Luka Modric – Football Flame

28Apr

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Modric a doubt for cup final and Man City tie

Luka Modric of Real Madrid CF with the ball during the LaLiga Santander match between Girona FC and Real Madrid CF at Montilivi Stadium on April 25, 2023 in Girona, Spain.Real Madrid’s Luka Modric is an injury doubt for the Copa del Rey final and the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City. The midfielder has what Real say is an issue at “the back of his left thigh”. The Spanish club play the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna on 6 May before the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against City on 9 May. “He had an injury in the game at Girona [on Tuesday] and is out of action,” said Real boss Carlo Ancelotti. Modric was substituted after 63 minutes in the 4-2 midweek defeat. Real will play league games against Almeria and Real Sociedad before ...

17Dec

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Josko Gvardiol, Luka Modric, NEWS, World Cup 2022

Croatia beat Morocco to finish third at World Cup

(L-R) Martin Erlic of Croatia, Josko Gvardiol of Croatia, Josip Sutalo of Croatia, Marko Livaja of Croatia, Luka Modric of Croatia, Mario Pasalic of Croatia celebrating the world cup third place during the World Cup match between Croatia v Morocco at the Khalifa International Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Doha Qatar.Croatia showed their class once more by clinching their third top-three finish at the World Cup with a play-off victory over history-makers Morocco. Zlatko Dalic’s side were runners-up tlo France four years ago and confirmed their status as one of the elite footballing nations with another third-place finish to go alongside that secured in their competition debut in 1998. In a frantic opening, Josko Gvardiol gave Croatia the lead on seven minutes with a superb diving header b...

16Dec

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EURO 2024, Luka Modric, NEWS

Luka Modric ‘will be there’ at Euro 2024 if Croatia qualify – Zlatko Dalic

Luka Modric of Croatia looks on during the Croatia Training Session at Al Erssal Training Site on December 14, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic strongly believes Luka Modric will take part in Euro 2024, should the national team qualify for the tournament. Modric, 37, has been the lynchpin of the Croatian team in recent years. He helped them to the 2018 World Cup final, where they lost 4-2 to France. At the 2022 World Cup, he led his side to a memorable quarter-final victory against tournament favourites Brazil before falling short against Argentina in the semi-final. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Dalic said he is “quite certain” that the Real Madrid midfielder will continue to be present in the national team in the coming years despite his age. “I hope that h...

13Dec

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Luka Modric, NEWS, Real Madrid

Luka Modric reveals ‘dream’ retirement plan

Luka Modric of Croatia looks on during the Croatia Training Session at Al Erssal Training Site on December 12, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.Real Madrid star Luka Modric has said that it is his ‘dream’ to retire at the club, but will not make a decision about his future until after the World Cup. Modric has captained Croatia back to the semi-finals for a second successive World Cup, aiming to steer his country to another final after also getting there in 2018. The 37-year-old is out of contract with Real at the end of the season after signing a new 12-month deal last summer. But he remains a vitally important player for Los Blancos, having won his fifth Champions League title in May and starting all but one game in the last season’s competition. “What happens next, let’s see, there’s enough time to ...

12Dec

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Lionel Messi, Luka Modric, NEWS, World Cup 2022

Modric and Croatia stand between Argentina and World Cup final

Croatia's midfielder Luka Modric (L) in Doha on December 9, 2022 and Argentina's forward Lionel Messi in Doha on December 3, 2022. - Argentina will play Croatia in the Qatar 2022 World Cup football semi-final match in Doha on December 13, 2022.Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semi-final in Doha.Argentina have recovered from the shock of losing their opening game in Qatar to Saudi Arabia and made the last four with an exhausting win on penalties against the Netherlands at the end of a fractious quarter-final on Friday. Having been 2-0 up and cruising after 83 minutes, with Messi setting up one goal in sublime fashion and netting a penalty, they conc...

5Dec

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Luka Modric, NEWS, World Cup 2022

Modric leading by example as Croatia face Japan

Luka Modric of Croatia during the Croatia Training Session at Al Ersal 3 camp on November 30, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.Croatia’s squad features only a few of the players which led them to the World Cup final in 2018, runners-up to France, but Luka Modric is defying time to be one of those few constants. The 37-year-old Real Madrid midfielder worked tirelessly across the full 90 minutes of the 0-0 draw with Belgium on Thursday to book Croatia’s place in the last 16, where they face Japan on Monday. The captain leads by example, showing the younger players what is possible and how much effort achieving it takes. If the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, with five Champions League titles to his name, still toils selflessly in midfield, there can be no excuses for anyone else not to follow suit. Croatia defe...

2Nov

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Champions League, Luka Modric, Real Madrid, UCL

Real Madrid thrash Celtic to top Champions League group

Luka Modric of Real Madrid CF (L) celebrates his goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Real Madrid and Celtic FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 2, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.Celtic missed a penalty and conceded from two as their Champions League campaign ended with a 5-1 defeat by Real Madrid.Luka Modric and Rodrygo netted from the spot following two handball decisions before Josip Juranovic saw his effort from 12 yards saved.Second-half goals from Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde took the game well beyond Celtic but the visitors again created a number of chances and substitute Jota scored with one of their 14 attempts at goal as he curled home a brilliant free-kick.With RB Leipzig comfortably beating Shakhtar Donetsk in War...