Real Madrid's shaky start to the season has been further rocked by news that Luka Modric has needed surgery to cure a nagging knee problem. It will mean the Croatian international could be out for longer than the originally estimated month on the sidelines, and comes as a further blow to Zinedine Zidane whose start to the season is no better than Rafa Benitez's last year. Statistics have revealed that the Frenchman's first seven games have produced the same points return as Benitez's kick-off. He was sacked in the New Year and Zidane needs to put an end to four games without a win to keep the critics off his back. ...read
Real Madrid suffer further blow as star midfielder Luka Modric undergoes surgery on nagging knee problem
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