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Modric voted UEFA’s Player of the Year, Beckham wins award

By Reuters
31 August 2018   |   8:32 am
Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was voted Player of the Year for last season by European soccer body UEFA on Thursday (August 30), ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah with Lionel Messi fifth.

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