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UEFA EURO 2012 Final Draw Ceremony

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Croatia v Turkey - EURO 2012 Qualifier: Play Off Second Leg

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Luka Modric, Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Rakitic, Ivica Olic, Danijel Pranjic

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Republic of Ireland v Croatia - International Friendly

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Stephen Kelly, Robbie Keane, Shay Given, Giovanni Trapattoni, Vedran Corluka

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France v Croatia - International Friendly

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Jeremy Menez, Samir Nasri, Alou Diarra, Blaise Matuidi, Dejan Lovren

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Croatia enters final sprint in EU membership talks

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Croatia took a big step towards joining the European Union on Wednesday as the two sides opened the final chapter in the former communist country's membership negotiations. Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said his country could sign the EU accession treaty in the first quarter of 2011, and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Croatia could then become the bloc's 28th member by 2012. "Croatia is running its final 100 metres towards EU membership," Jandrokovic told reporters in...Read Full Story

Croatia's tourism figures rise

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Croatia's tourism industry, a vital part of the country's recession-hit economy, registered growth during the first eight months this year, officials said on Wednesday. During the January-August 2010, some 8.2 million tourists visited Croatia, mainly its Adriatic coast, accounting for 51.7 million overnight stays, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said. "Compared with the (same period) last year the number of overnight stays increased six percent and the number of (tourist) arrivals three percent...Read Full Story

Activists detained at Zagreb construction site

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More than 100 activists were detained in Croatia's capital Thursday as they protested against a construction project to turn an old downtown block into a posh housing and shopping area, police said. Officers carried activists, including an independent City Hall member, a journalist and an actress, from the construction site and put them into police vans. Some protesters laid in front of construction trucks, while others hung onto their tires. It's the biggest number of protesters detained in...Read Full Story

Croatian press bids farewell to Bilic

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Coach Slaven Bilic is on his way out -- barring a last-minute miracle that puts Croatia into the World Cup finals, newspapers said Wednesday. "Farewell", headlined Sportske Novosti. "Unless there's a miracle, Croatia will not go to the World Cup and will look for a new coach." Croatia play their final Group Six qualifier later Wednesday against Kazakhstan, needing a win to retain an unlikely chance of bagging a playoff place ahead of Ukraine. England, having already secured qualification...Read Full Story

Croatia onto quarters

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Croatia onto quarters, Poland heads home 6/16/2008 6:49:49 PM Croatia celebrates the match’s lone goal. ( photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KLAGENFURT, Austria - Ivan Klasnic scored Monday to give Croatia a 1-0 win against Poland in a European Championship match stripped of significance by Germany’s defeat of Austria in the other Group B match. The 28-year-old striker became the first kidney transplant recipient to play at the European Championship...Read Full Story

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Jelavic admits Bilic had say in Everton decision

Nikica Jelavic admits Croatia coach Slaven Bilic convinced him about his move to Everton. He said Bilic, who spent two-and-a-half years with Everton between 1997 and 2000, was pleased he had chosen Goodison Park and that his initial impressions confirmed ...

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Bilic on Jelavic

Nikica Jelavic's deadline day move to Everton would certainly have interested Slaven Bilic more than most. Bilic is, of course, a former Blues player and now manages Jelavic as head coach of the Croat...

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