Luka Modric Mercurial Golden Touch Boots 2018- Special cleats from Nike to celebrate Ballon D’Or win

Luka Modric recently became the first player not named Messi or Ronaldo to win the Ballon D’Or this decade and to celebrate this momentous achievement, Nike created a special pair of Mercurial Golden Touch boots for the midfielder. The Croaatian star had a fantastic year for both club and country, with Real winning the Champions League and Croatia reaching the finals of the World Cup

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The Season for the Underdog- Are Europe’s elite going to miss out?

The 2018/19 season isn’t quite playing out as many of the European giants had expected.

Managers have been sacked, players criticised and fans talking with their feet and voices. We’re not far off the halfway point of the season now and it’s looking bleak for a few of the continent’s top teams, who have otherwise enjoyed great success domestically this decade.

We take a look around Europe’s top leagues and explore the downfall of some clubs and the rise of particular underdogs.

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