#CROATIAN GOALKEEPER

[alwaystiredalwayssleeping]

HE'S SO BEAUTIFUL😭🤍💙

CRISTO DIO

[pedripics]

Pedri via Residency - May 14, 2024

Favourite Colour? - “Blue.”

He has never worn glasses before and hopes he doesn’t have to for a while

“My day today was typical post-game: training, treatment, hyperbaric chamber and little else.”

“If you are going to Tenerife, be sure to go to Tegueste. Although the south is more touristic.”

Favourite Movies? - “Action movies”

Dream in life? - “My dream in life was to play football and play for the national team and for Barça. Now it would be to win the World Cup and the Champions League”

Advice for Lamine and Cubarsi? - “I would tell Lamine and Cubarsi to enjoy themselves and to stay calm, both in good times and in bad times.”

Favourite Subject in School? - “I didn't have many favorite subjects... Physical Education.”

Favourite Childhood Memory? - “The best memory of my childhood is the time I spent playing ball with my brother and father when I was very young.”

Barcelona or Tenerife? - “Now Barcelona, when I retire Tenerife.”

“In the future I want to have children and hopefully a family like mine. But there's still a little bit left for that because l'm 21 years old.”

Job if he wasn’t a footballer? - “If I wasn’t a football player... well, I'd probably be a firefighter or a waiter in my family's restaurant.”

He couldn’t be a goalkeeper like his dad because of his height (we know pedrito)

Croatian NT? - “Croatia has always had a great selection and one of the midfielders that I have focused on the most, which is Modric. Playing against him always teaches you things.”

“The best and most difficult decision was to leave my family and leave Tenerife to play football. Thanks to them I have come this far.”

Any pets? - “I don't have pets. Maybe in the future (Dogs)”

He had to go because dinner was ready and his family was already starting to look at him badly

[petit-papillion]

Charles and former Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic | Fight AIDS Cup | 22 January 2024

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[ikram1909]

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Banning fascist fans is what they’re supposed to do, that’s nothing extraordinary or an act of revolutionary activism. Atléti fans are shitty, there’s no denying that, but let’s not act like modern-day Real Madrid are now angels who’ve done no wrong and don’t deserve to insulted.

Here’s a list I made of Real Madrid players I don’t like and why I don’t like them.

Real Madrid players who are scum:

Thibaut Courtois:

https://tribuna.com/amp/en/news/realmadrid-2023-11-30-they-are-against-all-who-dont-look-like-them-courtois-wife-stands-against-hamas-she-serve/

https://dearborn.org/preview/the-real-madrid-goalkeeper-and-his-wife-donated-about-50-thousand-dollars-to-israel-41499#

He’s married to a Zionist and is a Zionist.

Dani Carvajal:

https://amp.sport.es/es/noticias/seleccion/vinculan-carvajal-vox-91758565

https://www.elplural.com/sociedad/vinculos-carvajal-vox_316559102_amp

He’s a fucking Vox supporter.

Vinicius Jr:

https://tribuna.com/amp/en/news/realmadrid-2023-07-16-vinicius-jr-reacts-to-benjamin-mendy-found-not-guilty-of-rape-receives-criticism-from-som/

Disgusting rape apologist.

Toni Kroos:

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37560061/toni-kroos-rejects-mesut-ozil-racism-claims-calls-retirement-reasons-nonsense

Like the title of the article says, Kroos rejected Mesut Özil’s racism claims. Which played a heavy part in why Özil’s retired from international football. I don’t even like Mesut Özil, but what does someone like Toni Kroos(i.e. ethnically German) benefit from dismissing alleged racism against someone like Mesut Özil(i.e. not ethnically German)?

Luka Modric:

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37499647/luka-modric-potential-world-cup-winner-yet-many-croatia-hate-him

https://apnews.com/article/modric-croatia-real-madrid-lovren-0ddbffee249664ea18b17a27f42de0ab#:~:text=ZAGREB%2C%20Croatia%20(AP)%20—,tax%20fraud%20in%20a%20multi%2D

https://dohanews.co/backlash-after-video-surfaces-showing-croatian-players-celebrating-world-cup-with-neo-fascist-song/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/31/in-croatia-nazi-sympathizers-are-welcome-to-join-the-party-thompson-ustashe-fascism/

https://www.imago-images.com/offers/377242/Archive/Sports/Marko-Perkovic-and-Luka-Modric-arm-in-arm-at-the-celebrations-after-the-2018-World-Cup-archive-pictures-?db=sport

Luka Modric isn’t the perfect little angel everyone thinks he is.

Dani Ceballos:

https://amp.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2017/06/30/5956303d268e3ecd3f8b45d2.html

In addition to trying to ruin Gavi’s reputation, Dani Ceballos is also an all-round douchebag.

Never said it was revolutionary, I simply said they did what they can do. But yeah anon saying they got rid of their fascists was crazy when even the players are mostly scumbags

[alexi-01]

#croatian today for the goalkeeper and the memes during the wc

[xdominiklivakovicx]

Also I forgot to post an ice breaker so here it is;

Name ; Ashley | Ash | Ashie | Trashley

Age range ; 15-17

Nationality ; Croatian ���🇷 | Russian 🇷🇺

Pronouns ; She | Her ♀️

Hobbies ; Drawing | Writing | Animating

Interests ; Art | Football | Animation in general | Rock Music

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Since when did you start following football?

Since 2018 when the World Cup in Russia started

Favorite National Teams?

Croatia NT - because they achieved so much those past 5 years, yes I know they like to move games to penalties and play with our nerves, but I still feel like I am part of their family like other Croatia NT fans :)

Russia NT - because I simply like Russian people and I am half one, so I really fell in love with that team. They played so well during the WC in 2018 and during WC qualifiers. I was literally so miserable when I found out they will not be able to participate in Qatar

Serbia NT - idk I love them simply because they are our neighbours and I always love supporting my neighbours during EURO and WC

Who was your favorite player then and why?

(Wow wut a hard question I have asked myself) Livakovic obviously. I know he was being kept on a bench, but I always knew he would be a great goalkeeper, he is our number 1 and very important member of the National Team, yet I didn't post stuff about him at all because I didn't have Tumblr, I was a dumb kid lmfao- but yeah, I can talk about him 'till I die, so yeah I am moving to the next question before I go too far

Do you train football? If you don't, why?

Hell no I don't. First of all; I am very anti-social person (tho there is exclusion when it comes to going on matches I love rooting with other peeps), Second of all; I have very low self-esteem, Third of all; I wanted to be a goalkeeper, but I was always afraid to get goals bc people often get mad at me, fuck them

Favorite clubs?

Dinamo Zagreb - I've been following this club since 2018 after the end of WC in 2018 mainly because of Livi, I love that guy sm he is precious, but the love of this club has grown in 2021 because of its success in Europa League.

Man City - Kova plays in City and he is literally my 2nd fav football player, and one of my best friends roots for City so here we are 👌

Borussia Dortmund - Idk I just love them so much, their mascot is so cute, the club has gotten my hear for some reason 😭

Favorite pic in your gallery?

The one where I took a picture with Livi 💙

What are your favorite bands?

Nirvana

Sex Pistols

Let 3

Termiti

The Beatles

Led Zeppelin

Scorpions

Green Day

Metallica

Rammstein

Daleka Obala

Queen

Ramones

Black Sabbath

Weezer

SOCIALS:

Instagram

- WW2 drawings - x._.unteroffizier._.ashley._.x

- Normal art - punkish._.stoat._.studios

Discord

- TrASHLEY#3627

Artfight

- PunkishStoatStudios

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Idk what to tell about myself anymore, so enjoy this short af info about myself :}

And see ya in the next post lmfao

Also check out my art acc! -> @nikitatheweasel2

[misunderstoodwerewolf]

Warning!!! World Men’s Handball Championship rant!!!

GUYS!!!!! I’m SO excited because tomorrow (Sun, Jan 29) Denmark will hopefully make World Cup history as the first country to win the Cup three times in a row!!! Not only that but they currently hold the record for most World Cup games in which they were undefeated (again in a row)!!!😀 I will admit that I think the game against Croatia in the Main Round should have been a win as well instead of a draw since there was a lot of messed up sh*t going on. I mean, it looked more like a battle to the death rather than a handball match. First of all, the Croatian players were a bit (a lot) too aggressive in defense, which leads me to my second point: There were at least two times where the referees should have pulled a red card or at least looked at the video in order to determine what the appropriate punishment would be... but it never happened. Let’s look at Mathias Gidsel as an example; he took several hits, slaps, and punches from the Croatian players, one of those (if I remember correctly) was a fist to the chest, JUST below his throat. You can agree with me or not I don’t care, but I’d say that one was just on the about the point of a red card, and if the referees had actually looked at the video then I’m about 83% sure they would have pulled a red card. This all leads to my third point: THEY NEVER LOOKED AT THE VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY, what good is it that they can look at the situations again (not to mention in slow-motion) in order to see what happened and what they might have missed if they’re not gonna use it?!?!?!?! Honestly, I hope the Danes will NEVER have to play a game with those two referees, because they were doing one Hell of a rotten job throughout the entire game.😡

Well, now that I got all of that out of my system, I don’t have much more left to say other than this; I can’t wait to watch the Final, and I wish the best of luck to both the Danish and the French teams, as well as the Spanish and the Swedish teams who will be playing for bronze. Pérez de Vargas (Spain’s preferred goalkeeper) was absolutely incredible yesterday in the Semi-Final against Denmark (Fri, Jan 27). He was a total beast and made some amazing saves... he was actually quite terrifying. Nothing but respect for that man🫡 On another note, Sweden will have to be without their star playmaker, Jim Gottfridsson, who has sustained an injury to his hand (pretty sure he broke it?) and will therefore not be playing. Something that is worth noting is that Gottfridsson was named World Handball Player 2022, so congratulations with that and I hope he’ll be back on the handball court soon.

Well, that’s the end of my rant. If you’re a handball fan like me and love to watch the exciting all-or-nothing-games then catch the World Cup Bronze game and Final on whatever sports channel you have. The Bronze game will be played at 6pm CET and the Final at 9pm CET. 

[itscarshub]

Lazio 0-0 Ludogorets: Unlucky Aquile denied clear penalty

Lazio remain unbeaten in the Europa League, but saw their perfect record ended by a 0-0 with Ludogorets, as Matteo Guendouzi hit the crossbar and they were denied a clear penalty. The Aquile were the only side with a 100 per cent record after four games and sat top of the table, but Marco Baroni missed Nuno Tavares and Gaetano Castrovilli, with Mattia Zaccagni, Taty Castellanos and Alessio Romagnoli not fully fit either, so used Tijjani Noslin as a centre-forward on his return from a ban. Ludogorets had just one point so far, plus both Caio Vidal and Rick suspended. See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog. Noslin couldn’t control an over-hit Loum Tchaouna assist after Pedro sprung the offside trap and drew out the goalkeeper, then Boulaye Dia forced a tricky save at the near post after running into the box. Hendrik Bonmann also made a desperate save from point-blank range on Dia after a deflected cross ricocheted into his path.

ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 28: Boulaye Dia of SS Lazio in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between S.S. Lazio and PFC Ludogorets 1945 at Stadio Olimpico on November 28, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images) Marco Baroni made a triple change at half-time, but the tempo did not improve by much, as Pedro aimed a predictable effort straight at the goalkeeper from the edge of the area. Manuel Lazzari fired over on the volley from a tricky angle and hit another wide from distance, but Lazio were furious on 72 minutes when Erick Marcus seemed to bring down Gustav Isaksen in the penalty area and the referee waved play on. Surprisingly, the Croatian referee Duje Strukan stood by his decision even after watching it again on the VAR monitor, publicly disagreeing with his own colleagues. Matteo Guendouzi was unlucky not to win it for Lazio at the 86th minute with a ferocious right-foot finish from outside the box that smashed against the crossbar.

Lazio 0-0 Ludogorets

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Ronaldo has given Al Nassr advice to sign a Manchester City midfield player

Cristiano Ronaldo has requested Al Nassr to sign Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic in January, with the club willing to pay over $1 million per week, according to CBS Sports. Saudi Arabia failed to complete a deal to sign Croatian international goalkeeper Kovacic, who would be around six times his current salary, due to a lack of space on their international roster. Al-Nassr struggled to release Sadio Mane and Anderson Talisca from the team in an attempt to accommodate them. Ronaldo played a crucial role in securing Kovacic's transfer to Al-Nassr, as they previously played together for three seasons at Real Madrid. Read the full article

[footballinsider]

Italians edge over the Chipper Croatians

For the final game of Group B an exciting encounter occurred and there are many emotions that can describe this game. From the first minute, both sides were giving it their all. These emotions were; pain and agony in crucial moments, jubilance in the happiest moments and awe over excellent goalkeeping. Sučić would be the first man to threaten Italy’s goal. A pass from Modric found the awaiting…

[alwaystiredalwayssleeping]

I 💛 Croatian goalkeeper, especially if Named Adrian Šemper.

My God, devoted to this man for real.

[soccerdailyuk]

Pep Guardiola's dream Man City squad after making two more signings

Pep Guardiola's dream Man City squad after making two more signings Manchester City have suffered a major setback in the summer transfer window, and their main goal now is to avoid any further setbacks.  The loss of Ilkay Gundogan could have a significant impact. Although City have experienced farewells to key players in the past and managed to survive despite doubts about certain positions, Gundogan's departure is different. Unlike previous legends such as David Silva, Sergio Aguero, and Vincent Kompany, who were declining in performance, Gundogan is currently playing the best football of his career and played a crucial role in their recent treble victory.  Although Mateo Kovacic has been signed, it is uncertain if he can adequately fill the void left by Gundogan. City does not consider the Croatian midfielder as a direct replacement, and their failed attempt to acquire Declan Rice demonstrates their ongoing pursuit of another midfielder.  Considering the presence of Jude Bellingham as well, City's options for midfield signings are limited. There have been rumors linking the promising young talent Gabri Veiga from Celta Vigo to Manchester City.  Although Veiga has a more attacking style compared to Gundogan, the 21-year-old possesses the kind of midfielder profile that Guardiola appreciates. Additionally, Gundogan's role may be divided among Kovacic, Phil Foden, and Julian Alvarez. City's priority now is to prevent the loss of any other key players, with Bernardo Silva being the most obvious concern. Silva has expressed a desire to return to mainland Europe and be closer to his home for the past three years, but no suitable offers have been made for him so far.  It is hoped that no offers will materialize, especially with Paris Saint-Germain and Saudi Arabian clubs being heavily linked, albeit being farther away from Lisbon. Bernardo Silva is an integral part of Guardiola's ideal squad, and it would be extremely difficult to find a replacement for his versatility and excellence in various roles.  However, if he were to leave, City would need to sign a new wide forward. The same situation applies to Riyad Mahrez, who has also been mentioned as a potential departure. Currently, Manchester City's top priority is strengthening their defense. Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo are expected to leave the club due to their frustration over limited playing time last season. Cancelo had a strained relationship with the manager, leading to his loan move to Bayern Munich in January. Guardiola has shown a preference for fielding a defense consisting solely of center-backs. Consequently, City is pursuing Josko Gvardiol as their primary target.  However, RB Leipzig's asking price of £85 million, plus additional performance-related payments, has not yet been met by City, despite advanced negotiations. Nevertheless, all parties involved believe a deal can still be reached. The emergence of Rico Lewis in the first team and strong performances from John Stones, Nathan Ake, and Manuel Akanji as makeshift full-backs may lessen the urgency for a Cancelo replacement.  However, if Kyle Walker were to depart as well, City would need to consider signing a full-back. Walker, who is 35 years old, expressed dissatisfaction with his lack of playing time, despite making a return to the team towards the end of the season. Bayern Munich has been linked with his potential transfer. Losing both Cancelo and Walker would leave Lewis as the only natural full-back in the squad, with Sergio Gomez, another young and inexperienced player, converted from an attacker.  This lack of options in the position, coupled with Guardiola's penchant for tactical changes, would pose significant risks. Ideally, City would prefer to retain Walker, but if he were to leave, further investments would be necessary to strengthen the position. Ideal City squad for next season: Goalkeepers: Ederson, Ortega, Carson Defenders: Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Ake, Akanji, Walker, Lewis, Gomez Midfielders: De Bruyne, Rodri, Phillips, Kovacic, Bernardo, Veiga, McAtee, Perrone Forwards: Haaland, Foden, Alvarez, Grealish, Mahrez, Palmer Pep Guardiola's dream Man City squad after making two more signings Read the full article

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Charlotte FC goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina undergoes back surgery

Charlotte FC could be without goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina for the start of the 2023 season after undergoing successful back surgery. The Croatian was among the most consistent goalkeepers in Major League Soccer in 2022, making 98 saves and keeping seven clean sheets to help Charlotte FC finish ninth in the Eastern Conference during their debut season. Watch the story of Charlotte FC’s journey to…

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January 09

[1624] Empress Meishō, born in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

[1848] Princess Frederica of Hanover, born in the Kingdom of Hanover.

[1920] Stefan Żywotko, Polish football coach, born in Lwów, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine).

[1929] Dorothea Puente, American convicted serial killer, born in Redlands, California.

[1956] Imelda Staunton, British actress and singer, born in Archway, London.

[1965] Carin Jennings-Gabarra, American soccer forward, born in East Orange, New Jersey.

[1967] Claudio Caniggia, Argentine football forward or winger, born in Henderson, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[1967] Dave Matthews, American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

[1973] Ronald Hamming, Dutch football striker, born in Zeegse, Netherlands.

[1978] A.J. McLean, American pop singer, born in West Palm Beach, Florida.

[1978] Gennaro Gattuso, Italian football defensive midfielder and manager (Valencia), born in Corigliano Calabro, Italy.

[1981] Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek, Polish football striker or winger and youth manager (Feyenoord), born in Łódź, Poland.

[1982] Catherine "Kate" Middleton, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall, English wife of Crown Prince William, born in Reading, Berkshire, England.

[1987] Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian football defensive midfielder, born in Dourados, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

[1989] Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian actress, model and singer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria.

[1995] Dominik Livaković, Croatian football goalkeeper, born in Zadar, Croatia.

[2001] Rodrygo Silva de Goes, Brazilian football forward, born in Osasco, Brazil.

[1150] Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'État.

[1514] Anne, Duchess of Brittany (1488-1514) and Queen of France (1491-98 and 1499-1514).

[1873] Napoleon III, Emperor of France (1852-70), dies at 60.

[1878] Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia (1849-61) and Italy (1861-78), dies at 57.

[1907] Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover, dies at 88.

[2022] Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, TV host, and filmmaker, dies of head trauma at 65.

[kar1nsworldx]

For wonderfull Ash 🫶

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Info; social media AU - Croatia NT + Morocco NT - LiviBono relationship 🫶

requested; yess by @xdominiklivakovicx 🫶

note; hope you enjoy 🫡 also please imagine that their speaking croatian and not english (when croatian nt and moroccian nt players interact imagine that they're speaking english :D). also none of the players have wife/kids so yeah :)

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dominiklivakovic40; spreman za svjetsko! ❤️‍🩹 *tap to translate* - ready for the world cup! ❤️‍🩹

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THIRD POINT OF VIEW;

"Livi you ready for the first match?" Dejan asked the Croatian goalkeeper. "I guees?" I don't know.." Livaković mumbled, playing with his gloves. He was very nervous. This was the first time in a World Cup that he was starting as the first goalie and he was scared that he was going to fuck it up.

"Hey you'll do fine, don't ya worry." Dejan reasured him, pulling him into a side hug. "Everything is gonna be alright." he told him before pulling away. "Y-yeah.. It's gonna be all alright.." thats what Dominik kept telling himself while he watched the opponent players pool into the tunnel. He sighed before looking straight ahead. If Joško was here, next to him, right now, he would be talking his head off and distracting Livi. But he wasn't here. No, he was next to Majer and Sosa, jumping around them and laughing with them, totally ignoring Dominik.

At the sight of the trio, Dominik felt an overwhealming sense of jelousy wash over him. He looked away, frowning. He was very aware of his social anxiety as well attachment issues, but damn he coudn't help it. Just like his therapist said: "It's one of the affects of trauma..".

Trying to clear his toughts, Livi tried to think of anything that wasn't about Joško or the match that was going to start in less then ten minutes. While in his haize, an suprising person came to greet him.

"Hello." a calming voice said, breaking Livaković out of his haize. "W-what?" he looked to his left confused. To his suprise, he saw Maroccons goalkeeper, Yassine Bonou greeting him. "Hello." the stranger (to Livi) repeated what he said before. "I'm Yassine Bounou, nice to meet you. You could just call me Yassine or Bono, anything is fine." he added, before exstending his hand as an offer for a handshake. "Uh..hi? I'm Dominik Livaković but you can just call me Dominik or Livi." the Croat said, shaking the other goalies hand. His hands are really soft.. - Livi took notice of. Nice..

"Well, goodluck then Dominik. I'll see you after the game?" the Morocconian asked. "Uh yeah.. O-of course." Livi replied with a small shy smile. "Glad to hear it." and with that the other goalie was gone. Arent the Moroccians in the same hotel as us? - Livaković tought to himself as he looked straigh ahead once more. "I see you're making new friends without my help. Good job." a voice exclaimed all of a suden. "H-ha? What!" Dominik whispred yelled as he looked at a figure.

Said figure being Joško Gvardiol, his best friend. "I said 'I see you're making new friends without me, good job.' So how did you manage that?" Joško asked with a smug smirk. "U-uh he just came to me, and introduced himself, to me?" Dominik explained in a confused voice. "He also asked me if he'll see me after the game, and I, uh said yes..? Aren't they in the same hotel like us?" Dominik asked his best friend. "Yes, yes they are." Joško replied before continueing "Also good job talking to someone you don't know. Thats improvment." "Uh..thanks?"

The two continued to talk for another minute or so before they had to stand in line. The refrees came out and with them also came the little kids every player was supposed to walk out with. "Hello.." Dominik whispred as he took hold of a little girls hand. "I'm Dominik." he added with a smile. "Alysha." she replied shyly. "Have you ever done this before? Y'know, walking out with an football player?" Dominik asked her. She shook her head in responce. "Thats alright. I hope you'll like it, it's pretty cool - atleast to me."

The two didn't talk anymore, not after they started to walk out of the tunnel, nor when the nacional anthems were sang. Just as the kids were begining to ran off he heard her whisper to him 'Goodluck..' before running off. Smiling just a bit, Dominik walked to his goalpost and streched just a bit, trying to prepare himself mentaly.

And with the sound of the whistle being heard, the game started.

Dominik was good.

He protected that goal with his life, not letting a single ball go past him. The others were also good, not just his teammates but the opponents too. At the end it was a 0-0 draw, which secured just one point for each team. As he was walking off the pitch, he saw the disappointed look on Zlatko. Dominik knew how their coach was disappointed, and that he wanted the win. But there was nothing that he could do about that, right? He wasn't a player that scored, he was a goalie, a player that deffended. The only thing he can realistically do was make sure the opponent team dosen't score.

Walking into the changing room, he immediaty went to his stuff. He took his spare change of clothes and a towel before walking into the showers. Then he washed himself for a good 15 minutes, letting the burning hot water burn his skin to relax his tense muscles and not to make him feel alive, that he was here and not there.

After he showered and changed he went back into the changing room. He saw that Joško wasn't there, so he didn't utter a word to anyone. Not bothering to dry his hair, Livaković quickly packed all of his stuff in his bag. He would honestly love to talk to someone, really, but the athmospere was mixed in the room and he didn't want to piss someone off by accident. Some players like Luka, Oršić or Livaja were a bit annoyed, just a bit because of the game not becouse of you not becouse of you - he repeated to himself.

Then there were others like Dejan, Andrej and Sosa who were consent with the draw. Sure, they would have wanted the win, but a draw is also really good in their books in this situcaion. As Dominik was waiting for Joško, he remembered the interaction he had with the Maroccian goalie. There is a chance I'll see him at dinner, right? Dominik asked himself, while playing with his fingers. For the next ten-ish minutes the Croat kept thinking about their weird unsuspected intercation before Joško finally came out of the showers.

"Oh thank fuck. I tought you sliped in there and died because of how long it took you." Dominik said with faux annoyence, smirking at the younger. "Oh fuck off. I took my time and enjoyed myself." Joško replied while packing his stuff. "And what havs you been doin' while I wasn't here? Thinking about Bono, eh?" he teased. When Livaković didn't reply he looked at him. To his suprise he saw the goalie blushing, looking at the floor. "Oh you totally did!" Joško lit up becauss of that, making a few of their teammates look at them in confusion.

"Is Livi having a little crush on Mister Bono?" the younger teased, poking at Livis side. "No I don't! I don't even know the guy!" he whispred annoyed, while he tried to stop Joško poking him keyword: tried .

"So you're saying if you knew him better, and let's say the two of you were friends you'd fancy him; as the British would say?" Joško asked smugly. "What? No of course not!" Dominik replied. "Joško I think you need to lay off of you'r fanfiction, it's rotting you'r brain." "What?! No it's not!" Joško huffed out, annoyed. Dominik just smirked at him. He loved to rile up the younger and it was so much fun to see his reactions every time he'd tease him about anything; especally his fanfiction.

"Yeah sure, whatever makes you sleep at night."

The two continued to talk and tease eachother before they had to leave to go to the bus. Once entering said bus, they both made it to the back. Dominik sat by the window, while Joško sat down next to him. Thru the whole ride they were silent (to the others suprise). Both of them were tired as hell, and just wanted to go to sleep immedietely.

Once they came to their hotel, the whole team tried to avoid papparazzi as much as they could. Dominik felt like they were everywhere, left and right, infornt and behind him..

Your okay, your fine, nothing is closing in in you, breathe, breathe; Dominik repeated to himself while he almsot ran to the room he was sharing with Joško: your fine, your fine, YOUR FINE

"Hey!" Joško yelled at him. "H-ha?"

"Are you okay? I've been calling you for the last fivs minutes, atleast." the younger asked him. "U-uh it's nothing. I'm fine, just got lost in tought." the goalie replied. "Sure.." They both knew that Dominik wasn't just lost in tought, but Joško knew when to actually talk about the subject and when not to talk about it.

"I'm going for a walk, alright? I'll see you at dinner?" Joško asked him with a raised eyebrow. "Yeah, y-yeah, I'll see you st dinner." and with that, their intercation ended. Sighing to himself, Dominik ploped onto the bed, exsausted. I'm so done with everything

He spent the next few hours just lying on the hotel bed, scrolling thru social media. At one point tho he changed his clothes. He put on a light mint green sweatshirt that was a bit to long for him so he had sweather paws, some black shorts and white nike knee high socks. The outfit was very comfortable to wear, and atleast he looked decent in it so he wasn't to worried on how he looked like. It's not like he was trying to impress someone, nope.

As 7 PM rolled around, Dominik sadly had to get up. He already said to Joško he would be there at dinner, and he kinda? promised Bono he'd seen him today at some point. Putting his phond in his pocket amd putting on his nike slippers, Dominik made his way down to the hotel lobby, then to the dinning room. There he saw four very long tables. Two were filled with food that one could just take themselves, while the other two were for the teams. On the left table was the Morocciam team. Almost every seat at their table was filled, and they were speaking a language he could not understand Arabic he supposed.

While on the Croatians side, on his side it was a diffrent story. There wasn't a single person in sitgh. "Ma sunce im jebem, gdje su oni.?"

Sighing, he took a plate and looked at all the food choices. After scaning all the food he decided to take some cooked vegetables, some chicken and rice. He also got himself a glass of apple jouce the best jouce, better the OJ. Sitting down, he quickly sent a text into the teams groupchat, asking them where the hell were they before starting to eat.

As he ate, Dominik didn't even notice an tall figure aproaching him. "Hello again." Yassine Bonou greeted him once more, breaking him out of his heize AGAIN. "Hello.." Dominik replied softly with a shy smile. "Why are you eating here all alone?" Bono asked him with an amused? smile. "I'll be honest with you, I don't have a clue. None of my teammates are responding to my texts, and my best friend is also no where to be seen, so..I'm kinda alone right now." he explained to ths other goalie. Bono frowned at him before smiling again. "Come eat with us." he told the Croat. "W-what?" Dominik stuttered out confused. His face flushed after hearing the Moroccians statement. Hm..cute..Bono tought to himself

"Come sit with us. My teammates won't mind. Hell, when I asked them if I should ask you to come sit with us they agreed. C'mon." Bono pushed slighly, smiling down at him. "Alright then..if you say so.." Dominik agreed with hesitacion. He carefully took his plate before following the taller goalie to his table. "Hello.." he greeted the Morocconian players as Bono pulled him down to sit next to him. "Hi! I'm Achraf Hakimi, nice to meet you!" Hakimi greeted with a smile. All of the others player introduced themselves as well. "Well..Im Dominik Livakovoć, nice to meet you all too.." he replied with a shy smile.

"Why we're you eating alone?" Azzedine Ounahi asked him confused, tilting his head to the right just a bit like a confused puppy. "I'll be completly honest with you all, I don't have a fucking clue. None of my teammates are responding to my texts and Joško, Joško Gvardiol my best friend is no where to be seen." Dominik replied. A think that the Morocconians took notice of is that he talked alot with his hand and made gestures with them. "Damn Gvardiol, he was good." Hakim Ziyech said at the mention of the younger Croat. "How the hell dose he defeend like that?"

Dominik laughed at his question before answering with an amused smile. "I'll be honest with you I don't got a single clue but the kid is our wonderkid. I won't be suprised if he'd going to get a bunch of offers from the bigger clubs. Kids like a wall." the Croat praised him. Any of the Marocco players could see how much Dominik loved an appriciated his best friend. They all continued talking and they even snapped a picture before parting ways.

"Wait!" a soft voice called out to him. Turning around, Dominik saw Bono standing behind him. "Hey." he greeted him with a soft smile. "I know this is all really, u-uh out of blue, but would you like to hang out at some point a-again? But maybe that were alone the next time, thats if you want to o-of course." Bono stuttered out. Hid cheeks were pink and flushed while he rambled and wasn't even standing still, he was bouncing from on leg to the other. Cute... "I'd love to Bono. Here's my number." and withing the minute they exschanged numbers. Just as they were both going their seprate ways, Dominik decided to text him first.

It's a date then

Looking back, Dominik saw the biggest smile on Bono's face as he read the message. "It's a date Dominik." the Morocconian said, looking back at Dominik. "Indeed it is." and with that the two parted ways. As he made his way to his bedroom he saw a certain Joško Gvardiol struguling to get into their room. "Where the hell were you! Were the hell were all of you?!" Dominik yelled at him as he approached the younger Croat. "Uh well you see.." Joško stuttered out. "Y'know what? You'll tell me later. I need to brag to you about how I just got a date."

"Wait! You got a date!? With who, when, where?! Jebote Livi to je faking odlično! Pričaj mi SVE!" the younger yelled, jumping up and down in excitment. "Well come on in and I'll tell you everything." Dominik told him with a smirk. "Oh this better be good." and with that the two closed the door, entering their hotel room.

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bounouyassine_bono; solid game, now we'll be fitghing for more 🇲🇦

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ivanrakitic: Bono, veo que tienes algún tipo de encanto croata porque a @dominiklivakovic40 también le gustó tu publicación 🤣❤️‍ (bono i see you have some kind of croatian charm 'cause @dominiklivakovic40 also liked your post 🤣❤️‍🩹) ^bounouyassine_bono: ah sí, realmente tengo ese encanto croata. Creo que deberías esperar verlo más de mí. (ah yes i really do have that croatian charm. i think you should expect to see him more from me)

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dominiklivakovic40; one down, two to go

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bounouyassine_bono: see you again soon ☺️ ^dominiklivakovic40: see you! 😊 ^ivanrakitic: 🤨 the croatian and morocconian couple i never tought id need ^dominiklivakovic40: IVANE

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hns_cff: ❤️‍🩹💪

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danijel.subasic: samo jako sine! 💪 ^liked by dominiklivakovic40

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TAP TO LOAD MORE...

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dominiklivakovic40; a night to remember ❤️‍🩹 also thanks for the flowers sunce moje

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josko_gvardiol: love is in the air 😏 ^liked by dominiklivakovic40

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bounouyassine_bono: your welcome ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 ^dominiklivakovic40: ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

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ivanrakitic: my ship has sailed ^dominiklivakovic40: da da 🤣

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IDK LIVIBONO SOMETHING? 😭

Bc we saw yesterday that they follow each other on IG 😳

COMING RIGHT UP MA'AM

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Manifesting tears for Brazil 🙏🏽😌🙏🏽😌🙏🏽😌🙏🏽