Former Croatian international Niko Krajnčar has moved into coaching. The former Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has been named assistant coach of the Croatia U-19 team.
The 36-year-old will be right-hand man to his former teammate and good friend Josip Šimunić, who is in charge of the Croatia U-19 team.
The idea of Kranjčar taking up the role was born after a conversation between Šimunić and the leaders of the Croatian Football Federation, President Davor Šuker, Executive Director Marijan Kustić and Chief Instructor Petar Krpan, the Croatian Football Federation said.
“Of course, Niko’s choice has to do with the fact that he is a great friend of mine, but in this case I look at it from an expert point of view, because he was first and foremost a great player who with his experience and knowledge can help grow young Croatian national team players. One such great football player stands in front of our young players and helps them with advice, it is very im
NBCSN lets viewers down with Man United stadium invasion coverage bias
Sunday’s events at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium had much of the world on the edge of its seats. Protests erupted over the ownership of the Glazer family who recently tried to move Manchester United into a largely-closed European Super League, after years of piling debt onto the club’s books. The protests led to the eventual postponement of Manchester United’s Premier League fixture with its biggest domestic rival, Liverpool.
Covering a live news story, NBC Sports’ Premier League studio and commentary team did an outstanding job of keeping viewers abreast of events and developments at the ground. The matches Sunday were aired on cable channel NBCSN. The network gave some context and decent analysis around the situation, but that unfortunately happened hours after the events of the day were completed.
World football was shaken on Monday after it was confirmed that 12 European clubs had announced the formation of a new European Super League.
Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham are the founding clubs of the break-away rebel league which has faced widespread criticism from governments, domestic leagues, football federations and fans all around the world.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said on Monday that players who play in the Super League would be banned from playing in the European Championship and World Cup for their countries.
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Greece recognises Sputnik V as ‘equivalent’ to European vaccines. Greece will recognise Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in its vaccination certificate, making it easier for Russian tourists to travel and spend their summer holidays in Greece.
During a visit in Moscow, Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis assured Russians that Greece’s national vaccination committee includes the Russian vaccine as an equivalent to European vaccines for travel purposes. Read more.