Part-time smoker Marcelo Brozovic breaks own World Cup record as he covers most distance EVER in Croatia vs Japan
CROATIA ace Marcelo Brozovic broke his own World Cup record as he covered the most distance EVER in a World Cup game against Japan.
The 30-year-old Inter Milan star often turns in lung-busting displays, despite liking to celebrate big wins with cigarettes and alcohol.
Brozovic covered 16.7 kilometers – more than 10 miles – in Croatia‘s World Cup round of 16 clash with Japan.
The stalemate went to penalties, which Croatia won with Brozovic finding the back of the net.
Brozovic’s non-stop display saw him break his own World Cup record – running 400 metres more than he managed when playing at the last World Cup in Russia when Croatia beat England in the semi-final that went to extra-time.
Croatia’s midfield lynchpin makes no secret about his enjoyment of a fag and a pint.
He was pictured smoking a cigar in the Stade de France dressing room after Croatia beat France for the first-ever time in the summer.
And when Inter overcame Juventus to lift the Coppa Italia a few weeks earlier, he was snapped alongside team-mate Alex Cordaz having a cigarette and a bottle of beer.
Brozovic has, however, landed himself in trouble for smoking cigarettes and consuming alcohol as a high performing athlete.
Two years ago, he was fined by Inter after being banned for drink driving when police spotted him running a red light.
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He was also filmed in his training kit buying fags from a shop just a few hours before Croatia were beaten 5-3 after extra-time by Spain at the Euros last summer.
Nonetheless, Brozovic’s fitness levels are one of the keys to Croatia’s success and they face World Cup favourites Brazil in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Croatia are hoping to beat the five-time winners and make back-to-back World Cup semi-finals… or finals.