Photo:AP New York Giants offensive guard David Diehl earned his second Super Bowl ring Sunday night in Indianapolis. The Chicago-born Diehl comes from a German father and a Croatian mother. He traveled to Croatia for the first time in the summer of 2011 to track his roots down. Diehl wears a large Grb tattoo proudly on his left arm and visited Hajduk's Poljud Stadion last … [Read more...] about Diehl Sports ‘Croatia NY’ After SB XLVI Win
Archives for February 2012
Mini Vatreni Off to Quarters
By 9 CommentsPhoto: Vladimir Drugandžić/Cropix The 2012 UEFA Euro Futsal championships are being hosted in Croatia this year. Croatia qualified automatically as hosts and won both of their group stage matches: a defensive 2-1 victory over Romania in the tournament opener and a 5-4 win over the Cazech Republic on Saturday to top the group. Topping the group ensures that Croatia cannot … [Read more...] about Mini Vatreni Off to Quarters
CROATIA BOWL 2012
By 118 CommentsFor those of you Croatians uninterested by American football, two men of Croatian descent will face off against each other this Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. New England Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick, has already won three Super Bowls alongside quarterback Tom Brady. His father Steve Belichick (born Stephen Biličić), raised Bill in a football household and was very close to … [Read more...] about CROATIA BOWL 2012