Aleksandar Holiga
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Meet the drunkest footballer EVER: Breakfast booze, night-long sessions and pre-game liquor
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Action Replay 1960s Yugoslav legend Stef Lamza had it all – including an unparalleled appetite for alcohol. But while fans adored him for it and his club tolerated it, it ultimately proved his undoing

Meet Dinamo Zagreb: The talent-churning Croatians led by lunatics
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Dinamo Zagreb They beat Arsenal first time out and provided the likes of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Robert Prosinecki and countless more Balkan heroes to Europe's biggest clubs. But don't expect much, says Alex Holiga...

How Spurs flop Rebrov overcame identity, war and Lobanovsky to rule Kiev
By Aleksandar Holiga published
FFT 50 Managers The Ukrainian will be long remembered as the man Spurs paid £11m for in 2000, but Alex Holiga says he’s thriving in the dugout with an unbeaten season to his name...

Hannibal masks and camp classics: the story of Slaven Bilic’s guitar days
By Aleksandar Holiga published
FFT 50 Managers It’s an era sadly over in the Croatian’s life, but it was nice while it lasted...

Scouted: The 28 in 30 strike sensation set to move to England in January
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Talentspotter Croatian football expert Alex Holiga tells you everything you need to know about Leicester-bound Rijeka hotshot Andrej Kramaric...

Who are Maribor? Meet the cocky Slovenian underdogs who owe their existence to poisoned pancakes
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Maribor Alex Holiga provides the lowdown on Chelsea's Champions League opponents NK Maribor...

Five reasons why Croatia can spoil Brazil's party
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Croatia Croatia are up against it in their World Cup opener against the hosts – but Alex Holiga says they can they start the tournament with a huge upset...

Meet the Bosnian defender hoping to stop Messi and Aguero
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Talentspotter Alex Holiga profiles the Bosnian defender attracting interest from Manchester United...

Ivan Rakitic: Cool down your team-mates
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Psychology Sevilla’s Croatian captain, Ivan Rakitic, on how to calm down team-mates in the middle of a heated battle

The strange career path of serial reject Nemanja Matic
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Nemanja Matic Aleksandar Holiga explains how Chelsea's latest (re)signing built a career on rejection...

Ivan Rakitic on death threats, his 'beef' with Ozil and moving to England
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Ivan Rakitic The in-demand Croatia talks to FFT's man in Croatia, Alex Holiga, about his continuing rise, his reported 'beef' with Mesut Ozil, death threats, and a potential move to the Premier League...

The beast within: could any Premier League boss tame Mario Mandzukic?
By Aleksandar Holiga published
FFT100 Who could use the unorthodox hitman?

Kovac aiming for instant impact as Croatia face Iceland
By Aleksandar Holiga published
FIFA World Cup How Croatia prepared for the World Cup play-offs by sacking unpopular Igor Stimac and elevating U21 boss Niko Kovac...

Caution, greed, or a job at Arsenal? What stopped Halilovic's move to Spurs?
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Dinamo Zagreb Alex Holiga explains why Alen Halilovic's move to Spurs fell through, and what's happened to the player since...

Booze, strippers and Ferraris: Eight things you need to know about Montenegro
By Aleksandar Holiga published
Montenegro Aleksandar Holiga on England's World Cup qualifying opponents.
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