Photo: The Offside Lyon Croatian defenseman Dejan Lovren suffered a right foot injury during Lyon's 1-0 Coupe de France final victory on Saturday and had to be stretchered off the field in the 18th minute of play. The severity of the injury is still unknown and may be linked to Lovren's achilles. The French Press Agency (AFP) has reported that Lovren is doubtful for … [Read more...] about Lovren Injury Update
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XXXII*
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ENGLAND Photo: EuroSport The Croatian Juggernaut has let us all know that he's not stopping anytime soon. Everton's prized winter transfer, Nikica Jelavić, scored two more goals on Saturday in a 4-0 win over Fulham. The £5.5million man now has 10 goals in an Everton jersey from only 10 starts, and is heating up just in time for Croatian manager Slaven Bilić to … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XXXII*
OFFICIAL: OLIĆ TO WOLFSBURG
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Photo: Bundesliga Ivica Olić made it official Thursday afternoon from Munich. The 32 year-old Croatian striker will be joining 2009 Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg after Euro 2012, ending a three-year stint at Bayern Munich, where he scored 13 Bundesliga goals in 54 appearances. Olić helped Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga title and German Cup in 2010 but will forever be … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: OLIĆ TO WOLFSBURG
Bayern’s Champions League Dream Ends in Munich
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Photo: AFP Bayern Munich overturned two early Cristiano Ronaldo goals Wednesday night at the Bernabeu to force a spectacular penalty kick shootout, which saw German international Bastian Schweinsteiger seal a Bayern Munich Champions League Final date with Chelsea on May 19th at their home ground in Munich, Allianz Arena. However, the arena will be called Fußball Arena … [Read more...] about Bayern’s Champions League Dream Ends in Munich
30,000th Comment!!!
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Earlier today, CroatianSports.com hit its 30,000th comment. Who was it? None other than the pride of St. Petersburg, Florida- Dr. Colin O' Haravić. Who was he talking about? Another Prva Generacija legend, AllenOutraged aka Allen19. "Why are we all so harsh on Alan? Come on, who isn't excited for his videos on here?" -Colin Another milestone for this little website that … [Read more...] about 30,000th Comment!!!
Weekend Soccer Talk
By 141 CommentsHeadlines: Ivan Perišić scores in 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, earning Borussia Dortmund second straight Bundesliga title Nikica Jelavić scores twice as Everton come back to draw Manchester United 4-4 at Old Trafford Videos … [Read more...] about Weekend Soccer Talk
The Italian Job
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Photo: FootballJustice.com Looking forward to Euro 2012 Group C, involving Spain, Italy, Croatia and Ireland, a majority of the world consensus has already given top spot to reigning Euro champions and current World Cup winners Spain. With that said, second place is up for grabs and is a virtual coin-flip between Italy and Croatia. With less than two months before kick … [Read more...] about The Italian Job
Srna Gearing Up For Euro
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Photo: Shakhtar.com Darijo Srna scored an impressive free kick in garbage time Monday night as his Shakhtar Donetsk club cruised by Zorya 5-1 to keep up with Dynamo Kiev atop the Ukrainian table. Srna stepped up to to the dead ball from, 29 yards out, and curled it over the wall and into the net without much effort from the Zorya keeper. This is the right time for Srna … [Read more...] about Srna Gearing Up For Euro
Euro 2012 Home Kit Released (Updated)
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Photos: Marko Lukunić/Pixsell The new Croatian home kits were released Monday in Zagreb. Minor but noticeable changes include red number and name along with a smaller pattern of red checkers on the sleeves. We go over this every time a new kit is released; there's only so much you can do with Croatia's signature checker design. New design: Love it, hate it or gotta … [Read more...] about Euro 2012 Home Kit Released (Updated)
