The outcome of takeover talks with a group of Indian businessmen is seen as the key factor over whether Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce gets the go-ahead to snatch Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic.The Premiership club is reportedly ready to offer five million Euros for the Croatian national team striker who is also targeted by Portuguese champs Benfica.Jelavic, 24, scored 18 league goals last season and delivered strong performances in the Europa League last autumn. Nicknamed the "Flying Foretress", he is regarded as being among the players with the best headers in Europe.Former Newcastle United coach Allardyce expressed interest in
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Indian takeover talks may decide Jelavic move
The outcome of takeover talks with a group of Indian businessmen is seen as the key factor over whether Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce gets the go-ahead to snatch Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic.The Premiership club is reportedly ready to offer five million Euros for the Croatian national team striker who is also targeted by Portuguese champs Benfica.Jelavic, 24, scored 18 league goals last season and delivered strong performances in the Europa League last autumn. Nicknamed the "Flying Foretress", he is regarded as being among the players with the best headers in Europe.Former Newcastle United coach Allardyce expressed interest in
Monday, July 5, 2010
Goalkeeper Pletikosa close to Tottenham move
Croatian national team goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa is set to sign up for Tottenham Hotspur, his friends have said.The player allegedly needs to only pass medical tests before he can join the English Premiership side.Croats Luka Modric, Niko Kranjcar and Vedran Corluka are already on the Tottenham squad.Stipe Pletikosa is currently with Russian side Spartak Moscow.
Source: Croatian Times Online News
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Goalkeeper Pletikosa close to Tottenham move
Croatian national team goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa is set to sign up for Tottenham Hotspur, his friends have said.The player allegedly needs to only pass medical tests before he can join the English Premiership side.Croats Luka Modric, Niko Kranjcar and Vedran Corluka are already on the Tottenham squad.Stipe Pletikosa is currently with Russian side Spartak Moscow.
Source: Croatian Times Online News
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Thousands of Austrians head to Croatia
Traffic experts have warned they expect massive traffic jams this weekend in Austria as almost 500,000 students finish school today (Fri).Motorists' associations Arbö and ÖAMTC announced jams were most likely to clog the A23 Südosttangente motorway near Vienna and the A2 southern motorway this weekend as several construction and renovation projects are currently being carried out there.They added that – apart from 480,000 students in Burgenland, Vienna and Lower Austria – students in Belgium and some German states start their summer holidays this weekend.The nine-week summer holidays in Austria's other six provinces start next weekend, Austrian Times has reported.Tens of
Friday, July 2, 2010
Croatia gets a new millionaire
Lottery officials have launched a manhunt for an anonymous ticket holder who won 17.6 million kunas (2.5 million Euros).The only thing known about the winner is he turned in the winning combination - 25,33,34,13,38,14, 36 and 26 - in Slavonski Brod.Recession, crisis and all difficulties are suspended for the moment in Slavonski Broad as the city searches for its lucky millionaire, the Croatian daily Vecernji List reports.
Source: Croatian Times Online News
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Police prepare for heavy summer traffic
During this tourist season the Croatian police will observe traffic from the air as well as maximize the number of patrols on the streets in order to decrease heavy accidents, the Ministry of Interior (MUP) has announced.The announcement comes after the Traffic Club Austria (VCÖ) released a study last week which shows Croatia as the most dangerous European country rated by the number of fatal traffic accidents.MUP says that the Austrian study has used old data and that the most recent numbers from 2009 show that 124 people died on the roads per million residents, instead of 150 as the
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