With the World Cup opener just around the corner, let's take our scope off Croatia and focus on the other three Group A teams: Brazil, Cameroon and Mexico. For sake of sanity, let's cut Brazil out of the equation right away and say that they will top the group with a maximum 9 points. Croatia will be on the grand stage of them all on June 12th with the entire world … [Read more...] about Group A: Mexico slipping, Cameroon hopeful
Archives for June 2014
Say Goodbye to Hollywood, Mandza
By 80 CommentsIf Super Mario was ever planning on an acting career after his footballing days are over, he should stop right now. Early yesterday, Index.hr released a story saying that Croatian striker Mario Mandžukić was leaving the national team and would not be traveling to Brazil. Coincidentally, an Index reporter caught up with Mandza as he was leaving the hotel. Mandžukić comes … [Read more...] about Say Goodbye to Hollywood, Mandza
Tuesday Night Funnies: Wembley Paper Airplane
By 5 CommentsThis past Saturday, an English fan made a paper airplane during the England-Peru friendly match at Wembley and threw it from the top of the stadium. Not only did the airplane glide all the way down to the pitch, but it eventually hit a Peru defender in the back of the neck. The entire stadium went nuts and it was all caught on camera. Take a look. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Wembley Paper Airplane
Miocic handles Maldonado in 35 seconds
By 21 CommentsCroatian-American UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic took care of business in 35 seconds Saturday night in Brazil against Fabio Maldonado. Miocic was originally supposed to fight Junior dos Santos in a bout that could have seen the winner get a title shot. However, dos Santos picked up an injury and the UFC gave Miocic the Main Event card against Brazilian Fabio Maldonado, who … [Read more...] about Miocic handles Maldonado in 35 seconds