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Joško Gvardiol - at the age of 20 - has won his first trophy outside of Croatia. The up and coming defender came off the bench for Leipzig in the 113th minute of extra time Saturday versus Freiburg. Leipzig would take the DFB Pokal title (German Cup) in a penalty kick shootout with this possibly being the last game for Gvardiol in Germany. Reports swirling around Europe have … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXIV: Gvardiol Wins German Cup, Perišić Scores As Inter Fall Short Of Serie A Title

Football Italia has reported that Marcelo Brozović has been named "Midfielder of the Year" in Serie A. Not the best central defensive midfielder (CDM) in Italy, but the best midfielder outright in the entire league. There's something to be said for that as Broz is not a midfielder that scores regularly. He only tallied two goals for Inter Milan this season in Serie A … [Read more...] about Marcelo Brozović: The Best Midfielder In Italy

Going into the Europa League quarterfinals, Joško Gvardiol and RB Leipzig were favorites to take the Europa League crown. Instead, it was another German club in Eintracht Frankfurt that came from behind in the final to make all five of their penalty shots to bag their first European title since 1980. Jakić came on in the 90' and played the full 30 minutes of extra time … [Read more...] about Jakić Pips Barišić For Europa League Title As Frankfurt Downs Rangers In Penalties

Luka Modrić is now the only player in La Liga this season to record three assists in the same game. Thursday night in Madrid, he recorded his hat trick of assists all in the same half as Real Madrid thumped Levante 6-0. Modrić got the start for the 2022 La Liga champions and played 75 minutes; receiving a 9.5 FotMob rating for his efforts. TheRealChamps.com said "What more … [Read more...] about Modrić Bags 3 Assists As Real Madrid Thrash Levante 6-0

Roko Šimić is only 18 years old. He's the son of Croatian legend, Dario Šimić (100 caps). And we've been talking quite a bit about him this season on all CroatianSports outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Insta). He's not playing in a top-5 league quite yet, but these numbers are impressive for any 18 year-old at any club in Europe. Šimić has scored seven goals and posted four … [Read more...] about Heat Check: Roko Šimić

The streak is still alive! Luka Modrić has made it back to the promised land for his fifth Champions League Final in 10 years with Real Madrid. It means there has been a Croatian who has taken part in the Champions League Final for 11 straight seasons (Lovren remained on the bench for Liverpool in the 2019 Final versus Tottenham). If Modrić and Real Madrid win in Paris … [Read more...] about Real Modrić Headed To Champions League Final After Another Miraculous Comeback vs. City!!!

Joško Gvardiol was named 'Man of the Match' Thursday as RB Leipzig squeaked out a 1-0 victory over Rangers in their 1st leg semifinal. The Croatian center-back anchored a 3-4-3 formation for Leipzig. Match reports say Gvardiol didn't have to do much defensively, but he did complete the most passes on the field of any player. He is now 90 minutes away from his first European Cup … [Read more...] about Europa League Semis 1st Leg: Gvardiol MOTM, DCC Commits Fatal Blunder

Yeh, Ivan Perišić still has the goods for those of you thinking he is getting old. Inter Milan absolutely threw away their game in hand as they suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Bologna Wednesday night. The loss now puts them two points behind AC Milan with four matches remaining in the Serie A season for the Italian crown. But check out his rocket of a shot. He megs the … [Read more...] about Perišić Wunder-Strike Not Enough As Inter Fall 2-1 To Bologna