On May 1st, the BBC ran an article on "What is Croatia's secret to sporting success?," putting Croatia's past achievements in soccer, handball and water polo, amongst other sports, into scope. Although the British outlet focused on soccer for the 4.4 million person populated Balkan state, the timing of the article sent this quasi-journalist's cynical 'spidey-sense' into action. … [Read more...] about Why is Croatia so good?
R.I.P Ivan Turina
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Written by Ante Baričević Former Dinamo Zagreb and AIK goalkeeper, Ivan Turina, passed away in his sleep Thursday morning at the young age of 33. Born in Zagreb in 1980, Turina began his career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1998. During his career, Turina spent time at Kamen Ingrad, Osijek and Croatia Sesvete while being on loan until playing one year at Skoda Xanthi and then … [Read more...] about R.I.P Ivan Turina
Mandžukić, Bayern Munich off to Wembley
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Mario Mandžukić got the start for Bayern Munich Wednesday night in their Champions League second leg semifinal in Barcelona. After a scoreless first half and Bayern up 4-0 on aggregate already, the flood gates once again opened for the German champions, with three goals coming in the second half. Arjen Robben scored three minutes after the break, cutting back in the box and … [Read more...] about Mandžukić, Bayern Munich off to Wembley
Karlović in hospital with meningitis
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Photo: TennisGrandstand.com 34 year-old Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlović has been hospitalized with viral meningitis, which is inflammation of the membranes in the brain and spinal cord. It was rumored that Karlović had suffered a stroke, however, wife Alsi has dismissed those reports for Yahoo! news. The 6' 10" Karlović has been bed ridden at a Miami hospital, where he … [Read more...] about Karlović in hospital with meningitis
Real fall short of Madrid miracle
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In his first season at Real Madrid, Luka Modrić will not see the Champions League Final as Real Madrid go down 4-3 (aggregate) to Borussia Dortmund, despite beating the German club 2-0 Tuesday night in Madrid. Both sides missed key chances in the match before Frenchman Karim Benzema broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute.Ramos added one more late but it wasn't meant to be. … [Read more...] about Real fall short of Madrid miracle
The Weekend Water Cooler (DO NOT DELETE) č ć š
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Headlines: Luka Modrić plays 85 minutes as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-0 Saturday Mateo Kovačić and Chelsea take on Manchester City Sunday in a pivotal Premiership match Ivan Perišić, Marcelo Brozović and Inter Milan face Crotone Sunday Andrej Kramarić goes silent as Freiburg shock Hoffenheim 3-1 Ante Rebić and AC Milan look to … [Read more...] about The Weekend Water Cooler (DO NOT DELETE) č ć š
Luka Mišetić to give speech in L.A.
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Luka Mišetić, General Ante Gotovina's lead defense lawyer during the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia investigation in 2012, will appear at the Croatian-American Club in San Pedro, California (25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles) on Sunday, May 19th at 3pm. Upon appeal, the Chicago-born Northwestern graduate was able to change the Hague's original … [Read more...] about Luka Mišetić to give speech in L.A.
Dortmund stun Real Madrid 4-1
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Luka Modrić returned from an injury scare on the weekend to start in Real Madrid's first leg Champions League semifinal against Borussia Dortmund Wednesday night in Germany. Dortmund blew away Los Blancos 4-1 with Polish striker Robert Lewandoski scoring all four goals, one from the spot. Modric played 69 minutes before being taken off for Angel Di Maria. It's shaping up to be … [Read more...] about Dortmund stun Real Madrid 4-1
