Even the bus driver received a Rolex; this was the gift that Luka Modric gave to 50 of his teammates when he won the Ballon d’Or in 2018

2018 was one of the best years in the Croatian’s professional career, Luka modric, who is currently considered one of the football veterans. First, he defeated Premier League side Liverpool with a 3-1 victory, earning the UEFA champions league with the team that gave him a chance in 2012 and since then he has played for him, the Real Madrid CF

Months later, after a difficult final against France, in which he left 23 goals and 25 assists in 162 appearances for his nation, he managed to stand out with his team as runners-up in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, finally becoming creditor to the highest football award in that year, the Ballon d’Or.

In a spirit of generosity, the midfielder of the real Madrid FC who at that time was 32 years old, decided to give a detail to those teammates and staff members who accompanied him during his journey and for this he made an investment of about $2,000,000 in about 50 Rolex watches.

“Without them I would never have become the best footballer in the world”, was the justification for Modricaccording to simon bastiansenwho worked with him.

“But it wasn’t just for the players. It was for the bus driver, it was for the doctor, it was for the physical therapist, it was for the assistant coach. It was for all of them,” he explained. bastiansenwho after four and a half years, recently made this event public.

Surprised a fan with a valuable gift

Luka modric He is known for his humility and kindness. In one of the press conferences of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022the Croatian captain, who once again left his team on top, this time in third place reaching bronze, also gave a precious gift to a fan of his.

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This is a young woman who worked in the organization of the matches and who had previously exchanged words with the footballer. But they weren’t friends, he just “located” her. “Since Champions I had already asked him for it (his shirt) but it was not given and I did not insist on it again (…) after the game I had to be at a press conference and suddenly they say that he is the player of the match and that He is going to answer some questions ”, says @valcuellarss on his TikTok account.

This had happened in the final match against Morocco and the fans did not have any hope because of how busy Modric was. However, when he entered the room, he saw her and greeted her, then he began to take off his captain’s sash, until her shirt was loose and he took it off in the middle of the room, to hand it over to the Mexican.

“Thank you very much for the support always” were the words of the player. “I grab her with both hands and answer ‘no, thanks to you’, nothing else occurred to me,” confesses the tiktoker who has 79,000 followers on the platform. She “she goes to the head of FIFA and says ‘do you know her?’ and he tells her ‘yes, I know her because she is at Real Madrid’”. The videos of the young woman telling her story went viral, some users congratulate her, others complain that she washed her shirt when she arrived at her house. (AND)