Modric Backs Teammate Benzema For Ballon d’Or Award

Luka Modric believes Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema would be a worthy winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or, while the midfielder also revealed his opposition to proposed biennial World Cups.

Modric was the first player to end the Ballon d’Or duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when the midfielder won the prize in 2018 – it ended 10 years of domination by the two superstars stretching back to Kaka’s win in 2007.

Of course, Messi won it for a record sixth time in 2019, and 2020 saw the award cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will make a return this year, with a shortlist of 30 candidates having been announced on October 8.

“Let’s see what happens,” Modric told reporters when asked about Benzema’s chances.

“There are several candidates who can win it. Karim is one of them. He deserves to win it because of how he has played this year and because of his career.

“He has always been at a top-level and finally he has now won a title [the Nations League] with France, and that’s important when it comes to voting.

“I’m sure he’s one of the candidates. Hopefully Karim wins it.”

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