Results for April 13-15, 2013 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB 2 - 0 NK INTER ZAPREŠIĆ Second half goals by Said Husejinović and Marcelo Brozović wrapped up another win for Dinamo and sent them that much closer to an eighth consecutive Prva Liga tile. It took nearly 50 minutes, but Dinamo found a way around the 10-men defense that Inter brought to Maksimir. Husejinović … [Read more...] about HNL Week 27
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Croatians on crash course for Wembley
By 56 CommentsThe only two remaining Croatians in Champions League (Luka Modrić, Real Madrid and Mario Mandžukić, Bayern Munich) have been paired on opposite sides of the semifinal draw Friday, meaning the two can battle it out on May 25th in London, England for European glory at Wembley. First things first though- the semifinals. Mandžukić and Bayern Munich will open up at home against … [Read more...] about Croatians on crash course for Wembley
Ćavara Corner
By 39 CommentsIn Vedran Ćavara's third installment of "Ćavara Corner", he discusses head fashion, Croatia's new #4 FIFA World ranking and dishes shout-outs to his Prva Generacija people. … [Read more...] about Ćavara Corner
Croatia move to #4 in world rankings
By 126 CommentsIn their most significant jump in the FIFA world rankings since taking third place at the 1998 World Cup, Croatia have moved five spots in April's edition, up to #4 in the world. Wins over Serbia and Wales in March propelled the Vatreni past Portugal, Columbia, England, Italy and the Netherlands. We can argue all day about the inaccuracies of the FIFA world ranking system, … [Read more...] about Croatia move to #4 in world rankings
Mandžukić scores to put Bayern into last 4
By 53 CommentsMario Mandžukić's fine season continued Wednesday night in Torino, Italy when Bayern Munich took a 2-0 first leg lead against Italian champions Juventus. Mandžukić got the start but was carded in just the seventh minute of play, meaning he will miss Bayern's first leg semifinal match versus either Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund or Barcelona. The draw will be held this Friday. … [Read more...] about Mandžukić scores to put Bayern into last 4
Modrić, Real Madrid march into Champions League semis
By 63 CommentsPhoto: UEFA Luka Modrić played the full 90 minutes for Real Madrid Tuesday night as Los Blancos took a comfortable 3-0 first leg into Istanbul versus Galatasaray. Everything looked to be in cruise control for Real Madrid as Ronaldo scored in the seventh minute, meaning Galatasaray would have to score five goals to go through. With Madrid up 1-0 going into the break, … [Read more...] about Modrić, Real Madrid march into Champions League semis
Tuesday Night Funnies: Ivan Šarić
By 132 CommentsTwo weeks ago, Zadar-born Croatian comic, Ivan Šarić, uploaded a 'video job application' to be Jon Stewart's senior correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The U.S. based political satire show, which also runs in Canada, reports on current world events, adding a splash of comedy for good measure. In an interview with CroatianSports.com, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Ivan Šarić
HNL Week 26: Remembering Hrvoje Ćustić
By 14 CommentsResults for April 5- 7, 2013 NK ZAGREB 0 - 3 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB Dinamo Zagreb payed a visit to Kranjčevičeva street on Friday to face their neighbors NK Zagreb. The last time these two teams faced each other at the Poet’s home ended in a surprising defeat of Dinamo. The bad news for Zagreb was that, the scorer of the winning goal in their last victory over Dinamo and … [Read more...] about HNL Week 26: Remembering Hrvoje Ćustić
Croatians Around Europe *XXX*
By 116 CommentsGermany Bayern München clinched the Bundesliga crown with a 1-0 win in Frankfurt on Saturday. The win gave the Bavarian side a record 23rd national championship and with six games still to play, it marked the earliest clinching of the title. The club had previously twice triumphed with four games left, in 1973 and 2003. Bayern will now focus on the Champions League … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXX*