'Modric deserves this award'published at 20:59 British Summer Time 24 September 2018
Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic on Luka Modric:
“Luka Modric is the captain of my team, he’s the best player in my team and also in the world. He’ll deserve this award.
"He’s a very good man, a serious guy, a professional guy. He’s like my assistant in the field and I really appreciate Luka Modric for everything this guy did this year and he deserves everything.”