Croatia FA chiefs have cried conspiracy over Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric's broken leg injury suffered against Birmingham City. Croatia FA president Vlatko Markovic made the shocking allegation in the wake of Tottenham's Modric suffering a broken leg at the weekend.

"What's happening to us is terrible," Markovic told the Daily Mail. "I don't know whether somebody has got something against us. Modric is our most important player and we are very depleted without him in our side.

"Right now I think that somebody has done it intentionally."

The Tottenham star misses England's World Cup qualifier against Croatia tomorrow week as a result of the injury caused by Lee Bowyer's challenge.

Markovic added: "Last year they injured Eduardo and now it is Modric. At the end of the day I can only ask myself whether it is a coincidence or not."