Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Luka Modric: From a goat herder to the winner of Golden Ball


The following is a clip from a 1990 film about wolf attacks on sheep, goats and cattle that was shot in the craggy Velebit mountains around the small town of Jesenice in Zadar, a region in southern Croatia.

According to the filmmaker Pavle Balenovic, it also just so happens that a future World Cup final star appears in the footage.

Luka Modric, who spent whole his childhood in the wolf habitat and whole the younger generations after him must be proud of that fact.

How amazing. It all makes sense now – Modric’s rise to the very top. Turns out he was steeped in the midfield arts at a young age, setting the tempo for his cohorts (goats) and breaking down attacks (from wolves) with his life on the line.

The superstar midfielder earned the World Cup 2018 tournament's best player award, serving as the heart and soul of the team's dream run to the final.