Photo: Tino Juric/PIXSELL Starting XI: Pletikosa - Srna, Maloča, Ćorluka, Pranjić - Rakitić, Badelj, Kranjčar - Mandžukić, Olić, Eduardo It was a rough night in Split for the Vatreni as Igor Štimac's debut as national coach did not go as planned. The Croatian defense, which featured first-time Hajduk defender Mario Maloča into the senior squad looked more like Swiss … [Read more...] about Štimac loses 4-2 to Swiss in debut
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Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
By 51 CommentsGolden day for Croatian water polo! Croatia secured two medals on the final day of competition in the 2012 Olympics, giving them six total, one over their record. They finished 34th out of the 204 nations in total medals and 16th in medals per person. Croatia earned 1.33 medals per million people, versus the U.S who received .33 per million. After the … [Read more...] about Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
HNL Week 4
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Results for August 10-12, 2012 DINAMO ZAGREB 4 - 2 RNK SPLIT gnkdinamo.hr Dinamo players walked off the field in shock after the first half, as they were down 2-0 to a formidable Split side after the first 45 minutes. They maintained their cool, though and fought back with character, scoring four unanswered goals in the second half. Split entered the game … [Read more...] about HNL Week 4
2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
By 155 CommentsCroatians had plenty to cheer about at the Water Polo Arena Men's Water Polo: Croatia continued their dominance in the pool as they rolled over Montenegro to set up a gold medal game against Italy, after they stunned Serbia. Montenegro scored the first goal of the game, but it was all Croatia after that. They outscored Montenegro 5-0 for the rest of … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
Dinamo Draw Slovenian Champions
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Dinamo Zagreb draw Slovenian champions, NK Maribor, to face in the play off round of the Champions League. Maribor has just recently won its nation’s double, taking their 10th Slovenian first league title and their seventh Slovenian Cup this past season. The club topped the league table, sitting 20 points ahead of the runner up. They are also one of three Slovenian clubs … [Read more...] about Dinamo Draw Slovenian Champions
Fantasy Premier League is Here
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Another amazing EPL season is about to begin. Teams will take the pitch on August 18th, and another year of trash talking starts. As always, Team Croatiansports has decided to start it's own Fantasy League. Go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ to get signed up, make your team, and join our league using the code below: Group Code: 771553-193371 Since we had … [Read more...] about Fantasy Premier League is Here
Hajduk shock the world
By 72 CommentsPhoto: AFP/Andreas Solaro Ante Vuković gives Hajduk the lead from the spot Hajduk shocks Inter 2-0! Bijeli proudly bow out of Europa League 2-3 on aggregate Trailing by three goals in their Europa League third qualifying round tie against Inter, Hajduk shocked the soccer world today with a highly improbable 2-0 win over the Serie A giants at Milan’s San Siro … [Read more...] about Hajduk shock the world
2012 London Olympics: Day 12
By 5 CommentsLucija Zaninović shows off her medal Taekwondo: Lucija Zaninović won Croatia's fourth medal of the London Olympics on Wednesday, as she placed third in the 49kg weight class of Taekwondo. She came into the Olympics as the 5th seed won her round of 16 bout against Seulki Kang of the Central African Republic. Points are awarded for kicks and punches to the body (1 … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 12
Dinamo Advance! 4-0 (5-0 agr.)
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The glory lives! Dinamo Zagreb dominated the match against FC Sheriff today from start to finish and advance through the third qualifying round of the Champions League on a 4-0 (5-0 agr.) score. gnkdinamo.hr Dinamo was missing key players such as Sammir due to suspension and young phenom Mateo Kovačić due to injury, but that did not stop the home team from controlling … [Read more...] about Dinamo Advance! 4-0 (5-0 agr.)
