The light has been shining on Mateo Kovačić, the 22-year-old Croatian midfielder who has had to fill the shoes of Luka Modrić at Real Madrid since he has been recovering from an injury. With Luka back on the pitch now, there is still hope for Kovačić to remain in the spotlight...

The Croatian National Football team gathers this weekend for a World Cup qualifying match against Iceland which will be played on Saturday to an empty Maksimir stadium. Coach of the Croatian National Football team, Ante Čačić, answered questions in a news conference on Monday about the team members and what to expect for the big match against Iceland, reports Index.hr and Dalmacija News.

Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić, who on Sunday played half an hour for Real Madrid after a break of five weeks, has said he was happy to be back on the pitch and that it is most important that he felt no difficulty, reports Vecernji List.

Captain of the Croatian National Football team, Luka Modrić, who was added to the national team roster for the matches against Iceland and Northern Ireland, has trained with his teammates at Real Madrid on Saturday, reports Index.hr.

Luka Modrić will be ready for the big Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid on 19 November as he is recovering faster than expected, reported Spanish sports newspaper AS on Tuesday.

As if Modrić has not been in the news enough over the last few weeks, we see him making waves once again.

Great news for fans of Real Madrid: Luka Modric will return to the field...soon. The coach of Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, has said that Modrić will hopefully be ready for the derby against Atletico Madrid, which is scheduled for November 20. If the recovery goes according to plan, the Croatian midfielder will be in that game.

The Champions League trophy (on tour) has arrived in Zagreb via Osijek where it will spend the next two days, reports Index.hr. The trophy was brought by the legendary Manchester United player and Welsh National Team member, Ryan Giggs.

As TCN announced yesterday, Luka Modrić signed a new contract with Real Madrid which binds him to the Spanish club until 30 June, 2020. A press conference was held for the Croatian footballer this afternoon, giving the details to his contract and his relationship with Real Madrid.

Captain of the Croatian National Football team, Luka Modrić has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to extend his existing contract until 30 June, 2020, reports the Real Madrid website.