Luka Modric’s exit just ended a 25-year Real Madrid streakLuka Modric’s departure ends Real Madrid’s 25-year Ballon d’Or streak. Since 2000, Los Blancos boasted a Ballon d’Or winner, from Figo and Zidane to Ronaldo and Benzema. Modric’s 2018 win extended the legacy, now broken. While Arda Guler shows promise, replacing the legendary Croatian midfielder won’t be easy.