In Real Madrid's La Liga opener against Celta Vigo Saturday - which they won 3-1 - current Ballon d'Or holder Luka Modrić was given a straight red card for the faintest of touches in the 56th minute. And it all went down after a VAR review. Modrić clipped the ankle of Denis Suarez and the referees deemed it to be a blatant stomp. 1. It was a yellow card at worst 2. … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *I*
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Miocic TKOs Cormier In 4th Round To Regain UFC Heavyweight Belt
By 35 CommentsMuch like Croatia's run to the World Cup Final last summer - in which the Vatreni had to come from behind in three straight knockout round matches - UFC Heavyweight Stipe Miocic had to do the same in his rematch with Daniel Cormier Saturday night in Anaheim. This was Miocic's first fight since DC knocked him out in the first round of their July 2018 bout to take the … [Read more...] about Miocic TKOs Cormier In 4th Round To Regain UFC Heavyweight Belt
Rijeka Cruise Past Aberdeen 4-0 (Agg.) To Reach Europa League Playoff Round
By 8 CommentsAfter a 2-0 victory in Croatia last week, Rijeka once again downed their Scottish rivals 2-0 in Abdereen Thursday night to reach the Europa League Playoff Round. Rijeka are now 180 minutes away from the Europa League Group Stage with Belgian side KAA Gent in their way. The two clubs will play in Gent August 22nd with the return leg in Rijeka seven days … [Read more...] about Rijeka Cruise Past Aberdeen 4-0 (Agg.) To Reach Europa League Playoff Round
Dinamo Thrash Ferencvaros 4-0 To Reach Champions League Playoff Round
By 53 CommentsAfter a 1-1 draw in Zagreb last week in their Champions League third qualifying round first leg tie against Hungarian champs Ferencvaros, the reigning Croatian champions demolished their Hungarian neighbors 4-0 in the return leg. Arijan Ademi got Dinamo's all-important away goal in the 16th minute and the Modri never looked back. Dinamo went into halftime up 1-0 but … [Read more...] about Dinamo Thrash Ferencvaros 4-0 To Reach Champions League Playoff Round
HNL Week 5 – Underdogs Prevail
By 5 CommentsIt was an upsetting weekend for most, but not if you're a fan of the underdog. Dinamo Zagreb faced the toughest opponent of the week when travelling to the Garden City to take on Osijek. Osijek has already dropped one match this season but put up a strong fight against the unbeaten Dinamo side. Modri head coach Nenad Bjelica made some big changes in the … [Read more...] about HNL Week 5 – Underdogs Prevail
OFFICIAL: Perišić Moving To Munich On Season-Long Loan
By 18 CommentsCroatia's all-star winger - Ivan Perišić - will be moving to Bayern Munich on a season-long loan from Inter Milan, Goal.com reports. The 30-year old Croatian international has fell out of favor with Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte and has made a move to the German champions after completing a physical Tuesday in Bavaria. With Bayern Munich losing legends Franck … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: Perišić Moving To Munich On Season-Long Loan
Rijeka Take Down Aberdeen 2-0 In Europa League Opener
By 71 CommentsRijeka handled business at home Thursday night against Aberdeen in the opening leg of their Europa League 3rd qualifying round affair. After a scoreless first half, Antonio-Mirko Čolak converted a penalty in the 62nd to get Rijeka on the board before substitute Robert Muric blasted home a 20-yard rocket insurance goal into the bottom left corner of the net to secure the 2-0 … [Read more...] about Rijeka Take Down Aberdeen 2-0 In Europa League Opener
Dinamo Disappointed In 1-1 Draw vs. Ferencvaros
By 10 CommentsDid David Siger's goal go completely over the line Tuesday night at Maksimir? In Dinamo Zagreb's 1st leg Champions League Third Round qualifying match against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, the reigning Croatian champs opened up the scoring in the seventh minute of play through a Daniel Olmo strike. Olmo 'nutmegged' his defender in the box and then sent a beautiful … [Read more...] about Dinamo Disappointed In 1-1 Draw vs. Ferencvaros
HNL Week 3
By 12 CommentsThe status quo prevailed this weekend with all of the top four clubs earning convincing victories. The interesting connection being five out of six matches this weekend ended with final scores of 3-1. The exception being Hajduk's 3-0 victory over Lokomotiva. All winning clubs scored three goals this weekend, but only one team saw all three goals scored by one player. … [Read more...] about HNL Week 3










