The 1st Round of the Australian Open is in the books and the Croatians did "okay" in singles; winning 2/4 matches. Marin Čilić is the lone Croatian men's singles player this tournament as he carries a #27 ranking through the first Grand Slam of the year. Borna Ćorić is still nursing a shoulder injury and is expected to rejoin the tour in the next couple of months. Ćilić … [Read more...] about Australian Open 1st Round Recap: Čilić, Konjuh Only Croatians To Move On
Croatia Cruise Past Serbia 23-20 In Euro 2022 Handball
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Croatia handled Serbia 23-20 Saturday night in the second match of Euro 2022 preliminary group play. The win for the Croatian Cowboys over Serbia means that a victory over Ukraine on Monday will see them progress to the Main Round; which consists of 12 teams across two groups. Croatia is expected to defeat Ukraine on Monday, who have yet to win a game at Euro 2022 in two … [Read more...] about Croatia Cruise Past Serbia 23-20 In Euro 2022 Handball
Croatians Around Europe XVII: Modrić Leads Real Madrid To SuperCup Victory
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Luka Modrić is 36 1/2 years old and is arguably the best midfielder on planet Earth...today! Modrić scored the game winner Sunday night as Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 to life the Spanish SuperCup. Read full story here. Mateo Kovačić was Chelsea's best midfielder Saturday in a 1-0 loss to English leaders Manchester City. "Started the game like a player very much … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XVII: Modrić Leads Real Madrid To SuperCup Victory
HAJDUK FANS ONLY: Would You Rather…?
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Our very own Matt 'The Golden Child' Lebo posed a fantastic question for Hajduk Split fans this week on Twitter: A. Would you rather Hajduk be terrible for another 50 years? OR B. Swap roles with Dinamo for the next 10 years, but Zdravko Mamić is your manager? Lebo has been a Dinamo fan his entire life so I applaud him on the sophisticated Twitter jab to … [Read more...] about HAJDUK FANS ONLY: Would You Rather…?
Happy New Year’s CroatianSports.com Nation!
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Happy New Year CroatianSports.com nation! 2021 saw the Vatreni qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, Croatian athletes have their second best summer Olympic games, and a Croatian international (Mateo Kovačić) win the Champions League crown for the ninth straight season! What are you most looking forward to in 2022? (Outside of the World Cup) … [Read more...] about Happy New Year’s CroatianSports.com Nation!
FINALLY! Vlašić Scores 1st Goal For West Ham
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Nikola Vlašić is finally on the board in London! The Croatia attacking midfielder scored his first goal Tuesday night after coming on in the 85'. With the game already in hand in West Ham's favor, Vlašić banged home an easy 'junk goal' from the middle of the box in injury time to cap off a 4-1 victory for West Ham over Watford. Vlašić has had an incredibly slow start in … [Read more...] about FINALLY! Vlašić Scores 1st Goal For West Ham
Sretan Božić – Merry Christmas CroatianSports.com Nation!
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From our family to yours, we wish you all a Merry Christmas! It's been an amazing year where we saw Croatia come from behind in miraculous fashion versus Spain at EURO 2020, clean up at the summer Olympics in Tokyo, and qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar; to name a few accomplishments. Another fantastic year goes in the books and we couldn't have done it without … [Read more...] about Sretan Božić – Merry Christmas CroatianSports.com Nation!
CroatianSports.com’s Top 20 Goals Of 2021
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Here you are, CroatianSports.com nation. An early Christmas present for you! Reliving some of the best Croatian football moments of 2021, we have ranked the Top 20 goals of the year by Croatian players - for both club and country. Markus, CroatiaU14 and I compiled the best 20 Croatian goals of 2021. The goals are ranked not only by finish and difficulty, but the moment … [Read more...] about CroatianSports.com’s Top 20 Goals Of 2021
Croatians Around Europe XV: Rakitić Scores 30-Yard Rocket, Perišić Heads Home As Inter Win Again
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Ivan Rakitić scored one of the best goals of his career Saturday night as he captained Sevilla to a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid. In the 7th minute, Rakitić collected the ball 30 yards from goal and sent an absolute rocket into the corner of the net. It couldn't have been placed any better and beat arguably the best goalkeeper in the world in Jan Oblak. Rakitić still has … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XV: Rakitić Scores 30-Yard Rocket, Perišić Heads Home As Inter Win Again
