SPAIN Mario Mandžukić and French teammate Antoine Griezmann are peaking at the perfect time for Atletico Madrid. In a 3-0 win over Almeria on Saturday, Mandza converted a penalty in the 13th minute before assisting on both Griezmann goals in the 20th and 29th minutes. The first was a cool little pass at midfield, keeping the Frenchman just onside with the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXVII*
Croatians Around Europe *XXVI*
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ENGLAND Andrej Kramarić is quickly making a name for himself in England. After completing a transfer from Rijeka to Leicester City in the most recent winter transfer window, Kramarić scored his first goal in the Premiership this week before scoring a beautiful header against Aston Villa Saturday in FA Cup play. With Leicester down 2-0 and all but defeated to … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXVI*
Kramarić scores 1st Premiership goal
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23 year-old former Rijeka striker Andrej Kramarić netted his first English Premier League goal Tuesday night in London as his Leicester City side were defeated 2-1 by a much more complete Arsenal club. With Leicester down 2-0 in the 62nd minute, Kramarić found himself open inside the box after a failed clearance attempt to one-time the ball just inside the near post to beat … [Read more...] about Kramarić scores 1st Premiership goal
Tuesday Night Funnies: Who throws a shoe?!
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In Wednesday's second leg Copa del Rey quarterfinal match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico's Arda Turan threw his cleat at the linesman in frustration with his side down a man and trailing 3-2. What's more shocking than him actually throwing his show is that he only received a yellow card for the offense. What's up with that? Barcelona won 4-2 … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Who throws a shoe?!
Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare
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After going a perfect 5-0 in the group stage of the 2015 World Handball Championships in Qatar, the Croatian Cowboys were given the ultimate scare this past Sunday against Brazil in the round of 16. In a match they were supposed to comfortably dominate, Croatia went down early, trailing 4th place Group A team Brazil 15-13 at halftime. However, Croatia dug deep in the second … [Read more...] about Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare
Bogdanović: “European basketball not even same sport as NBA”
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After a 123-84 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night, where Bojan Bogdanović did not score in 13 minutes of play for the Brooklyn Nets, the Croatian national sat down with CroatianSports.com. The 6'8" Bogdanović spoke about how European basketball doesn't compare to the NBA on any level, saying "it's not even the same sport," due to the amount of games. He also said … [Read more...] about Bogdanović: “European basketball not even same sport as NBA”
Kovačić Red Card: Fair or Foul?
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In Tuesday night's Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan in Torino, Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovačić picked up a straight red card in the 86th minute for a late tackle on Stephan Lichtsteiner. Kovačić was clearly late on the play but was it worthy of a red card late in a 1-1 match? Lichtsteiner clearly sold the foul as Kovačić lunged for the ball cleats up, … [Read more...] about Kovačić Red Card: Fair or Foul?
