According to Croatian media, the AC Milan striker turned down the medal after he was sent home from Russia 2018 just one game into the tournament.
Kalinic reportedly said “Thank you but I did not play in Russia.”
The football star refused to come on as a substitute in Croatia’s opening 2-0 win over Nigeria due to a back problem as he claimed but was sent home by coach Zlatko Dalic.
After the incident, Coach Dalic said the AC Milan forward did the same in a World Cup warm-up against Brazil and also during a training session.
