After a rough start to the Champions League season - where Real Madrid only have one point through the first two matches - Los Blancos got a 4-2 win against Granada on Saturday. Luka Modrić came off the bench in the 34th minute for Toni Kroos and made the game 3-0 in the 61' with a wonderful strike from 24 yards out. The man doesn't score many goals, but when he does, they are … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *VII*
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Mandžukić: Football Player By Day, Gangster By Night
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FOX Sports Asia reported that Mario Mandžukić's move from Juventus to Qatari club Al Rayyan was nearing the final stages. Al Rayyan had reportedly offered the forward a huge €7 million salary, and were willing to pay the €10 million transfer fee that the Italian giants were demanding for letting Mandžukić go. But Mandzo apparently added one more clause to the … [Read more...] about Mandžukić: Football Player By Day, Gangster By Night
2019 Croatian Football: Don’t Take It For Granted, Folks
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So I'm sitting at my desk at work Tuesday afternoon doing my usual thing. I have the Dinamo Zagreb-Manchester City match in the background on my second computer screen. The Champions League anthem comes on at the Etihad as the camera pans to Dinamo's usual suspects: Olmo, Livaković, Oršić, Moro, Ademi. Unlike past Champions League seasons - where Dinamo would get … [Read more...] about 2019 Croatian Football: Don’t Take It For Granted, Folks
Dinamo Fight Man City Tough In 2-0 Loss At Etihad
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After a 4-0 Champions League opening match victory over Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb had to put their big boy pants on Tuesday night in Manchester as they marched into the Etihad against arguably one of the best football teams on the planet - Manchester City. Even without Belgian midfielder star Kevin de Bruyne, City were favored in Vegas to beat Dinamo by four goals; and … [Read more...] about Dinamo Fight Man City Tough In 2-0 Loss At Etihad
HNL Week 10: Dinamo, Rijeka Closing the Gap
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Hajduk Split still maintain sole possession of the top of the table, but the Bili fumbled a few points on Sunday during a tough trip to Pula. Aldo Drosina hosted the match between Pula and Hajduk, which finished 1-1 after a lackluster performance by both sides. Hajduk opened the scoring with Mijo Caktaš scoring his fourth goal of the season. But Istra's Stefan Lončar … [Read more...] about HNL Week 10: Dinamo, Rijeka Closing the Gap
Croatians Around Europe *VI*
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It was a slow week for Croatians around Europe in club play but 23 year-old Šibenik-born Duje Ćaleta-Car scored the equalizer for Marseille off a corner in a 1-1 draw against Rennes. With his side down 1-0, Ćaleta-Car headed home a corner in the 52nd minute. Ćaleta-Car has only been capped by Croatia twice, but with a hole soon opening up at the center-back position, as Dejan … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *VI*
Croatia Squad Named For Hungary & Wales
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Earlier in the week, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić named his squad for the October Euro 2020 qualifiers against Hungary and Wales. The Vatreni will host Hungary - who beat Croatia 2-1 earlier in the year - at Poljud in Split on October 10th. It will be the first game in Split since the swastika was found on the pitch against Italy in June of 2015. Croatia will then travel to … [Read more...] about Croatia Squad Named For Hungary & Wales
HNL Week 9: Hajduk Continues to Reign
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Hajduk Split was able to increase its lead at the top of the table yesterday with a 3-1 win over Inter Zaprešić. The win came on the heels of a Dinamo Zagreb blunder at Varaždin earlier in the weekend. Split welcomed Inter to Poljud leading the league while Inter was looking for its second win the season. Zaprešić fought off several scoring attempts by the … [Read more...] about HNL Week 9: Hajduk Continues to Reign
Croatians Around Europe *V*
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Marcelo Brozović earns the highest honors of this week's CAE after scoring the eventual game-winning goal in the fabled Milan Derby. Brozović broke the scoreless deadlock between the two Italian sides in the 49th minute after receiving a short free kick from outside the penalty area. Brozović fired the ball into traffic, which worked to his advantage the shot took an … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *V*
