Vatreni legend and current Croatia U-19 manager Joe Šimunić talks about the late Cico Kranjčar, the future of Croatian football, and his red card tackle vs. Serbia with CroatianSports.com. He also touches on the mentality and discipline needed in the younger generation of players. Joe is a Croatian footballing legend and is one of only eight players to be capped by the … [Read more...] about Joe Šimunić Talks Cico Kranjčar, Red Card Tackle, Future Of Croatian Football
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CroatianSports.com’s All-Time Croatia Starting XI
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The Croatian national team has been around for nearly 30 years. But who are the best of the best? And who deserves to be mentioned in the All-Time Starting XI? The CroatianSports.com team - consisting of Ante Zorić, Matt Lebo, Peter Novaković, and myself - went back and forth dozens of times to name the ALL-CROATIA team from the past three decades. We used a 3-5-2 … [Read more...] about CroatianSports.com’s All-Time Croatia Starting XI
OFFICIAL: EURO 2020 Will Be Moved To The Summer Of 2021
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We are living in strange times my friends. There's no sports on the television. Cities are being shut down. And there's an invisible pest putting everyone's life on lockdown But I digress to a time in the near future where where we go back to our daily lives and our beautiful football returns to be played in front of thousands of fans. UEFA has officially … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: EURO 2020 Will Be Moved To The Summer Of 2021
Zubac, Šarić Talk 2020 Olympic Qualifiers, Playing Serbia
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Ivica Zubac of the Los Angeles Clippers and Dario Šarić of the Phoenix Suns - both on the Croatian national basketball team - talk about Croatia's Olympic qualifying tournament, which will be hosted in Split this June. Croatia must win the mini-tourmanent which consists of Brazil, Tunisia, Germany, Russia in order to qualify for the Olympics. The two also … [Read more...] about Zubac, Šarić Talk 2020 Olympic Qualifiers, Playing Serbia
RUMOR MILL: Vatreni Coming To Canada?
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Rumors are brewing that the Vatreni will once again play friendlies in North America prior to Euro 2020. Just as Croatia played in Miami and Dallas before the 2018 World Cup, plans are being put in place to play in Toronto and/or Chicago March of 2020. Again, just a rumor at the moment, but how sweet would this be for the Croatians living in Canada and the … [Read more...] about RUMOR MILL: Vatreni Coming To Canada?
@LAVatreni Head North To Canada To Cover Turnir56
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Petar Repar, Johnny Cvjetković and Nick Cvjetković of LAVatreni headed north this past weekend to cover the 56th Annual Croatian Soccer Tournament of Canada & USA in Norval, Ontario, Canada for CroatianSports.com. Thank you to Hrvatski Nacionalni Nogometni Savez Kanade i SAD for hosting such a fantastic event and having us for a second straight year. Take a look at … [Read more...] about @LAVatreni Head North To Canada To Cover Turnir56
Bogut Talks Dandenong City, Croatian-Australian Tournament During NBA Finals
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Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut talks about Dandenong City SC and the upcoming Croatian-Australian soccer tournament held by the CSA Australia Savez and Dandenong as they celebrate their 40th anniversary. Bogut was born in Australia with both parents emigrating from Croatia. He nearly played for the Croatian national basketball team before being pulled away by … [Read more...] about Bogut Talks Dandenong City, Croatian-Australian Tournament During NBA Finals
Thursday Night Live w/ Pete & Ante
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I joined CroatianSports.com analyst Peter Novaković Thursday night to discuss the Croatia v. Wales Euro qualifier next Saturday, the upcoming Euro U-21 tournament, and the Champions League Final between Liverpool and Tottenham this weekend. CroatianSports.com is looking to go live twice a month with live commentary and dialogue via Facebook where we can open up the … [Read more...] about Thursday Night Live w/ Pete & Ante
Andrew Bogut Talks 2018 Croatian World Cup On Eve Of NBA Finals
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Golden State Warriors center and Australian-born Croatian Andrew Bogut talks 2018 World Cup on the eve of the NBA Finals vs. the Toronto Raptors. The NBA Finals tip off Thursday night in Canada with Bogut looking to capture his second title with the Warriors; the first since 2015. Bogut has been a roll player this postseason after DeMarcus Cousins went down with an … [Read more...] about Andrew Bogut Talks 2018 Croatian World Cup On Eve Of NBA Finals
