Luka Modric was “Pirlo” and Ivan Rakitic “Rui Costa,” with Dinamo Zagreb’s Marcelo Brozovic and Internazionale’s Mateo Kovacic (injured in the first half of the game and replaced by ...

Against Iceland in the playoffs, Kovac fielded Modric and Rakitic together with Mateo Kovacic, the young Inter Milan midfielder, prompting many journalists in Croatia to call the three their new ...

Rakitic, 30, has played 102 games for Croatia, but Dalic said they have players capable of filling in. "We will see who will replace him. We have [Mateo] Kovacic, we have [Josip] Brekalo ...

"Of course, Rakitic will be my assistant for the next ... Dalic said he would also sit down with Real Madrid pair Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic to get their input on approaches for dealing with ...

the mobile Ivan Rakitic, who has just helped Sevilla to the Europa League title, and in the No 10 role, Internazionale’s exciting 20-year-old Mateo Kovacic. Croatia have the ability to keep the ...

He hopes to build on confidence brought by Ivan Rakitic, who scored in the Champions League Final when Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1. Mateo Kovacic prepares to face Italy for Croatia and talks about ...

Real Madrid loanee Mateo Kovacic has impressed when asked to fill in for Jorginho recently. And boss Sarri feels Rakitic’s compatriot is proving to be very adept at controlling the play from deep.

Mateo Kovacic has jokingly said Liverpool won ... Kovacic was joined by international team-mates Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic and Ivan Rakitic as they rallied together to raise money for the ...

Ivan Rakitic believes Barcelona will beat Paris Saint-Germain (Photo by Mateo Villalba/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) Sevilla star Ivan Rakitic is backing his former side Barcelona to overcome ...