Modrić: The morning after
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So what do you do if you're Luka Modrić and you've just helped Real Madrid win a record 10th Champions League title? Naturally, you cut your beautiful, long locks. That's right, we're all going to see a much different looking Luka Modrić at next month's World Cup in Brazil. The Real Madrid midfielder held his own while stars Ronaldo and Gareth Bale had mediocre nights … [Read more...] about Modrić: The morning after
Modrić set to impress in Madrid CL finale
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Atletico Madrid won La Liga. Real Madrid won Copa del Rey. And the two Spanish clubs will meet in Lisbon, Portugal this Saturday (2:45PM ET kickoff) to battle it out for the Champions League crown. Luka Modrić is expected to start alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in this match before he joins the Croatian national team for pre-World Cup … [Read more...] about Modrić set to impress in Madrid CL finale
Strinić ruled out for World Cup
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Croatia's first problem going into the World Cup has arrived. Left back Ivan Strinić is out. The Dnipro defender has ruptured his right quadriceps muscle in his leg and has been officially ruled out of making any trip to Brazil. Strinić has been capped for the Vatreni 32 times since 2010 and has become a pivotal part of the Croatian defense. Now the … [Read more...] about Strinić ruled out for World Cup
Brian Subich: Gunning for Nathan’s gold
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The CroatianSports.com universe is ever expanding, and on this day, we would like to introduce "BIG" Brian Subich. So who is Brian Subich? He's a world ranked competitive eater stemming from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The man stands at 6'6" and has been ranked in the top 25 on the Major League Eating circuit since 2004. Subich has qualified twice for the … [Read more...] about Brian Subich: Gunning for Nathan’s gold
Pep to Mandza: “Good luck with your new club”
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It looks as if "Super" Mario Mandzukić has played his last game for Bayern Munich. German news outlet Bild has reported that Mandzukić will not travel to Berlin with his Bayern teammates for their German Cup final versus Borussia Dortmund on May 17th. Instead, Mandza is expected to grab his belongings in Germany and fly to Croatia, where he will meet with the HNS contingent … [Read more...] about Pep to Mandza: “Good luck with your new club”
One Month…
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One month. It all begins in one month... ...until we see our Vatreni open up the World Cup against 5-time champions Brazil. Until we hear Lijepa Naša heard by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Until we see what a stacked team of Modrić, Mandžukić, Rakitić, Lovren, Kovačić and Olić can do against the best teams in the world. June 12th is the … [Read more...] about One Month…
Croatians Around Europe *XXXV*
By 132 CommentsGermany Photo:EPE/Andreas Gebert The Bundesliga scoring title went down to the final day as Mario Mandžukić shot blanks for Bayern Munich in a 1-0 win over Stuttgart on Saturday. Dortmund's Lewandowski on the other hand put two in the back of the net to separate himself from Super Mario and finish the season as the Bundesliga scoring king. Mandžukić … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXXV*
Modrić, Rakitić make Goal.com La Liga XI
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Goal.com may not be the ultimate measuring stick when it comes to soccer reporting, but earlier in the week, they named both Luka Modrić and Ivan Rakitić to the 2013-14 La Liga Team of the Year. Others on the list included Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Diego Costa, to name a few. Although Modrić only scored one goal for Real Madrid this season, he has pulled … [Read more...] about Modrić, Rakitić make Goal.com La Liga XI
