Photo: ThisIsAnfield.com In his first match in a Liverpool uniform, Dejan Lovren headed home a Steven Gerrard corner kick in a 4-0 friendly win over Borussia Dortmund Sunday. With Liverpool up 1-0 at Anfield in the 14th minute, Lovren was left all alone in the box to set up the header as Liverpool players ran in following the corner. The Reds lost star player Luis … [Read more...] about Lovren scores in Liverpool debut
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Croatian clubs learn fate of Europa League playoffs
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All four of Croatia’s clubs learned their fate for the play off round of the UEFA Europa league today and have all been given the chance to advance to the group stage. The stars aligned and were on Croatia’s side this morning as all four teams were given favorable draws. GNK Dinamo Zagreb, who’s disappointing result against Danish champions, … [Read more...] about Croatian clubs learn fate of Europa League playoffs
Rnk through, Hajduk win big at Poljud
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Dinamo Zagreb already booked their spot in the Europa League playoff round after be ousted by Danish club Aalborg 2-1 (aggregate) in Champions League qualifying. On Thursday, the other three HNL clubs playing in Europe joined them. Hajduk Split defeated Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy after a disastrous 4-2 first leg away defeat last week. Hajduk played in front of a … [Read more...] about Rnk through, Hajduk win big at Poljud
Dinamo’s CL run done
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All Dinamo needed was a draw Wednesday at Maksimir in order to progress to the Champions League playoff round. Instead, they were defeated 2-0 by Danish champions Aalborg to end their Champions League season before it had even started. Anders Jacobsen got Aalborg on the board in the 36th minute when he slotted home a shot following a counter attack, although it looked as if he … [Read more...] about Dinamo’s CL run done
MaxTV Prva Liga Week Three – Ante Budimir Makes Move to Germany
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The 2014 HNL season is still heating up in its third week of action. Current champions, Dinamo Zagreb dominated NK Zadar on Friday with a score of 5-0 thanks to three goals from Duje Čop and two more from Soudani and Arijen Ademi. The champions are currently on top of the table, but are tied for first place on points with HNK Rijeka, who are continuing … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week Three – Ante Budimir Makes Move to Germany
HNL teams go 3 for 4 in Europe this week
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Croatian teams did well this week in European play, going 3 for 4 in the first leg of the Champions League/Europa League third qualifying rounds. On Wednesday, Dinamo Zagreb travelled to Denmark to take on Danish champions Aab. After a scoreless first half, Marcelo Brozović broke the deadlock in the 49th minute when he wound up a shot from 18 yards out to beat … [Read more...] about HNL teams go 3 for 4 in Europe this week
Fantasy Football is Back!
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Code to join this league: 459188-118422 Fantasy Premier League returns to CroatianSports.com for a 5th year running. It's completely free and keeps the season interesting even when the big teams aren't facing off against each other. Croatians in the Premiership this season: Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) and Nikica Jelavić (Hull City) . Defender Ivan Strinić is expected to … [Read more...] about Fantasy Football is Back!
Lovren moving to Anfield
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Photo: Liverpool FC After a phenomenal first season in the English Premier League with Southampton FC, Croatian defender Dejan Lovren has completed a £20 million move to Liverpool. Lovren had made it known that he wanted to move to Liverpool before the world Cup had even started. Now, he will return to the Champions League (which he played in during his Lyon days) … [Read more...] about Lovren moving to Anfield
HNL Week 2
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NK LOKOMOTIVA 3-4 DINAMO ZAGREB A funny thing happened Friday night at Maksimir as Dinamo Zagreb took on feeder club NK Lokomotiva ahead of their trip to Denmark next week in a Champions League duel versus Aab. Lokomotiva took a 3-1 lead into halftime as Ante Budimir scored a natural hat trick, which looked to be good enough for the win, and Dinamo's first loss of … [Read more...] about HNL Week 2
