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With Luka Modric still going strong at Real Madrid even at the age of 38, it's natural to wonder whether football players are enjoying longer careers in modern football. Karim Benzema won his Ballon d'Or at 34, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to thrive in the Saudi Pro League, and it's still hard to find any player better than Lionel Messi. Messi, who won his last Ballon d'Or at 34 and is the current holder as well as a World Cup winner, exemplifies this trend. Zlatan Ibrahimović played until he was 40, and other stars like Sergio Ramos, Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, and Manuel Neuer had successful careers into their late 30s. Even Ashley Young, despite not being young anymore, is still playing in the Premier League well into his 30s. But are these players just outliers, the exceptions that every generation has?