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Luka Modric: Croatia court drops false testimony charges against winner of 2018 Ballon d'Or

Luka Modric appears in Madrid court in tax fraud case 20 Jun 17

Real Madrid's Luka Modric, FIFA's footballer of the year, will not face charges of giving false testimony in the criminal trial of his former boss at Dinamo Zagreb, who was convicted in June of evading tax and siphoning transfer fees from the club.

A Croatian appeals court rejected a request by prosecutors to have charges reinstated against the Croatian international midfielder that had been thrown out by a lower court.

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