CAPTAIN SRNA HAS SOME QUESTIONS TO ANSWER AFTER A HORRIBLE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN Current Europa League champions (formerly Uefa Cup) Shakhtar Donetsk, have been eliminated from this year's competition by English club Fulham FC in the Round of 32. Shakhtar and Croatian captain Darijo Srna could not overcome a 2-1 first leg loss as they only managed a 1-1 draw at home in the … [Read more...] about AND THEN THERE WERE 16…
Archives for February 2010
CSR STATE OF THE WEBSITE
By 22 CommentsFROM CSR HEADQUARTERS IN LOS ANGELES ...AND A WORD FROM CSR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IVICA PEROŠ … [Read more...] about CSR STATE OF THE WEBSITE
OFFICIAL: NEW CROATIAN KITS
By 21 CommentsA PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS... Not much to say here. This is what the new Croatian shirts will look like during Euro 2012 qualifying. I don't mind the 'red and white checker' look as it has been Croatia's flagship symbol for years- as long as the mini-checkers don't make players glitter and look like runway models running up and down the field. The away blue jersey is … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: NEW CROATIAN KITS
WHISTLER B.C. WELCOMES THE CROATIAN WINTER OLYMPIC TEAM
By 14 CommentsTony Madunić, reporting for CSR from Whistler, Canada The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games run from Feb 12-28th and Team Croatia arrived to the mountain resort town of Whistler, which is two hours north of Vancouver, earlier in the week. Via connections with the Vancouver Croatian Centre, 45 local Croats scored guest list spots to the “official welcome ceremony” … [Read more...] about WHISTLER B.C. WELCOMES THE CROATIAN WINTER OLYMPIC TEAM
OLYMPIC GAMES GET OFF TO SOMBER START
By 9 CommentsOnly hours before the 2010 Olympic Winter games officially opened, 21 year-old Georgian luge rider Nodar Kumaritashvili violently crashed into a wall during a training run causing him to go airborne and fly into a steel support. He was given CPR immediately but was pronounced dead only moments later. The luge/bobsled course in Whistler, Canada is said to be the fastest ever … [Read more...] about OLYMPIC GAMES GET OFF TO SOMBER START
CSR AUSTRALIA: 2010 FRIENDSHIP CUP
By 8 CommentsSince its inception in 2008, CroatianSoccerReport.com has gained a massive following in the Croatian diaspora throughout the world, but most notably in North America. Considering this is THE definitive website for news on all things related to Croatian soccer in the English language, we have always felt there was an audience we weren't reaching. The staff and writers here … [Read more...] about CSR AUSTRALIA: 2010 FRIENDSHIP CUP
EURO 2012 DRAW
By 59 CommentsThe Euro 2012 draw took place on Sunday in Warsaw. Croatia was paired with Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia and Malta. Although this seems like a tricky group because Greece and Israel were the top seeds in their given Pots, Croatia could have easily been in a much bigger mess. Croatia narrowly missed being in the same group as Serbia and Slovenia which would have been a … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 DRAW
EURO 2012 QUALIFYING DRAW
By 33 CommentsTHE (VERY FEMININE) OFFICIAL EURO 2012 LOGO The bitter reality of Croatia not reaching the 2010 World Cup has haunted Vatreni fans worldwide since qualification concluded- and it will only get worse from here on out. With the world's largest sporting spectacle less than 130 days away, 32 teams prepare their travel arrangements for South Africa while Team Croatia gets first … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 QUALIFYING DRAW