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#1 His Overall Influence
Luka Modric deserved to win the Ballon d'Or award this year because he won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and also reached the final of the FIFA World Cup with his nation in Russia.
However, it is not just the fact that he succeeded in both the Champions League and the World Cup that made him worthy of the accolade, rather, it is his overall influence in each of the competitions that actually justify his tag as the most impressive footballer in the world for the year.
Modric might have not scored 40 goals or bagged 20 assists, but his ability to influence games while acting as the chief orchestrator and ensuring the maximum effectiveness of his team to achieve victory just as we saw in the UEFA Champions League and most evidently in the FIFA World Cup is a huge proof that he is actually worthy of being a Ballon d'Or winner.
