Our friends at St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic church are throwing a silent auction over the next week. This year’s St. Anthony’s Picnic in Los Angeles will feature the first ever silent auction in history. Get your hands on signed sports memorabilia from: the 2018 Croatian National Football Team, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Los Angeles Clipper Ivica Zubac, Davor … [Read more...] about St. Anthony’s 2022 Silent Auction: Bid On Croatian Memorabilia
Čilić Takes Down #2 Medvedev To Reach French Open Quarters
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Marin Čilić takes down #2 ranked Daniil Medvedev in straights sets at the French Open to set up a date with #7 Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals. This is Čilić’s first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance since the US Open in 2018. It was all Čilić from start to finish against Medvedev, who just won the US Open in 2021 and made the final of the Australian Open four months … [Read more...] about Čilić Takes Down #2 Medvedev To Reach French Open Quarters
CroatianSports Featured On Stanko Zovak’s Podcast “All Things Croatia”
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Stanko Zovak from All Things Croatia Podcast talks to CroatianSports on how we got started, who our biggest interviews have been, and how we think the Vatreni will perform at the 2022 World Cup. Stanko grew up in Los Angeles but moved to Zagreb recently to dig deeper into his Croatian roots. He has since launched the podcast in English and is regularly featured in … [Read more...] about CroatianSports Featured On Stanko Zovak’s Podcast “All Things Croatia”
Perišić Ruled Out For June’s Nations League Matches
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SempreMilan reported Sunday that Ivan Perišić suffered a right calf injury in the 2nd half of Inter Milan's season finale versus Sampdoria. The injury has officially ruled Perišić out of all four UEFA Nations League matches next month versus France (x2), Denmark, and Austria. Although this seems like a huge setback for Dalić and the Vatreni, it's not. Croatia does not … [Read more...] about Perišić Ruled Out For June’s Nations League Matches
Croatians Around Europe XXXIV: Gvardiol Wins German Cup, Perišić Scores As Inter Fall Short Of Serie A Title
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Joško Gvardiol - at the age of 20 - has won his first trophy outside of Croatia. The up and coming defender came off the bench for Leipzig in the 113th minute of extra time Saturday versus Freiburg. Leipzig would take the DFB Pokal title (German Cup) in a penalty kick shootout with this possibly being the last game for Gvardiol in Germany. Reports swirling around Europe have … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXIV: Gvardiol Wins German Cup, Perišić Scores As Inter Fall Short Of Serie A Title
Marcelo Brozović: The Best Midfielder In Italy
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Football Italia has reported that Marcelo Brozović has been named "Midfielder of the Year" in Serie A. Not the best central defensive midfielder (CDM) in Italy, but the best midfielder outright in the entire league. There's something to be said for that as Broz is not a midfielder that scores regularly. He only tallied two goals for Inter Milan this season in Serie A … [Read more...] about Marcelo Brozović: The Best Midfielder In Italy
Jakić Pips Barišić For Europa League Title As Frankfurt Downs Rangers In Penalties
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Going into the Europa League quarterfinals, Joško Gvardiol and RB Leipzig were favorites to take the Europa League crown. Instead, it was another German club in Eintracht Frankfurt that came from behind in the final to make all five of their penalty shots to bag their first European title since 1980. Jakić came on in the 90' and played the full 30 minutes of extra time … [Read more...] about Jakić Pips Barišić For Europa League Title As Frankfurt Downs Rangers In Penalties
Petar Musa Needs To Get His Chance In June
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Who is Petar Musa? A nobody. But the 24 year-old, 6'3" striker could be a somebody very soon. He has been a journeyman across Europe since playing for NK Zagreb in 2016. Since then, he has been sold to Inter Zaprešić and Slavia Prague before being loaned out to Viktoria Zizkov, Slovan Liberec, Union Berlin, and Portuguese side Boavista four out of the last five seasons. He … [Read more...] about Petar Musa Needs To Get His Chance In June
Modrić Bags 3 Assists As Real Madrid Thrash Levante 6-0
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Luka Modrić is now the only player in La Liga this season to record three assists in the same game. Thursday night in Madrid, he recorded his hat trick of assists all in the same half as Real Madrid thumped Levante 6-0. Modrić got the start for the 2022 La Liga champions and played 75 minutes; receiving a 9.5 FotMob rating for his efforts. TheRealChamps.com said "What more … [Read more...] about Modrić Bags 3 Assists As Real Madrid Thrash Levante 6-0
