Coach Slaven Bilic talks to The Sun ahead of Wednesday’s England v Croatia clash. This guy is a character and boy is he cocky, but he’s a true master motivator.
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UEFA has officially fined the Croatian Football Federation after it’s supporters we found guilty of “displaying a racist banner and showing racist conduct.”
Croatia has three days to appeal the $19,680 (12,500 Euros) fine.
I wish everyone could take a second out of their day and watch this.
Croatia’s Slaven Bilic representing with his band Rawbau.
Tattoo - Check.
Cool Rocker Wristband - Check.
Aviator Sunglasses - Check.
Croatian Flag - Check.
FC Uptown
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Slaven Bilic has formally announced his roster for the 2008 Euros and got a new deal taking him through 2010. Not a bad day.
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Croatia open their campaign against Austria in Vienna on June 8 and play their remaining Group B matches in Klagenfurt against Germany on June 12 and Poland four days later.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow), Vedran Runje (RC Lens), Mario Galinovic (Panathinaikos) Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Dario Simic (AC Milan), Robert Kovac (Borussia Dortmund), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin), Dario Knezevic (Livorno), Hrvoje Vejic (Tom Tomsk) Midfielders: Danijel Pranjic (Heerenveen), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Niko Kovac (Salzburg), Luka Modric (Dinamo Zagreb/Tottenham), Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth), Jerko Leko (Monaco), Ivan Rakitic (Schalke 04), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dinamo Zagreb), Nikola Pokrivac (Monaco) Forwards: Mladen Petric (Borussia Dortmund), Ivica Olic (Hamburg SV), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen), Igor Budan (Parma), Nikola Kalinic (Hajduk Split)
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