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The Indian national team's coach, Igor Stimac, hopes to lead his squad to the same extraordinary heights as the Croatian national team attained in the previous two World Cups. The Croatian took to social media to share pictures with the Ballon d'Or winner.

The connection with the first love is a special one. It is the same for the footballers too. However, for them, the first love has been often a special club. Read more to know about such player-club relationships in LaLiga.

Zlatko Dalic said that Croatia reaching the final of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be "the greatest success in our history," ahead of the semi-final clash with Argentina. "For me, the semi-final match against England (in 2018) was the greatest of all time, and Brazil was second. Tomorrow's match will be the third," Dalic said.

Dimitrios Petratos who played for Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup will join the Mariners ahead of the new season and will bring in loads of experience having played in countries like Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Malaysia.

FC Barcelona moved into second place in La Liga thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Sevilla. Pedri's spectacular goal in the 72nd minute decided the result on Sunday night and it was a goal worthy of winning any match, as he controlled the ball, beat two defenders and sent a diagonal shot into the corner.

"I feel like now we have had a bit more experience, players in the biggest games for their club and obviously players who have played in that World Cup have had that experience as well. I feel like we are in a good place. We know there is still a lot of hard work that goes into it. We do not just turn up and win the tournament," he added.

Teams from Spain have been the dominant force in European competitions in the 21st century courtesy of their firepower up front. From the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez to Joao Felix and Ansu Fati, the Spanish top division has always been home to some of the greatest attacking talents. So, we take a look at some of best forwards in La Liga this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo played against Spain last night at the José Alvalade Stadium in Portugal for a friendly fixture. While a lot of fans might have expected the encounter to be a mouth-watering one, it turned out to be a mere bland event as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The match ended with a goalless draw but here was this one pass that was the most underrated moments of the game. Sanches might have missed out on the goal, but his pass was quite an amazing

After a difficult start to the season, Celta Vigo are starting to pull away from the relegation zone as they have put on a decent run of results. Traditionally, the Catalans have a decent record at Balaidos but have found it difficult to assert their dominance against the side from Galicia and the way Quique Setien’s men have been playing, this will be a huge test.

Philippe Coutinho celebrates his 28th birthday on June 12, 2020 (Friday). The Brazilian has so far scored 116 career goals with 99 of them coming in club football in 415 appearances. He has been widely praised for the quality of his goals with Mauricio Pochettino famously saying ‘he has a special magic in his feet.’

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Starved of live sporting action for weeks owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will have high expectations when sport resumes behind closed doors, feels West Indies head coach Phil Simmons.

Willy Caballero had a dismal performance in Nizhny Novgorod against Croatia as he gifted them the opening goal of the game. In the second half of the game, the goalkeeper misjudged a long ball and kicked it short while passing to a team-mate. The ball eventually fell to Ante Rebic who took advantage of the error, setting Croatia on the way to a 3-0 win