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AS editor Alfredo Relaño says that the failures of Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar at the World Cup have allowed Griezmann and Modric to become front runners for the Ballon d'Or.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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WORLD CUP 2018
Modric: "I wanted Cristiano to stay"
Sergio Santos Chozas
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WORLD CUP 2018
Dier wary of 'world class' Rakitic and Modric
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"Football's coming home" are the words on everyone's lips right now in England. The inventors of the game have come to this World Cup brimming with belief...
ByAlfredo Relaño
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WORLD CUP 2018
Rakitic: Modric and Iniesta are from different planets
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