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Croatia without Kranjcar, Petric in Euro playoffs [Nov 02, 2011] Croatia will be without injured midfielder Niko Kranjcar and forward Mladen Petric when it faces Turkey in a playoff for next year's European Championship. Croatia coach Slaven Bilic announced his squad for the two-leg playoff on Wednesday, which included Tottenham duo Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka along with Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic and defender Danijel Pranjic. [via YahooNews] More >>

UEFA Champions League Qualifying, 2011: Bayern, Zagreb Lead Advancing Teams [Aug 24, 2011] FC Zurich 0-1 Bayern Munich (Bayern Munich advance 3-0 on aggregate) Beyern were holding a 2-0 lead from their home leg at the Allianz Arena, and 'Super' Mario Gomez made it 3-0 on aggregate within ten minutes of the second leg starting. After that, the match was pretty pointless. Zurich needed four goals to get through, and got exactly none of them. APOEL Nicosia 3-1 Wilsa Krakow (APOEL Nicosia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bayern's Olic out for up to eight weeks [Aug 21, 2011] Bayern Munich are set to be without Croatia striker Ivica Olic for between six to eight weeks after he was diagnosed with a partial tear of the right hip flexor, the club revealed Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

UEFA Champions League: Villarreal Downed By Odense, Dinamo Zagreb Slaughter Malmo [Aug 18, 2011] While the Bayern Munich vs. FC Zurich match was the big draw in terms of today's Champions League action, there were plenty of other matches to, with the home sides all earning victories in a clean sweep - the biggest surprise being Odense's 1-0 victory over Villarreal . Wisla Krakow vs. APOEL Nicosia Wisla Krakow napped to a 1-0 win over Cypriot outfit APOEL Nicosia thanks to a 71st minute goal ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bundesliga - Croatia drop unruly Pranjic [Aug 12, 2011] Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has said he will drop Bayern Munich winger Danijel Pranjic over ill discipline. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia coach Bilic says he will drop unruly Pranjic [Aug 12, 2011] ZAGREB, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has said he will drop Bayern Munich winger Danijel Pranjic because he refused to shake hands with the coaching staff after Wednesday's friendly against Ireland, state news agency Hina said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia starlet Dino Spehar excited about Man Utd, Bayern Munich interest [Jul 05, 2011] Bayern Munich Manchester United Croatian teen Dino Spehar is thrilled with the interest of Manchester United . Spehar has been linked with United and Bayern Munich - and the 17-year-old striker has told sportske.jutarnji.hr that he's being motivated by the interest from both clubs. However, for the moment, Spehar is happy to stay with NK Osijek. United and Bayern made enquiries for Spehar last ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia starlet Dino Spehar excited about Man Utd, Bayern Munich interest [Jul 05, 2011] Bayern Munich Manchester United Croatian teen Dino Spehar is thrilled with the interest of Manchester United . Spehar has been linked with United and Bayern Munich - and the 17-year-old striker has told sportske.jutarnji.hr that he's being motivated by the interest from both clubs. However, for the moment, Spehar is happy to stay with NK Osijek. United and Bayern made enquiries for Spehar last ... [via YahooNews] More >>