Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for choosing not to attend this month’s ceremony where he was given the award.
He said their decision was unfair to fellow players and voters.
Croatian captain Modric broke Messi and Ronaldo’s decade-long stranglehold on the prestigious prize last month.
He said in a newspaper interview on Saturday the pair’s absence from the gala in Paris on Dec. 3 did not make sense.
“I cannot speak about why someone didn’t turn up at an award ceremony, it’s their choice. It doesn’t make sense, does it?
“It seems these votes and awards are only significant when they win,” the Real Madrid midfielder told Croatian newspaper Sportske Novosti.
“It’s unfair to fellow players and voters who have nominated them in the past 10 years, as well as to football and the fans. However, people will act the way they think they should.”
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