Happy New Year's to you and yours CroatianSports.com nation as we head into a new decade. The website will return on January 6th after a much needed mini winter break. 2020 should be another fantastic year for Croatian sports as the Vaterni take on England at Wembley in Euro 2020 and Croatian basketball hosts a tournament in Split for an Olympic berth later in the … [Read more...] about Happy New Year’s CroatianSports.com Nation!
Archives for December 2019
Winter Transfer Window: Which Croatians Should Move?
By 18 CommentsWritten By Nikola "Vuki" Vukmanić The January transfer window is drawing ever closer. With that, the rumors have really started to swirl. This January window, however, could end up being a bit more active than we might be used to for Croatian players. Here are a few players that I think could be on the move this winter: Ivan Rakitić – It has … [Read more...] about Winter Transfer Window: Which Croatians Should Move?
Merry Christmas – Sretan Božić CroatianSport.com Nation!
By 13 CommentsMerry Christmas to you and your families from CroatianSports.com nation! Here's a special holiday message from Los Angeles Clipper Ivica Zubac and Phoenix Sun Dario Šarić; who are both gunning to get Croatian basketball to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas – Sretan Božić CroatianSport.com Nation!
Zubac, Šarić Talk 2020 Olympic Qualifiers, Playing Serbia
By 11 CommentsIvica Zubac of the Los Angeles Clippers and Dario Šarić of the Phoenix Suns - both on the Croatian national basketball team - talk about Croatia's Olympic qualifying tournament, which will be hosted in Split this June. Croatia must win the mini-tourmanent which consists of Brazil, Tunisia, Germany, Russia in order to qualify for the Olympics. The two also … [Read more...] about Zubac, Šarić Talk 2020 Olympic Qualifiers, Playing Serbia
Croatians Around Europe *XVI*
By 46 CommentsThe Andrej Kramarić vs. Bruno Petković debate will be an interesting one amongst Croatian fans in 2020 - and even though both have been producing in recent months - one striker plays in Germany while the other plays in the Croatian Prva Liga. Kramarić scored a wonderful header in the 87th minute to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1. Kramarić played the ball outside to Hoffenheim … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XVI*
Cromance > Bromance
By 30 CommentsAll bets are off when Croatians are in the mix; even if they're playing against each other. In what is slated as one of the most hated rivalries in all of sports, Real Madrid battled out a 0-0 draw against Real Madrid at the Nou Camp Wednesday night in a lackluster El Clasico. Both these clubs hate each other. Their fans hate each other. And there is no love lost when … [Read more...] about Cromance > Bromance
Who Will Protect The Streak?
By 22 CommentsIn case you weren't counting - between Mandžukić, Modrić, Rakitić and Lovren - a Croatian international has lifted the Champions League trophy every year since 2013. That's seven years in a row. Yes, seven! That's really impressive for any international side to claim. Add the World Cup Final appearance for Croatia and Luka Modrić's Ballon D'or win in 2018, and our … [Read more...] about Who Will Protect The Streak?
Croatians Around Europe *XV*
By 41 CommentsIt was a super slow weekend for the Croatians in club play. However, in a huge Serie A match that could have kept Inter Milan in first place, Marcelo Brozović supplied the lone assist for Inter in a 1-1 draw vs. Fiorentina. The draw keeps Inter and Juventus level on points with Brozović playing an integral party of the Inter midfield this season. With their loss against … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XV*
Vlašić Continues To Shine
By 29 CommentsNikola Vlašić is on fire! He has arrived much sooner than expected and you should all be getting Croatian "Vlašić" jerseys before everyone and their mom has one. At only 22 years old, Vlašić is making a name for himself in Europe and Everton should be kicking themselves for selling him to CSKA Moscow in the summer. Vlašić has helped CSKA Moscow pull within one point … [Read more...] about Vlašić Continues To Shine