Zinedine Zidane feels sorry for former Real Madrid coach Radomir Antic after he claimed Luka Modric did not deserve to win the Ballon d’Or.
Antic said that it made no sense for Modric, who lifted the Champions League with Madrid before inspiring Croatia to a first World Cup final last year, to claim the 2018 prize because “he doesn’t give goals or assists”.
Zidane, though, insists Modric fully deserved to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s 10-year dominance of football’s top individual honour.
“People can say what they want,” he told a news conference. “I feel sorry for people who say things like that.
“He deserves the Ballon d’Or, he earned it, with his skill and his attitude. If anybody thinks differently, then I’m sorry.”
Zidane was speaking ahead of Madrid’s clash with Eibar on Saturday, which comes just three days on from a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Valencia.
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