Ante Kvartuč

Luka Modrić is 36 1/2 years old. Yet, Luka Modrić is still scoring, assisting, and playing at the highest level. Moments after assisting on Camavinga's equalizing goal, Luka 'The Bazooka' Modrić rifled a left-footed shot from 24 yards out that hit nothing but the back of the net. The goal would give Real Madrid the momentum heading into halftime and would eventually be the game … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXIV: Luka The Bazooka Scores Another Cracker, Roko Šimić Sees Red After Brace, Sosa Assists On Stuttgart Game Winner

We know the answer to that: pretty, pretty biased. And will that ever change? Probably not. While Matthew McKova would be a Ballon d'Or candidate in an English shirt, he is trash in Croatian checkers (from an English perspective). But which players could England use from the Croatian national team and vice versa? (please give us your answers in converted … [Read more...] about How Biased Are English Fans???

Lovro Majer remains hot in France for Rennes as he scored a late insurance goal versus Montpellier Friday night in a 4-2 victory. Majer played a beautiful give n' go with teammate Bourigeaud in the box to secure all three points for his side. Since coming over from Dinamo Zagreb in the summer, Majer now has two goals and six assists in 18 Ligue 1 matches. Rennes currently sit … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXIII: Majer, Musa Score; Modrić Average In Real Madrid Win

Luka Sučić is on the board for Red Bull Salzburg in 2022! Sučić came off the bench in the 75th minute for Salzburg Sunday and scored the game winner in the 93' against 2nd place Wolfsberger. The 19 year-old Sučić stayed calm in the box while gathering the ball and booting home the winner just inside the near post. Time to give him ample playing time next month in friendlies and … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXII: Sučić, Krama, Rebić Score As Brekalo, Musa Assist

In the football world, they say if you play for a draw, only bad things will happen. And that's exactly what happened to Real Madrid Tuesday night in Paris. It was obvious from the opening whistle that Real Madrid would have been happy with a 0-0 draw against PSG with the away-goal rule now abolished from Champions League knockout round matches. And it almost worked. Luka … [Read more...] about Champions League Returns! Mbappe Stuns Real Madrid; Liverpool All But End Inter Milan Title Hopes

Josip Brekalo scored in the fifth minute for Torino in a 2-1 loss to Venezia Saturday. He rocketed a half-volley that the Venetian goalie should have parried away but couldn't get a solid hand on it. 23 year-old Croatian striker, Petar Musa, scored again for his Portuguese side, Boavista, on Saturday in a 1-1 draw vs. Portimonense. It's Musa's this straight match with a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXI: Brekalo, Musa Score

The Croatian duo of Ivan Perišić and Marcelo Brozović carried Inter Milan Saturday in a 2-1 loss to AC Milan in another chapter of the Derbi di Milano; with Olivier Giroud stealing the show. Perišić broke the deadlock in the 38th minute as he cooly volleyed home a corner kick with absolutely no power and all placement. Inter looked as they would separate themselves atop the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XX: Perišić Scores In Milan Derby, Gvardiol OG Hands Bayern The Win, Grbić Concedes 5 vs. PSG

The top five leagues in Europe had the weekend off for much needed rest in an already packed schedule. There was absolutely nothing to report on except for some Coupe de France action. Duje Ćaleta-Car was supposed to make a last second move to English side, West Ham, where he would join Croatian teammate Nikola Vlašić. However, the deal was nixed at the last second. DCC … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XIX: Ćaleta-Car Staying Put In France