Modric: Three years ago, Zidane called me and said that one day I would win the Golden Ball.

And so it happened, the Croatian Superstar put an end to the ten-year dominance of Lionel Mess and Cristiano Ronaldo, after winning the Golden Ball on Monday by being the best player in the world for 2018.

When I counted all the individual trophies I won this year and when I saw that I was among the 30 finalists, I began to believe, but there is one thing I will never forget”, Modric said.

When Zidane was appointed Madrid coach in January 2016, he called me to his office the day after my training and explained to me how he looked at me and what he expected from me”, he indicated.

He told me I was an important player for him and, above all, he looked at me as a player who could win the Golden Ball”, he added.

Zidane and Modric worked together for two and a half years before the Frenchman abandoned the Spanish giant.