Marin Cilic breezed to victory once again in New York, taking under two hours to defeat #139 Evgeny Donskoy 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Cilic got the job done thanks to 19 aces and five break points. He avoided having to face #17 Grigor Dimitrov in the third round, and will instead face #56 Mikhail Kukushkin on Friday, who upset Dimitrov in five sets. Ivo Karlovic fell in … [Read more...] about US Open Round 2: Cilic into final 32
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Lethargic Croatians Draw 0-0 In Azerbaijan
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When Croatia and Azerbaijan met last October in Osijek, the Vatreni easily dismantled their competition 6-0 in front of 15,000 happy fans. They meet again in Baku Thursday with only four matches remaining in Euro qualifying. The question is: will the real Croatia show up who can score goals with ease against a lesser talented Azerbaijan side or will Croatia's Jekyl … [Read more...] about Lethargic Croatians Draw 0-0 In Azerbaijan
US Open Round 1: Cilic, Karlovic, Konjuh Advance
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Marin Cilic's US Open title defense is up and running after the world #9 picked up a three set win over #94 Guido Pella on Monday. Cilic needed tiebreakers in the second and third sets to come out on top, but turned up the intensity in the crucial moments, taking the match 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-6(3). Cilic will play #139 Evgeny Donskoy in the second round, and will expect an easy … [Read more...] about US Open Round 1: Cilic, Karlovic, Konjuh Advance
Jelavic to West Ham: 2 years – £3M
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Remember our first piece on Bilic, where we talked about his need for a striker at West Ham? That need has been fulfilled by the greatest striker Croatia has ever seen play, in Scotland, for the Rangers, between 2010- 2012. Nikica Jelavic signed a 2 year - £3M deal with the Hammers. Not only did Bilic pick up a striker, he also managed to get Victor Moses (Chelsea) and Alex … [Read more...] about Jelavic to West Ham: 2 years – £3M
HNL Week 8 – Transfer Window Closes
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Dinamo performed a flawless routine victory of visiting Slaven Belupo this weekend and routed the Pharmacists 3-0 at Maksimir. It did not take long for the Modri to go ahead, due in part to Slaven’s midfielder Goran Parački. Parački was struck with a low hard cross from Domagoj Antolić and indadvertedly deflected the ball into his own goal. Parački’s own … [Read more...] about HNL Week 8 – Transfer Window Closes
Inter Sign Perisic to 5 Year Deal
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After Inter let Kovacic go, there were rumors of another Croatian joining the midfield ranks at Inter. When Inter ended up signing Jovetic, it looked like Perisic would be staying. Luckily, Inter decided to pull the trigger and sign the 26 year old Croatian for 5 years at 14.6 million Euros. This is an interesting move for Perisic. Since his inclusion, Wolfsburg have … [Read more...] about Inter Sign Perisic to 5 Year Deal
Croatians Around Europe *III*
By 120 CommentsEngland West Ham ended one of the longest winless streaks in EPL history with their first victory at Anfield in 52 years as Liverpool struck out 3-0 on Saturday. Former Dinamo Zagreb defender, Dejan Lovren, started the season strong but was up to his usual tricks by losing the ball as the last defender which resulted in West Ham's second goal. Dejan started as … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *III*
GROUP F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos, and Dinamo Zagreb
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Dinamo falls into a tough group featuring five-time European champions, Bayern Munich; winners of 13 English titles, Arsenal FC; and current Greek champions, FC Olympiacos. Dinamo faced Arsenal in the 2006 Champions League campaign and fought for a respectable 2-1 loss in London but ultimately allowed Arsenal to score five total goals in both legs against the London … [Read more...] about GROUP F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos, and Dinamo Zagreb
Champions League Bound
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The date is set. Dinamo Zagreb will be entered into the group stage draw for the Champions League on Thursday, Aug. 27 after beating Albania’s KF Skenderbeu Korce 4-1 today (6-2 agg). Dinamo went into today’s match with high expectations after beating the Albanian side away last week 2-1 with a last-minute stunner by Josip Pivarić. The Modri were expected to … [Read more...] about Champions League Bound
