Croatian midfielder's player career will not be hampered by the ownership shift. Unexpected decision: Luka Modric has taken his first move into football ownership. Luka Modric, a Real Madrid legend, is set to become a new minority owner of Swansea City. The Croatian, who turns 40 in September, is acquiring a non-controlling interest in the Welsh club. Modric's stake purchase will have no impact on his playing career, as he will continue to play for Real Madrid. He is out of contract with Loc Blancos this summer, but he wants to retire with Real and may extend his stay at the Bernabeu for another year if an agreement can be reached. It comes as a surprise that he has opted to buy a minority share in Swansea, who are currently 12th in the Championship. The move shows Modric, the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, is setting the groundwork for his post-playing career. Swansea's eight-year ownership by Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan ended in November when they sold their co...
Barcelona's 4-2 loss against Osasuna cruelly terminated their undefeated start to the La Liga season.
At El Sadar, those adjustments proved to be Barcelona's undoing as Ante Budimir and Bryan Zaragoza gave the home team a 2-0 lead at the half.
After the break, Pau Victor's first-ever La Liga goal gave Barcelona a slight advantage, but Budimir's penalty kick restored Osasuna's two-goal advantage.
Osasuna was eliminated from sight when Abel Bretones scored his first Premier League goal, but Lamine Yamal had time to fire a late consolation goal from the bench.
Barcelona's winning streak will come to an end soon, as they get ready to play Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League on October 1.
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