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Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Issame(op): 5:39pm On Jun 18, 2018
Croatia forward "Nikola Kalinic" has been sent home from the World Cup after he refused to come on as a substitute during the 2-0 defeat of Nigeria.

The 30-year-old, who was starting his fourth successive international on the bench, said he was unable to play because of a back injury.

Coach Zlatko Dalic said the Fiorentina striker complained of the same problem during their friendly defeat by Brazil.

His words: “Kalinic warmed up against Nigeria, he was to enter the second half and said he was not ready. 

Again, the same was true of Brazil as well as in training yesterday. I need healthy players, ready players and I sent him home because he is not ready."

Source:
http://nairaplus.com/2018/06/croatia-player-sent-home-for-refusing-to-play-against-nigeria/

Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by ominilongest(m): 8:17pm On Jun 18, 2018
1st to comment... Feeling fly grin
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Nobody:
ChiefSweetus:
Maybe Super Eagle players dey smell undecided
If dey say make people wey geh brain raise hand now, you go follow raise hand ma?

Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Nobody: 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
angry


I guess he was in support of Nigeria during that match or his girlfriend is a Nigerian. The guy felt pity for us that's why he refused to come up to add to the beating if possible..



Safe trip back home bro.. Nigeria is proud of you cool
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by ChiefSweetus: 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
Maybe Super Eagle players dey smell undecided
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by iamnavy1: 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
tongue
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Idlawz: 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
Hhmm
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by ayatt(m): 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
shocked
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by tunjijones(m): 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
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Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by bilo1(m): 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
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Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Idrismusty97(m): 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2018
Is this racism?
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by redangel2017: 8:19pm On Jun 18, 2018
Ekpa.. His girlfriend is a nigerian thats why grin
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by PhilAmadeus: 8:19pm On Jun 18, 2018
Stupid, he is not ready and u took him to Russia.... Coach u well so?

Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by jendhorlee(m): 8:20pm On Jun 18, 2018
what if he was saying the truth angry
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Strongbest(m): 8:20pm On Jun 18, 2018
Phobia? What ever it's, dude needs a help. It's not funny at all.




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Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Bayajidda1: 8:20pm On Jun 18, 2018
grin
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by blezdBen: 8:20pm On Jun 18, 2018
K
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Pavore9: 8:20pm On Jun 18, 2018
He wasted a spot.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Aroboi(m): 8:20pm On Jun 18, 2018
Maybe he didnt want to add to d damage already done to d super eagles by his team-mates.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by BafanaBafana:
A certain person who's village people are following him placed a bet on Nigeria match. It was because of him Nigeria lost. Please nobody should bet our next match again o!
Until we fish out that person.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by sincere9ja: 8:21pm On Jun 18, 2018
racist. he is afraid of having contact with black.

Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Theoan:
Every player's greatest moment is to play at the World Cup, so bad he didn't get his

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Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by YenYo: 8:21pm On Jun 18, 2018
grin
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by momodub: 8:22pm On Jun 18, 2018
Really
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Metox: 8:22pm On Jun 18, 2018
He is not Florentina's player but AC Milan player.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by apakoso2020: 8:22pm On Jun 18, 2018
SacredMustang:
angry


I guess he was in support of Nigeria during that match or his girlfriend is a Nigerian. The guy felt pity for us that's why he refused to come up to add to the beating if possible..



Safe trip back home bro.. Nigeria is proud of you cool
you are mad
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Nobody: 8:22pm On Jun 18, 2018
Rubbish post. I was expecting to hear that he refused to play because he does not want to be part of the players that sent the Eagles parking.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by realmindz: 8:22pm On Jun 18, 2018
SacredMustang:
angry


I guess he was in support of Nigeria during that match. The guy felt pity for us that's why he refused to come up to add to the beating if possible..



Safe trip back home bro.. Nigeria is proud of you cool
Na wa ooo...the guy was like the torture would be too much
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by thesicilian: 8:23pm On Jun 18, 2018
It's not worth it risking your spinal cord because of match bonuses. I guess he did the right thing if it's true he actually had back injury.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by anochuko01(m): 8:23pm On Jun 18, 2018
simply felt insulted coming in as a sub.


okay, lemme find trouble grin
Thegeneralqueen
pride comes before fall grin
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by Nobody: 8:24pm On Jun 18, 2018
Idrismusty97:
Is this racism?
How is this racism? He also refused to play against Brazil.
Re: Croatia Sends Nikola Kalinic Home For Refusing To Play Against Nigeria by eddyslim(m): 8:24pm On Jun 18, 2018
Safe trip back home KALINIC
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