By Alan Duffy
While Ireland were thrashing Estonia in Talinn on Friday night, six other teams were battling it
out for a place in Poland Ukraine next summer.
Slaven Bilic's Croatian side are the closest to booking their place in the finals, after
securing an impressive 3-0 win away in Turkey, courtesy of goals from Ivica Olic, Mario Mandzukic
and Tottenham's Vedran Corluka.
Tottenham Hotspur right-back Vedran Corluka has dismissed suggestions that vengeance for
Croatia's defeat in the Euro 2008 quarterfinal will be the primary motivation as Slaven Bilic
prepares to lead his men in the Euro 2012 qualification playoffs against Turkey.
Croatia qualified for that tournament in style almost four years ago, winning an unforgettable
encounter at Wembley to prevent England from joining them in Austria and Switzerland.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is concerned about his options in the centre of defence and is
keen to bring Croatian centre-back Dejan Lovren to the club in January.
The Reds have struggled to keep clean sheets this season and have conceded 10 goals in 10 league
games so far this season, leading Dalglish to believe he needs to strengthen his defensive options.
31.10.2011 - Con goles de
Susaeta (´61) y
Barral (´70), Sporting de Gijón y
Athletic de Bilbao empataron (
1-1) por la fecha 11 de la liga BBVA (España).
En uno de los partidos más flojos de los últimas semanas, cuando la enfermerÃa del Athletic
indica las formaciones, hubo alguna sosobra defensiva entre los poblados ataques vascos.
Si señores y señoras,damas y caballeros , ¿QuerÃan igualdad de géneros? Pues la belleza en
las canchas ahora brincara al rectángulo verde, resulta ser que Nives Celsius una modelo croata de
Playboy es además de ¨cantante¨ y ahora buscara ser futbolista profesional.
Esta belleza europea jugará en la primera división croata ya que fue inscrita por el Slaven
Belupo.
