Photo: MirrorFootball.com The Old Firm Derby did not fair well for Nikica Jelavić and Rangers Wednesday night in Glasgow. Rangers held a one-point lead on Celtic going into the last match of 2011. Knowing a win would give control to either team atop the Scottish Premier League table going into the new year, both clubs were prepared for a battle, especially with the windy … [Read more...] about JELAVIĆ, RANGERS LOSE GRASP ON SCOTLAND
UNITED INTEREST IN MODRIĆ
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Photo: PA The Luka Modrić transfer carousel has begun...again! This time it's European giants and world renown club Manchester United. Goal.com has reported that the Red Devils will try to woo the Croatian midfielder away from White Hart Lane in the upcoming transfer window when it opens on January 1st, 2012. This is no news for Modrić. After three bids from Chelsea … [Read more...] about UNITED INTEREST IN MODRIĆ
Kostelić Adds Austrian Hardware to his Trophy Case
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Photo: cbc.ca Ivica Kostelić won his 20th career World Cup race Wednesday night in Flachau, Austria to compliment his revenge Beaver Creek mission in Colorado earlier in the season. Kostelić seems to be firing on all cylinders at the moment and is on course to win a few more titles this winter. "Two days ago (after the slalom) in Alta Badia, Italy I was very … [Read more...] about Kostelić Adds Austrian Hardware to his Trophy Case
2011 ‘Bust of the Year’
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As voted on by CroatianSports.com Nation, the 2011 'Bust of the Year' will be shared by two Croatian soccer players: one capped and the other uncapped, respectively. Dejan Lovren and Srdjan Lakić did not live up to their potential in 2011. Srdjan Lakić was supposed to have an electric year after starting the 2010-11 season on fire for German Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern. … [Read more...] about 2011 ‘Bust of the Year’
SRNA SMUGGLING GRAPES WHILE ON VACATION
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Photo: TMZ Screen-grab America's most popular celebrity news website, TMZ, published photos of a speedo-clad Darijo Srna as he vacationed in Barbados this week. The Croatian national soccer team captain is currently on winter break from his club Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. Is Srna that well known worldwide that America's #1 paparazzi website would follow him and put him in … [Read more...] about SRNA SMUGGLING GRAPES WHILE ON VACATION
2011 BEST MOMENT, BEST LINE
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Photo: croatia.org The 2011 CroatianSports 'Line of the Year' and 'Moment of the Year' are one in the same. How can we forget Vedran Ćorluka burning the Turkish defense and feeding Ivica Olić in front of the goal in Istanbul to put Croatia up 1-0 in just the second minute of the match in their Euro 2012 first leg playoff? The goal changed the dynamic of the match and the … [Read more...] about 2011 BEST MOMENT, BEST LINE
SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ @ 9PM(ET) 6PM(PST)
By 50 Comments'SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE' with CroatianSports.com (12/18/2011) Join Team CroatianSports.com tonight for our weekly LIVE Ustream broadcast. Tonight we will be discussing possible winter transfers of Croatian players in January as well as all the nominees for the year-end CroatianSports.com award show. We look forward to all your questions and comments, LIVE! 9PM (ET) 6PM (PST) … [Read more...] about SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ @ 9PM(ET) 6PM(PST)
2011 CroatianSports.com Award Show Nominees
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Another year has passed, and what a great one it was for CroatianSoccerReport.com. Not only did we manage to smoothly launch CroatianSports.com, but we also had Branimir Kvartuč on the front lines reporting from Maksimir during Croatia's Euro qualifier versus Israel as well as the Split derby when Hajduk took on Rnk earlier in the season. NBA locker rooms were flooded with … [Read more...] about 2011 CroatianSports.com Award Show Nominees
SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ w/ CROATIAN CRIPPLER
By 9 Comments'SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE' with CroatianSports.com (12/11/2011) Join Team CroatianSports.com tonight for our weekly LIVE Ustream podcast. Tonight we will be discussing the Dinamo Zagreb/Lyon (possible) match-fixing scandal and will chat with Mike 'The Croatian Crippler' Rožić and see how his experience at UFC 140 with fighter Igor Pokrajac stacked up. Tune in! We look forward to … [Read more...] about SUNDAY NIGHT ‘LIVE’ w/ CROATIAN CRIPPLER
