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Ballon d'Or award controversy as Luka Modric is revealed as the winner hours before ceremony in online leak
![Wishing our very own magician and a Ballon D'or winner, Luka Modric a very happy 36th Birthday! : r/realmadrid Wishing our very own magician and a Ballon D'or winner, Luka Modric a very happy 36th Birthday! : r/realmadrid](https://preview.redd.it/7ox8jdn5cfm71.jpg?auto=webp&s=e8155a74de655d5c65283c690a5c762c4bb6d528)
Wishing our very own magician and a Ballon D'or winner, Luka Modric a very happy 36th Birthday! : r/realmadrid
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Real Madrid's Modric congratulates Barcelona rival Messi after sixth Ballon d'Or win | Sporting News Canada
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