 Iki gihembo cya Ballon dOr gisoje umwaka waranzwe nintsinzi kuri Modric, wanatowe nkumukinnyi wumugabo wahize abandi mu bihembo byishyirahamwe ryumupira wamaguru ku isi, FIFA, akanatsindira igihembo cyumupira wamaguru wa zahabu nkumukinnyi wahize abandi mu gikombe cyisi cyuyu mwaka. 