• Manager had fallen out with his captain Luka Modric
• Lokomotiva Zagreb’s Ante Cacic touted as replacement
Croatia have sacked their coach Niko Kovac after the Balkan country’s hopes of reaching Euro 2016 suffered a setback following a 0-0 draw in Azerbaijan and a 2-0 defeat in Norway.“The Croatian Football organization’s [HNS] executive board reached a unanimous decision to terminate our contract with Niko Kovac and his entire staff,” the body’s president Davor Suker said.
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Source: theguardian.com