The Rudes Chronicle
Squad21 Dec 2026
Mato Lovren breaks a bone — 19 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 19 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market21 Dec 2026
Josip Bralić asks to leave Rudes
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Rudes
Dušan Cvetinović was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Ivan Žutić pulls a muscle — 15 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 15 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Squad21 Dec 2026
A row about effort at Rudes
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matúš Kmeť was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Kristijan Lovrić gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Xavi plays
- Market The Bruno Unušić story refuses to die
- The dugout Felipe Curcio asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout A door opens for Lenny Ilečić