Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age 39

Zagreb: Nikola Pokrivač, a former midfielder of the National Croatian team who played in the 2008 European Championship, died in a car accident, said the football federation of his country. He was 39 years old. The Federation announced that Pokrivač died Friday night in a car accident in the city of Karlovac. Pokrivač played for Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco and Salzburg before being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2015.