News: Lukas Modric, European Championship quarter-finals, Andrey Arshavin

The lights are on, the DJ has already played "Closing Time" by Semisonic twice, only a few stragglers are still sitting at the bar. But Luka Modric hasn't had enough. No, man. I don't want to go yet, I want to dance a little longer! Starting next season, he'll be wearing an AC Milan jersey. The 39-year-old could have easily retired: gone to the USA for advertising purposes, collected his honorary salary in the desert, or turned the Croatian league upside down as a lazy sweeper. Instead, he's headed to Serie A, Europe's most beautiful retirement home. There, the average player is 14 months older than in all of Europe's other 31 top leagues. But that doesn't mean Modrić will soon have to settle for seated dancing, rickshaw rides through the Navigli district, or meal service from the Maltese Order. Rather, he can continue playing at the highest level. From now on, just at a more leisurely pace than in Spain or England. But for someone whose most important skill is setting the pace of a game, Serie A is the perfect place.