Sunday, December 16, 2018
Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric criticises Lionel Messi for not attending the gala
Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric has criticised Lionel Messi for choosing not to attend this month's ceremony where he was given the award, saying their decision was not fair to fellow players and voters.
Croatian captain Modric, who broke Messi and Ronaldo's 10 years's long record on the great prize, said in a newspaper interview on Saturday that Messi's absence from the gala in Paris on December 3 did not make sense.
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"I cannot speak about why someone didn't turn up at an award ceremony, it's their choice," the Real Madrid midfielder told Croatian newspaper Sportske Novosti."
"It doesn't make sense, does it? It seems these votes and awards are only significant when they win."
"However, people will act the way they think they should."
