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Edition
The Zadar Gazette
21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Squad21 Dec 2026
Words at Zadar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Robert Petkov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad21 Dec 2026
A falling-out at Zadar
Ivan Corluka and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Ivan Težački
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Squad “I want to play”: Mario Grbic speaks
- The dugout The manager makes Josip Kovacevic a promise
- Squad Rhys Walsh is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout Fran Bogdan keeps his manager's vote