Luka Modric

France may not have invented football, but they were behind the first World Cup via Jules Rimet, the creator of this amazing event which wholeheartedly grabs our attention every four years.

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.

"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...