Luka Modrić and Real Madrid have one foot in the Champions League semifinals after defeating Chelsea 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Wednesday night; where they will surely meet Manchester City. Modrić got the start and played 81 minutes in the win, receiving a 7.9 FOTMOB rating. 90min.com said this of Modrić: "Pressed with impressive energy to force Chelsea into mistakes at the … [Read more...] about Modrić, Brozović Cruise In CL Quarterfinal 1st Leg Wins
Croatians Around Europe Weekend #26: Perišić Assists In Spurs Victory, Sosa With Silky Assist
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Ivan Perišić assisted in Spurs' 2-1 victory over Brighton Saturday, laying off a simple pass to Son, to keep their top-4 Champions League hopes alive. However, Brighton were clearly disallowed a clear penalty opportunity in the match which would have turned turned the game around. Perišić received MOTM honors from FOTMOB (8.3 rating) for his efforts. Perišić "Forced a smart … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #26: Perišić Assists In Spurs Victory, Sosa With Silky Assist
Modrić Assists, Real Madrid Beat Barca To Clinch Copa Del Rey Final Berth
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Luka Modrić and Real Madrid are on their way to the Copa del Rey final after dismantling Barcelona 4-0 in the 2nd leg of their semifinal clash Wednesday night at the Camp Nou. Modrić got the start and played 87 minutes in the win, assisting on Benzema's second goal of his hat trick. Real Madrid will now play Osasuna in the Copa del Rey Final on May 6th in Sevilla. Modrić … [Read more...] about Modrić Assists, Real Madrid Beat Barca To Clinch Copa Del Rey Final Berth
What Has England Done To Croatians?
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Who is to blame for Perišić's average season at Tottenham? The Premiership or Perišić's decision to move to England at age 33 (now 34)? He was thriving at Inter Milan in a much less demanding Serie A. However, with contract negotiations not looking promising, he followed former manager, Antonio Conte, to North London. Now Conte has been sacked and Perišić is playing for a … [Read more...] about What Has England Done To Croatians?
Croatians Around Europe Weekend #25: Kramarić Scores To Keep Hoffenheim Out Of Relegation Zone
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Why is it that every time CroatianSports rags on Krama, he does something good that week? After scoring Croatia's lone goal against Wales at Poljud last week on international duty, Kramarić scored Hoffenheim's first goal off a header in the box in a huge 2-1 victory over Werder Bremen. Krama played the full 90 minutes and received an 8.0 rating from FOTMOB. With the victory, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #25: Kramarić Scores To Keep Hoffenheim Out Of Relegation Zone
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Call me a lazy Dalmatinac, but it took CroatianSports 15 years to launch a podcast. Matt Lebo (runs our Twitter) has been hounding me for years to get a pod up and running. Well, the day has finally come. You guys know what to do. -SUBSCRIBE -Tell your friends -Give us your honest critique and things you want CroatianSports to talk about on the shows The … [Read more...] about Follow Us On SPOTIFY!
Croatia Defeat Turkey 2-0 With Brace From Kovačić, Amazing Display From Livaković
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A lot to unpack from this match, but at the end of the day, a win on the road in an incredibly tough environment is all that matters. With the victory, Croatia rectify their last second Welsh blunder to take four points from their first two EURO 2024 qualifying matches; which is more than fine. The Vatreni are now tied atop the table with Wales. Turkey trail both by a point. … [Read more...] about Croatia Defeat Turkey 2-0 With Brace From Kovačić, Amazing Display From Livaković
Livaja, Petković Ruled Out For Turkey: What Does It Mean?
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Two Croatia strikers have officially been ruled out for the Turkey match on Tuesday: Hajduk's Marko Livaja (who started against Wales) and Dinamo Zagreb's Bruno Petković. That means there will only be two true strikers on the roster for the match: Andrej Kramarić and Petar Musa. So what does Dalić do with half of his strike force out? Without tinkering too much with the … [Read more...] about Livaja, Petković Ruled Out For Turkey: What Does It Mean?
Disappointment In Split: Wales Force 1-1 Draw On Last Kick
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It was all Croatia in the 1st half of the match against Wales Saturday night in Split. The Vatreni were completely on the front foot from the opening whistle. Kramarić nearly scored a wonderful strike off a half-volley but had his shot parried away by the Welsh keeper early in the first period. However, he eventually found the back of the net to open the scoring in the 28th … [Read more...] about Disappointment In Split: Wales Force 1-1 Draw On Last Kick
