić Modrić in 2021 Personal information Full name Luka Modrić Date of birth (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Position(s) Midfielder Team information Current team ...
Xavi (middle) with Barcelona teammates Carles Puyol (left) and Lionel Messi (right) in December 2011. On 2 January 2011, in a league match against Levante, Xavi made his 549th appearance for the club in all competitions, matching the record held by Migueli. Xavi later became the player with the most appearances for Barcelona of all time. [44]
Luka Modrić (born 1985), is Croatian footballer born in Zadar who plays in Real Madrid C.F., captains the Croatia national football team, and received UEFA, FIFA and Ballon d'Or awards in 2018. Ildy Modrovich , is American screenwriter and television showrunner.
[102] [103] Croatia prevailed over Turkey 1–0 with a long-range volley goal from Luka Modrić, [104] before drawing 2–2 draw against the Czech Republic. [105] In the latter match, Croatia led with goals from Ivan Perišić and Ivan Rakitić, while opposing Czech striker Milan Škoda and a last-minute penalty from Tomáš Necid drew the ...
The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognising the best footballer in the world for 2018. The winners were announced on 3 December 2018, [1] [2] and for the first time in its history, the Ballon d'Or Féminin and Kopa Trophy were awarded to the best female footballer and male under-21 footballer, respectively. [3]
In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year award combined with the Ballon d'Or to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership. [3] FIFA presided over the FIFA Ballon d'Or after agreeing to pay £13million for the merge of the two major player awards with France Football.
Luka Modrić became Croatia's record World Cup player when he captained his team in the final of the 2018 tournament. In 1998, Davor Šuker became the oldest Golden Boot winner ever at age 30 and went on to become the president of the Croatian Football Federation in 2012.