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Ballon d'Or award controversy as Luka Modric is revealed as the winner hours before ceremony in online leak
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FootyRoom - When Luka #Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade!👀 FootyRoom.com
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