Luka Modric broke a decade of complete dominance when he won the Ballon d'Or on Monday night.
Prior to the ceremony in Paris, no one had won the famous individual honour apart from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo since the now far-off era of 2007.
Back then, Kaka was the best player in the world and took the trophy after a superb calendar year for AC Milan.
Football is very different these days, with other names dominating the world scene and clubs that were down in dumps taking places in the top flight.