2006-08 Croatia Home Shirt MODRIC #14 - 8/10 - (XL)

Official Croatia home shirt from the 2006-08 era, printed with the name and number of Luka Modrić, then a young and extraordinarily gifted midfielder at Tottenham Hotspur who was already being spoken about in the most reverential terms by anyone who had watched him play as one of the most technically accomplished and intellectually sophisticated players of his generation, a player whose vision, passing range and ability to control the tempo of matches with an almost impossible composure and intelligence set him apart from virtually everyone else operating in central midfield positions across European football at this time. This shirt covers the 2006 World Cup in Germany where Modrić made his first major tournament appearances in the famous red and white chequered shirt of Croatia as part of a talented Zlatko Kranjčar managed squad that exited in the group stage, and the subsequent Euro 2008 qualifying campaign where his performances continued to attract the attention of the biggest clubs in European football and lay the foundations for the move to Real Madrid that would eventually deliver a Ballon d'Or and four Champions League titles and confirm him as one of the greatest players the sport has ever produced. A named and numbered early career Modrić Croatia home shirt in the larger size is a deeply significant and collectible piece of Croatian football memorabilia bearing the name of a player who would go on to become one of the immortals of the beautiful game. A one of one original — when it's gone, it's gone forever.

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Product Size: XL

Condition: Great