Luka Modrić wins sportsman of the year at GQ magazine awards

Luka Modrić with wife Vanja at the GQ awards (screenshot)

2018 has been a year Croatia captain Luka Modrić will not forget. 

After guiding Croatia to their first ever World Cup Final, the awards have been coming left, right and centre for the Real Madrid midfielder. 

Modrić won the Golden Ball for best player at the World Cup in Russia, the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year, and the FIFA Player of the Year in the last few months. 

Now he can add the Sportsman of the Year award from GQ Magazine. Modrić collected the award at a gala held in the Hotel Palace in Madrid. 

Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ) magazine, whose headquarters are in New York, is dedicated to men’s fashion, sport, health, fitness, travel and technology.

👏🏆 ¡@lukamodric10 recibió el Premio al Deportista del Año de la revista GQ! #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/iqP1WEi3ll

— Real Madrid C.F.⚽ (@realmadrid) November 22, 2018

The year and awards are not over just yet. Modrić is also in the running to win the Ballon d’Or 2018, to be presented by France Football on the 3rd of December.