#LukaModric

Croatian professional footballer Luka Modric who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Croatia national team was trending worldwide after winning the men's 2018 Ballon d'Or in a ceremony that took place on Monday.

The interview with Modric's father, showing him in tears of joy touched the hearts of many soccer fans. During the interview, he said: “My son, I am the happiest and proudest father in the world.”

Tweeting in Arabic, @ Grosvenor House in Dubai for the sixth annual design MENA Summit on Dec. 5. The summit brings together 150 senior architects and interior designers from some of the region's big firms.

Today is Nelson Mandela's fifth death anniversary. He was the first black president of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. At least 80 hamda_queen said: “Luka's father's tears and how proud he is of him was the most beautiful part of the celebration.”

@schwein_31l said: “I was really moved.”

Quoting Modric, Real Madrid

C.F. @realmadriden tweeted: “@ lukamodric10: “The Ballon d'Or is a reward for my whole career and it's also one for the Madridistas.”

@OnlyLukaM10 tweeted: “I would like to remind you that besides having broken the reign of Cristiano and Messi, he won a French award just in the year in which France won the World Cup. Luka Modric is the best.” foreign heads of state went to South Africa to attend memorial services hosted by the government.

Today is the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development as declared by the UN to honor the efforts of volunteers and organizations around the world. This year's theme is “Volunteers Build Resilient Communities.”