"I saw him make Cristiano Ronaldo cry in the locker room, a man who gives his all on the pitch, because for once he didn't chase the opposing full-back," Modric told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Ronaldo, now 40 and at Al Nassr, was managed by Mourinho at Madrid for three years between 2010 and 2013, and Modric's recount of the teary moment echoes the account of their famously tumultous relationship -- detailed at length in a 2015 biography of Ronaldo."
"Mourinho was the manager who signed Modric from Tottenham Hotspur, and his belief in the midfielder was rewarded. They won the Spanish Super Cup together, and Modric's impact on Madrid's future was stamped. Despite the sometimes fiery moments, Modric described Mourinho as "special." "As a coach and as a person. He was the one who wanted me at Real Madrid," Modric said. "Without Mourinho, I would never have arrived. I'm sorry I only had him for one season.""
"Mourinho earned the now infamous moniker after his first Chelsea news conference in 2004, where the newly crowned Champions League winner stated, "Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm a European champion so I think I'm a special one." Modric, the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, played 13 highly successful seasons for Madrid, helping the Spanish powerhouse to 28 titles: six European Cups"
Luka Modric recounted a moment when Jose Mourinho reduced Cristiano Ronaldo to tears in Real Madrid's locker room after the forward failed to track an opposing full-back. Ronaldo spent three years under Mourinho at Madrid between 2010 and 2013 and later moved to Al Nassr. Mourinho signed Modric from Tottenham Hotspur, they won the Spanish Super Cup together, and Modric credited Mourinho with bringing him to Real Madrid. Modric described Mourinho as "special." Mourinho gained notoriety after a 2004 Chelsea news conference remarking on his European champion status. Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or and enjoyed long success at Madrid.
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