Written by: Andrew R With European play in the rearview mirror for most HNL clubs, the domestic schedule is starting to return to a sense of normalcy. 8/10 teams played this weekend with Dinamo vs. Varaždin being rescheduled due to Dinamo’s Champions League qualifying match with AEK. Marko Livaja showed us all why he truly is one of the most lethal players in the HNL. … [Read more...] about HNL Round 5: Hajduk Stays Perfect, Osijek & Rijeka Chase
Croatians Around Europe 1: Gvardiol Shines, Perišić Helps Spurs Beat United
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Joško Gvardiol is fitting in quite nicely ay Manchester City in the young season. Gvardiol played all 90 minutes in City's 1-0 win over Newcastle United Saturday and received an 8/10 grade from Goal.com. "A highly impressive debut. Made the most of his strength and size to shackle Alexander Isak and Miguel Almiron without over-committing himself and made a vital block to … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 1: Gvardiol Shines, Perišić Helps Spurs Beat United
Official: Šutalo Moving From Dinamo To Ajax
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🇭🇷➡️🇳🇱 ŠUTALO MOVING TO AJAX! Dinamo Zagreb/Croatia International, Josip Šutalo, is joining Dutch side Ajax on a 5-year/€21 million transfer. The Croatian national team now has defenders at Man City (Gvardiol), (Bayern/Bayer Leverkusen) Stanišić, Union Berlin (Juranović), Sassuolo (Erlić) and now Šutalo in the Netherlands. In my opinion, this is an absolutely fantastic … [Read more...] about Official: Šutalo Moving From Dinamo To Ajax
Seriously?! Dinamo Bow Out Of CL After Epic Injury Time Collapse
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Oh boy. So much to unpack here. How is Dinamo Zagreb not in the final round of Champions League qualifying? How? Instead, they will now be facing off against Czech champions Sparta Prague for a spot in the Europa League group stage. Wrap your head around the following stat. AEK Athens defeated Dinamo Zagreb 4-3 across two legs this week. Three of AEK's goals came in the … [Read more...] about Seriously?! Dinamo Bow Out Of CL After Epic Injury Time Collapse
HNL Strikes Out: Osijek, Hajduk Eliminated; Rijeka Advance
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Written by Andrew R. HNL clubs took to the pitch for midweek action in the Conference League 3rd Qualifying Third round (2nd legs) Thursday night. Osijek and Rijeka were on home soil while Hajduk went to Athens for their match against PAOK. ?It will only be Rijeka moving on as Osijek and Hajduk find the end of the road. Here's how it all unfolded. Hajduk vs PAOK … [Read more...] about HNL Strikes Out: Osijek, Hajduk Eliminated; Rijeka Advance
Majer To Wolfsburg: A Rebirth In Germany?
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Written By: Andrew R Croatian International, Lovro Majer, has joined Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in a deal worth 30 million Euros per Croatian outlet, Jutarnji List. Transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano also noted that the contract with the German club will last until 2028, making it a 5-year deal. After finding poor form in his second season at Rennes and dealing with minor … [Read more...] about Majer To Wolfsburg: A Rebirth In Germany?
Dinamo Fall Asleep In 2nd Half; Lose 2-1 To AEK Athens
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Written By Andrew R. After the controversy of last week's events in Athens, the Dinamo/AEK opening leg was played at the Maksimir in Zagreb Tuesday night instead of in Greece. Dinamo played excellent in the 1st half half piling on tons of pressure against the Greek champions. That pressure culminated into a Dinamo lead from an impressive Bulat free kick. Despite Dinamo … [Read more...] about Dinamo Fall Asleep In 2nd Half; Lose 2-1 To AEK Athens
HNL Week 4: Hajduk Stay Perfect
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Written By: Andrew R. Hajduk Split vs. Slaven (3-0) Hajduk comfortably kept their 3-game winning streak alive in a 3-0 win over Slaven Sunday evening. Hajduk’s goals came from last season’s leading goal scorer, Marko Livaja, and Hajduk newcomer, Leon Dajaku. Dajaku’s arrival at Poljud was controversial after he failed to find his footing at Sunderland. Hopefully with his … [Read more...] about HNL Week 4: Hajduk Stay Perfect
Goal Of The Week: Medić Strikes From 33 Yards Out In Ajax Debut
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Jakov Medić scored an absolute rocket of a goal from 33 yards out Saturday in his Ajax debut. Ajax went on to defeat Heracles 4-1. Who is Jakov Medić? Medić is 24 year-old center-back from Zagreb. He was just transferred this summer for German club St. Pauli to Ajax and has been capped by the Croatia U23 team only once. We will surely be keeping an eye on Medić this … [Read more...] about Goal Of The Week: Medić Strikes From 33 Yards Out In Ajax Debut
