The 2008-2009 Croatian Prva Liga season kicked off Sunday without a hitch. Newly promoted club, Croatia Sesvete, showed promise with a 1-1 draw versus NK Osijek in their first ever 1st League (Prva Liga) game. Sesvete will be playing their home games at Kamen Ingrad Stadium in Velika this season due to their usual stadium, Stadion SRC Sesvete, not meeting Croatian Prva Liga … [Read more...] about …AND THEY’RE OFF!!!
DINAMO CRUISES INTO NEXT ROUND
By 1 CommentFor the second consecutive season, Dinamo Zagreb will face off against Domžale (Slovenia) in the UEFA Champion's League 2nd qualifying round. Last year Dinamo easily dismissed the Slovenian champs 5-2 on aggregate. This year, they will of course be without phenom midfielder, Luka Modrić. Dinamo secured a spot in the 2nd qualifying round by holding Linfield to a 1-1 draw … [Read more...] about DINAMO CRUISES INTO NEXT ROUND
DINAMO FACE-OFF VS. LINFIELD AT MAKSIMIR
By Leave a CommentDinamo Zagreb play Linfield (Northern Ireland) today at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb in the return leg of their UEFA Champion's League 1st qualifying round affair. When the two teams clashed in Northern Ireland a week ago, Dinamo easily collected a 2-0 win with goals by Croatian international, Marijo Mandžukić, and Dino Drpić. Dinamo will qualify for the next round as long … [Read more...] about DINAMO FACE-OFF VS. LINFIELD AT MAKSIMIR
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO…
By 6 CommentsThe 2008-09 season is almost upon us and should be a great one for all our Croatian internationals; especially the ones that have recently found new homes. Soon-to-be Croatian squad member, Dario Cvitanić, will be playing for Ajax (Netherlands) after 5 successful seasons at Banfield (Argentina). Superstar midfielder, Luka Modrić, will have plenty of critics to answer to … [Read more...] about WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO…
DARIO CVITANIĆ: WELCOME!!!
By 7 CommentsYes!...it's finally true, HNS met with Dario Cvitanić on Thursday extending an open invitation for him to join the Croatian national team; and he gladly accepted! So what does this mean? Well nothing as of yet. It only means that the Federation wants him to play and that Dario is on the same page as them. The date we should all now mark on our calendars is August 20th, … [Read more...] about DARIO CVITANIĆ: WELCOME!!!
SO WHO IS DARIO CVITANIĆ???
By 16 CommentsIf you don't know the name now, don't worry, you will very soon. In the next couple weeks, Mr. Cvitanić will make great coffee table conversation amongst us Croatian soccer fans. So let me tell you a bit about him before we delve further in. Dario Cvitanich (we're going to drop that pesky 'H' for sake of being correct in Croatian) is a 24-year old striker who was born … [Read more...] about SO WHO IS DARIO CVITANIĆ???
‘KILLER’ MOVING TO FRANCE
By 4 CommentsIvan Klasnić, better known to most Croatian soccer fans as 'Killer', has just signed a 4-year deal with French club, FC Nantes. Nantes has just been promoted to France's 1st Division for the 2008-09 season after finishing second in Ligue 2 last year. The exact terms of the contract have not yet been released. Klasnić has been in Germany at Werder Bremen since 2001. He … [Read more...] about ‘KILLER’ MOVING TO FRANCE
RUKAVINA HEADING SOUTH
By 2 CommentsAnte Rukavina will not be playing for Hajduk Split this season. The 22-year old striker has been sold to Greek club, Panathinaikos FC, for a reported 2.8 million euros. Rukavina scored 10 goals in 28 games for Hajduk since 2007. He was the alleged savior for the club but it looks like the pressure got to him. We all know that Hajduk has been falling in stature in the last few … [Read more...] about RUKAVINA HEADING SOUTH
CROATIA 7TH IN WORLD
By 8 CommentsCroatia has moved up 8 spots in the FIFA World Rankings to #7 overall after their fine display at Euro 2008. Sure they lost to Turkey in the quarterfinals; but not before winning all 3 group games, one of which was a victory over now #3 ranked Germany. Argentina has finally been dethroned as the #1 team in the world by Euro 2008 champs, Spain. Here is a list of all the … [Read more...] about CROATIA 7TH IN WORLD
