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MOSCOW (AP) The last Monday at the World Cup (all local times):
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Croatia expelled ex-player Ognjen Vukojevic from his Cup delegation of the World after making a pro – Ukrainian video with defender Domagoj Vida
The Croatian Football Federation apologizes to the Russian public for this video, posted after Croatia beat Russia on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup Saturday.
The video shows Domagoj Vida "Long live Ukraine" before Vukojevic adds "this win is for Dynamo and Ukraine … go to Croatia." Vida and Vukojevic have already played for the Ukrainian Dynamo Kiev team.
FIFA prohibits players from making political gestures issued Vida with a formal warning Sunday, but did not impose a match sanction.
The Croatian federation says in a statement that Vukojevic had been with the team as an observer, but his World Cup qualifications have now been withdrawn. –
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The former FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was hired as head coach of the Spanish national team
Preparations for the World Cup in the l 39 Spain were started before the tournament where Julen Lopetegui was sacked work at Real Madrid without consulting the national federation. Fernando Hierro was named interim coach of the World Cup, where Spain had two draws and a group stage victory before being eliminated in the round of 16 by Russia.
The federation announced the appointment of 47-year-old Enrique on a two-year contract on Monday, a day after confirming that Hierro had left the team.
The president of the Spanish federation, Luis Rubiales, declared: "The decision was unanimous", on Enrique. "I like his commitment, he has let out better financial opportunities to become a coach of the national team."
Enrique played for Real Madrid before settling in Barcelona in 1996 , where he won two La Liga titles before retiring in 2004.
coach, he spent time in Roma in 2011-12 before joining Celta Vigo and then replacing Gerardo Martino in 2014 in Barcelona, where he won nine of 13 possible titles in his three years of service.
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