Uefa.com has made it official-Eduardo WILL NOT PLAY IN EURO 2008. He sustained compound fractures to his tibia and fibula of the left leg after an atrocious tackle by Birmingham's Martin Taylor. No disciplinary action has been taken yet by the Premiership on Taylor, but I'm sure they'll come up with something good within the next 2 weeks. Hopefully Eduardo makes a full and … [Read more...] about EDUARDO HOSPITAL REPORT
HNL TABLE
By Leave a CommentTeam MP W D L GF GA +/- PtsDinamo Zagreb 20 16 1 3 57 23 34 49NK Rijeka 20 11 5 4 32 18 14 38Hajduk Split 20 9 7 4 33 22 11 34Slaven Belupo 20 10 3 7 31 20 11 33Zadar 20 8 4 8 33 33 0 28Cibalia 20 7 5 8 25 28 -3 26NK Osijek 20 7 4 9 23 24 -1 25NK Zagreb 20 6 5 9 29 29 0 23Sibenik 20 5 8 7 23 34 -11 23Inter Zapresic 20 6 4 10 19 38 -19 … [Read more...] about HNL TABLE
EDUARDO OUT INDEFINITELY AFTER MALICIOUS TACKLE
By 2 CommentsEduardo da Silva broke his left leg Saturday afternoon in the 3rd minute of the Arsenal-Birmingham match. The game ended in a 2-2 draw despite Birmingham being down a man the entire match after Martin Taylor's unnecessary and ignorant tackle on Arsenal's newest striker and Croatian international, Eduardo da Silva. In my opinion, that kind of tackle didn't have to happen … [Read more...] about EDUARDO OUT INDEFINITELY AFTER MALICIOUS TACKLE
RAKITIĆ TRANSFER UPDATE
By 2 CommentsCroatian website Index.hr, has reported that Liverpool and Juventus have both added their names to the list of clubs that are looking to add Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitić. Inter Milan has been looking at Rakitić very seriously since summer. So it looks like Schalke, who just beat FC Porto 1-0 in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg, will be losing Rakitič … [Read more...] about RAKITIĆ TRANSFER UPDATE
CSR BEATS GOAL.COM TO THE PUNCH
By 4 CommentsOn February 10th, fellow CroatianSoccerReport.com writer, Denis Svirčić, reported undisclosed information that Croatian midfielder, Ivan Rakitić, who also plays club ball with German side Schalke 04, is being courted by European powerhouse Inter Milan of Italy's Serie A. Highly regarded world soccer website, Goal.com, barely confirmed this news on February 18th. Now, I'm … [Read more...] about CSR BEATS GOAL.COM TO THE PUNCH
SOCCER TALK: FIFA RANKINGS
By 5 CommentsI have been in a heated debate with my good friend, Ben "Argentina" Correas, who is a firm supporter of this blog, on the FIFA Ranking system and on where teams in present day soccer deserve to be placed in the ranks. We both agree that the current system is flawed and does no justice to where teams really should be ranked. I would love to have feedback from all of you soccer … [Read more...] about SOCCER TALK: FIFA RANKINGS
CROATIA FALLS TWO SPOTS IN RANKS
By 4 CommentsCroatia fell 2 spots down to #12 in the February 2008 FIFA World Rankings. Greece moved up to #10 and England took the 11th spot with their 2-1 win over the Swiss at Wembley earlier this month. The top nine remained the same from January. This means absolutely nothing for Croatia and only furthermore proves my point of how horrible the FIFA Ranking system is and why it needs to … [Read more...] about CROATIA FALLS TWO SPOTS IN RANKS
CRO-COP IS LIVING THE ‘DREAM’
By 5 CommentsIt is now official! Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipović is heading back to Japan! Not to PRIDE and not to K-1; but he will be joining the new MMA league called 'DREAM'. His first fight will be on the upcoming March 15th card versus a yet-to-be-named fighter in Saitama, Japan. Here is the preliminary DREAM post. Was this a good career move or a 'cop-out' on Cro-Cop's part? You … [Read more...] about CRO-COP IS LIVING THE ‘DREAM’
CRO-COP HEADS TO JAPAN FOR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!
By 4 CommentsIn non-related soccer news but very important Croatian sports news, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović announced earlier this week that he will be traveling to Japan to make a very important announcement regarding his future in fighting. In his personal blog 'Cro Cop' writes, "I’m off to Tokyo! A big announcement will come straight from Japan tomorrow (February 13).When the … [Read more...] about CRO-COP HEADS TO JAPAN FOR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!
