The Daily Telegraph

Mandzukic is player of the round

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While England’s players have been lauded for bridging that historical­ly tricky gap between themselves and the fans, Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic has upped the stakes considerab­ly. The striker put 25,000 kuna (around £3,000) behind the bar at a fan park in his hometown of Slavonski Brod as supporters watched Croatia squeeze past Russia in the quarterfin­als on Saturday. Your move, Harry.

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