Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric has perjury charges DROPPED
LUKA Modric has had perjury charges against him dropped by a Croatian court after it was alleged the Real Madrid star gave a false testimony in a corruption trial last year.
Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk
The Ballon d’Or winner was charged with perjury in March this year relating to a tax fraud case against former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic.
It could have led to a five-year jail term for the footie star.
But the court announced yesterday the charges are dropped, on the same day Modric won the Ballon d’Or.
It was regarding Mamic and his role in Modric’s 2008 transfer from Dinamo Zagreb to Tottenham Hotspur.
Prosecutors claimed Mamic embezzled money by inventing fictitious deals.
Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren has also been implicated.
Mamic and three others were found guilty of corruption and abuse of power.
JAIL: The charges could have sent the footie player down for five years
CHARGED: The Ballon d’Or winner was charged with perjury in March this year
Reigning Croatian champions Dinamo were forced to pay $17.3 million as a result.
Mamic was sentenced to six and a half years in jail, but he is currently outside of Croatia’s legal jurisdiction in neighbouring Bosnia
The 2018 Champions League winner and World Cup finalist Modric was crowned Ballon d’Or winner.
WINNER: The Real Madrid ace saw off Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
INSPIRED: Modric thanks Harry Redknapp for inspiring him after he won
The 33-year-old saw off Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.
He thanked Harry Redknapp for inspiring him, saying: "Change of position helped me a lot in my career. I used to play more offensively.
"When I dropped back, I was able to read the game better and show my creativity. Harry Redknapp made that change.”
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