ZAGREB, Nov 24 - Croatia coach Zlatko Kranjcar
wants to pick Igor Biscan even though the national association
maintains a tough stance against the Liverpool midfielder it
banned from the national squad last year.
"I need Biscan for the World Cup campaign and I will call
him up," Kranjcar was quoted as saying by sports daily Sportske
Novosti on Wednesday.
Biscan, 26, walked out on the eve of Croatia's Euro 2004
qualifier against Bulgaria in October 2003. He later said he was
not motivated to play for Croatia and refused to apologise.
The Croatian FA banned Biscan from the national squad for a
six-month period, which expired in June, but FA president Vlatko
Markovic says the midfielder will not play for Croatia as long
as the FA leadership remains in charge.
"I'm not interested what Kranjcar or anyone else says about
Biscan. It is well known what the FA thinks about his action and
its consequences," he said.
Biscan joined Liverpool from Dinamo Zagreb in December 2000
for 3.5 million pounds (