Croatia star Luka Modric has reached a milestone that only three other men in football history have achieved, cementing his status as one of the all-time greats

40-year-old Luka Modric becomes just fourth man with 200 international appearances.

Croatia has never lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy, but few nations have achieved more in such a short history.

“Messi and Ronaldo transcend the sport,” says Steve Martin, founding partner at MSQ Sport and Entertainment. “They’re not these classic footballers where their careers are just going to stop. They’re more enduring than any of them just because of their sheer scale and profile.

Real Madrid's Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or on Monday, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's

© Omar Vega & Carlos Rodrigues/Getty ImagesLionel Messi (L) of Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo (R) of Portugal. Still, Luka played along with the journalists and ...

Real Madrid veteran Luka Modric reveals his pick for the greatest player of all time. Real Madrid star Luka Modric played with Cristiano Ronaldo and other i