Rob Uvanović reporting from New York On July 9th, 2011, Team Croatia made their long awaited group-stage debut in the Cosmos Copa NYC. Even though they landed a difficult draw in defending champions Poland, tournament darkhorses Mexico and fellow newcomers Ivory Coast, Croatia was still feeling confident coming into the tournament on the backs of a strong showing in the … [Read more...] about CROATIA FALL SHORT IN COPA NYC DEBUT
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CROATIA BEGINS COPA NYC CAMPAIGN
By 12 CommentsCroatia began their 2011 Copa NYC campaign on June 18th, drawing Sweden on 'One-Shot Saturday'. Win and you advance. Lose and you go home. Croatia knocked out Sweden in a ten-goal thriller that saw the lead change hand three times. Croatia notched the first goal early in the match before Sweden pulled two back to take the lead. Croatia then grabbed two goals of their own to … [Read more...] about CROATIA BEGINS COPA NYC CAMPAIGN
GOTOVINA AD HITS WASHINGTON TIMES
By 21 CommentsDear CSR Nation and friends of Croatia, In the past six weeks, Croatians United, launched by Dennis Fistonich, Jack Barić and Branimir Kvartuč from San Pedro, California, raised $21,000 in an effort to hit the $60,000 mark for a New York Times ad highlighting the unjust decision to send Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač to international prison. … [Read more...] about GOTOVINA AD HITS WASHINGTON TIMES
2011 SMALL GOALS TOURNAMENT (SAN PEDRO, CA)
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The 2011 Croatian Independence Day Small Goals Tournament from San Pedro, Ca was a great success! San Jose won their first ever 'A-League' title with a 2-1 golden goal win over three-time champions Adriatic FC in the Final. San Jose couldn't have done it without Prva Generacija member, Danijel Dukić, who ripped a low left-footed laser from 17 yards out to give San Jose a 1-0 … [Read more...] about 2011 SMALL GOALS TOURNAMENT (SAN PEDRO, CA)
CSR PRESS CONFERENCE
By 16 CommentsPRESS CONFERENCE FROM CSR STUDIOS On Thursday, May 26th, managers Denis Svircic and Ante Kvartuc named their final roster for the 5th Annual Croatian Independence Day Small Goals tournament in San Pedro, Ca. CroatianSports.com will be represented in both tournament divisions. Below are the official tournament groupings for the tournament. … [Read more...] about CSR PRESS CONFERENCE
CROATIAN HERITAGE NIGHT (NEW YORK)
By 4 CommentsCLICK TO ENLARGE The New York Red Bulls and Croatian American Charitable Foundation have teamed up to host the 1st ever “Croatian Heritage Night” for the NY Red Bulls vs. NE Revolution match on Friday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. The “MLS game of the Week” will be broadcast nationally on Fox Soccer Channel and its nearly 40 million cable … [Read more...] about CROATIAN HERITAGE NIGHT (NEW YORK)
IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME!
By 7 CommentsJoin Croatians from all over North America on May 28th for the 5th Annual Croatian Independence Day Small Goals Tournament in San Pedro, Ca (Located 20 miles south of Los Angeles). Last year's festivities included a welcome party Friday night at Hrvatski Dom in San Pedro, the tournament itself Saturday from 8AM-5PM, three party buses caravanning to a Hollywood club Saturday … [Read more...] about IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME!
GO BIG OR GO HOME!
By 79 Comments'CROATIANS UNITED INTERNATIONAL' CAMPAIGN Croatians have always donated their time, energy and money to support causes in Croatia. Majority of the energy and money have been donated in the past to support Croatia physically. In the case of the ICTY rulings, the issue is not so much food, medicine or arms supply, like it was during the war, today the issue is … [Read more...] about GO BIG OR GO HOME!
NEMA DOMOVINE BEZ GOTOVINE
By 90 CommentsHEROJ A NE ZLOČINAC Written By Ante Baričević On April 15, 2011, the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač guilty of war crimes, sentencing them to 24 and 18 years in prison respectively. A third general, Ivan Čermak, was acquitted of all charges and immediately … [Read more...] about NEMA DOMOVINE BEZ GOTOVINE
