Luka Modric will likely play his last match in a Croatia jersey today. Qatar World Cup may be his last World Cup. His skill and versatility impressed everyone during the years when he was on the field for the club and national team.
When Luka Modric was born, there was no independent state called Croatia. Even though there was no country called Croatia at that time, he was born in the present land.
When he was between six and seven years old, he saw the scenes of war and struggle. Because the war started for the independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia, it was called the Croatian War of Independence.
Modric, therefore, knows the joy of liberation and freedom. The person closest to him was his grandfather. Modric was fondly called ‘Lukita’ by his grandfather and grandmother.
In the village in Croatia where Modric lived, there was a small house. Modric lived there with his family. That house still exists. Many Croatia fans went there and took pictures in front of the house.
In that village in Croatia, Modric used to herd sheep as a child. Luka Modric has loved football since childhood. When Luka Modric was in school, there was an essay competition.
Luca wrote a lot about his life and his grandfather in that work, as the Serbs killed his grandfather during the war. He never told this story to anyone.
However, when told about the teacher’s story during the World Cup in Russia, Modric was forced to elaborate. Modric once lived as a refugee.
So no matter how hard times come, be it a football penalty shoot-out or the pressure, he knows how to deal with it calmly. He has seen the horrors of life. Anyone who truly loves football will surely enjoy Modric’s play in the midfield.