Coverage of the Croatia national team, the domestic league and Croatian players abroad. (Placeholder text; the full description will be written later.)
Hajduk wished Torcida a happy 76th birthday on social media, a week after announcing UEFA's sanctions over the Conference League match against Ajax; Croatian outlets report that fan reaction was divided.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovač told ZDF that his side had planned not to shoot the stoppage-time free kick against Werder directly, until he shouted at Marcel Sabitzer to take it on, according to Sportnet.
Il Resto del Carlino reports, as relayed by Index and Sportnet, that Al-Jazira offered Croatia midfielder Nikola Moro a four-year deal worth about €14m and that Bologna did not agree to let him go; he has played 106 Serie A minutes this season.
Croatia coach Slaven Bilić called up 32 players for the Nations League games against England on 12 November and Czechia on 15 November, including Hajduk's Marin Šotiček and Šimun Hrgović, who are on his wider list for the first time.
Borna Sosa started in Köln's 5-0 DFB-Pokal win over Union Berlin, while Niko Kovač's Dortmund beat Werder 3-2 with a 93rd-minute goal and Nediljko Labrović stayed on Augsburg's bench.
Andrej Kramarić came off the bench to score a penalty for Hoffenheim's 1,000th Bundesliga goal and set up another in a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, according to HNS and Hina.