Football associations, clubs, players, as well as federations of other sports are against Russia’s aggression. War serves no one, and the longer it lasts, the more casualties it will take. Luka Modrić, a midfielder, winner of the 2018 Golden Ball, and the captain of the Croatian national team, got to know the face of the war the hard way. When the armed conflict broke out in the Balkans, he was only 7 years old.
Luka Modrić appeals. “Let’s stop this nonsense”
According to estimates, the war in the Balkans lasted three years (1992-1995). The breakup of Yugoslavia came a year earlier when Slovenia and Croatia declared independence. The balance sheet of the war is not clearly established. Some sources say that up to 110,000 were killed in the fighting. people, others that the death toll was up to 200,000.
he felt the effects of the war first-hand. He lost his grandfather in it. – I had a strong bond with him. My father named him after him – he spoke about his childhood two years ago. His family house was also burned down. Modricia’s father worked as a mechanic in the Croatian army, while little Luka started playing spades, which was to distract him from the realities of the war.
Modrić returned to the topic in social media. “I grew up during the war and I do not wish it to anyone. We have to stop this nonsense that causes innocent people to die. We just want to live in peace,” wrote the Real Madrid midfielder.
It is not known when and how it will end. . Some sources say that the Ukrainian authorities have already reached the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.
Source: Sport
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