Photo: Nets.com Bojan Bogdanović continues to be in Lionel Hollins’ doghouse. Through Brooklyn’s past three games this week, Bojan played a grand total of twelve minutes. This included his first DNP of his career in Brooklyn’s 100-98 win over Orlando. It has been a rough stretch for Bogdanović, which has now led to Hollins going public about his benching. According to the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 10
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“Rijeka has completed the transfer of Andrej Kramarić”
By 24 CommentsThe rumors are true and Rijeka's sporting director, Ivan Mance has spoken: "We can now officially we can say that Rijeka has completed the transfer of Andrej Kramarić to Leicester City,” Andrej Kramarić will join England's Leicester City in their second half of their Premier League campaign pending his work visa is approved. Both Leicester and Rijeka have set new … [Read more...] about “Rijeka has completed the transfer of Andrej Kramarić”
Kovačić Red Card: Fair or Foul?
By 7 CommentsIn Tuesday night's Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan in Torino, Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovačić picked up a straight red card in the 86th minute for a late tackle on Stephan Lichtsteiner. Kovačić was clearly late on the play but was it worthy of a red card late in a 1-1 match? Lichtsteiner clearly sold the foul as Kovačić lunged for the ball cleats up, … [Read more...] about Kovačić Red Card: Fair or Foul?
Kramarić heading to Leicester?
By 14 CommentsIt appears that Croatia's biggest transfer piece of the winter window, Andrej Kramarić, will get snubbed by Chelsea and picked up by Leicester City instead. The current HNL scoring leader is set to break the bank for Rijeka in there biggest transfer to date as the Premiership carousel keeps spinning. Originally it looked as if Kramarić would be heading to English … [Read more...] about Kramarić heading to Leicester?
Strinić seals deal at Napoli
By 26 Comments27 year-old Croatian defender Ivan Strinić has completed his free transfer from Dnipro to Italian club Napoli. Strinić's contract in Ukraine expired the last day of 2014 and he was set to make a move to whichever club would sign him. Strinić is a homegrown Split player and played for Hajduk from 2008-2011, before being sold to Dnipro. He scored four goals in 85 appearances for … [Read more...] about Strinić seals deal at Napoli
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 9
By 12 CommentsPhoto: Brooklyn Nets Bojan Bogdanović has been reduced to minimal minutes over the past week. He’s clearly fallen out of favor with Lionel Hollins. Bojan has played a grand total of 33 minutes over the past four games. In those four games, only twice has his name reached the scorer’s sheet. Netsdaily.com posted the English version of his interview with Sportske Novosti. … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 9
Happy New Year-Sretna Nova Godina!
By 2 CommentsHappy New Year from the CroatianSports.com family to yours! May 2015 a be happy and healthy year for all of our readers across the globe. We look forward to seeing what our boys have in store for us leading up to Euro 2016 with you all. Have fun and be safe tonight, wherever you may be. … [Read more...] about Happy New Year-Sretna Nova Godina!
Where will Kramarić, Strinić move this winter?
By 32 CommentsThe big news of the upcoming winter transfer window is Rijeka's Andrej Kramarić and whether he will land at Chelsea. News coming out of Croatia on Tuesday says that Kramarić will be in London the Monday following New Year's for a physical at Stamford Bridge. It would be a Rijeka transfer record somewhere in the range of 5-7 million Euros. If the deal goes through, … [Read more...] about Where will Kramarić, Strinić move this winter?
Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors
By 53 Comments2014 was a year of anticipation for Croatian sports fans. It was a year that saw Croatians wait over six months to open up the World Cup against hosts Brazil in one of the most anticipated openers in football history. And although the Vatreni fell short in Sao Paulo, the consensus knows it wasn't due to lack of effort. It was a year that saw … [Read more...] about Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors








