Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry says England's players have laughed off claims Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric was deliberately targeted so he'd miss this week's World Cup qualifier.
Croatian president Vlatko Markovic has further stoked up the tension by accusing English stars of deliberately injuring the likes of Eduardo and Modric.
Barry hit back: "You just laugh when you hear him saying that.
"Things like that simply do not go on in the game."