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Luck of the draw?

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Written by Branko "King Bronk" Tomasovic   In light of the recent semi-final draw of the Champions league, allegations of impropriety in the conduct of this and past draws have been made by former UEFA soccer referee, turned Turkish media pundit, Ahmet Çakar. In an astounding demonstration on live Turkish television, Ahmet Çakar replicated both the Champions League and … [Read more...] about Luck of the draw?

Croatians Around Europe *XXXI*

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SPAIN Ivan Rakitić scored his first La Liga brace for Sevilla on Friday, in the same week that he tied the knot with his new wife, Raquel. Despite his efforts, Sevilla drew 3-3 in an Andalusian Derby against Real Betis that saw tempers flare and Sevilla play the last 35 minutes down a man. Ivan was played through in the 7th minute by Jose Antonio Reyes and was able to … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXXI*

HNL Week 27

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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

Croatians on crash course for Wembley

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The 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

Croatia move to #4 in world rankings

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In 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

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Mario 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

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Photo: 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

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Two 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

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