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
Bayern crush Barca 4-0, on their way to Wembley
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Photo: Guradian.co.uk Bayern Munich didn't need the services of suspended Croatian frontman Mario Mandžukić Tuesday night in Bavaria as the newly appointed German champions dismantled Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals. Goals from Arjen Robben, Mario Gomez and a double from Thomas Muller would ensure a monumental victory going into next … [Read more...] about Bayern crush Barca 4-0, on their way to Wembley
Hajduk, Lokomotiva reach Croatian Cup Final
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The Croatian Cup semifinals concluded Wednesday night with Hajduk Split and Lokomotiva each reaching the final after their second leg ties. After a 2-1 win in Koprivnica last week, a 1-1 draw was good enough for Hajduk to progress to the final. However, it did not come without nerves at Poljud. Slaven's 21 year-old midfielder Dejan Glavica put his club up 1-0 in the 32nd minute … [Read more...] about Hajduk, Lokomotiva reach Croatian Cup Final
‘The Baron’ scores as Bayern reaches DFB Pokal final
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Photo: Bayern After being rested at the weekend for Bayern Munich's 4-0 Bundesliga win over Nurnberg, Mario Mandžukić returned to the starting lineup Tuesday night in Bayern's DFB Pokal semifinal clash with Ivica Olić's Wolfburg. Mandžukić, now being dubbed 'The Baron' in Germany for his aerial domination, opened up the scoring for Bayern in the 17th minute of play as … [Read more...] about ‘The Baron’ scores as Bayern reaches DFB Pokal final
Luck of the draw?
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Written by Branko "King Bronk" Tomasovic In light of the recent semi-final draw of the Champions league, allegations of impropriety in the conduct of this and past draws have been made by former UEFA soccer referee, turned Turkish media pundit, Ahmet Çakar. In an astounding demonstration on live Turkish television, Ahmet Çakar replicated both the Champions League and … [Read more...] about Luck of the draw?
