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Joško Gvardiol - at the age of 20 - has won his first trophy outside of Croatia. The up and coming defender came off the bench for Leipzig in the 113th minute of extra time Saturday versus Freiburg. Leipzig would take the DFB Pokal title (German Cup) in a penalty kick shootout with this possibly being the last game for Gvardiol in Germany. Reports swirling around Europe have … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXIV: Gvardiol Wins German Cup, Perišić Scores As Inter Fall Short Of Serie A Title

Football Italia has reported that Marcelo Brozović has been named "Midfielder of the Year" in Serie A. Not the best central defensive midfielder (CDM) in Italy, but the best midfielder outright in the entire league. There's something to be said for that as Broz is not a midfielder that scores regularly. He only tallied two goals for Inter Milan this season in Serie A … [Read more...] about Marcelo Brozović: The Best Midfielder In Italy

Going into the Europa League quarterfinals, Joško Gvardiol and RB Leipzig were favorites to take the Europa League crown. Instead, it was another German club in Eintracht Frankfurt that came from behind in the final to make all five of their penalty shots to bag their first European title since 1980. Jakić came on in the 90' and played the full 30 minutes of extra time … [Read more...] about Jakić Pips Barišić For Europa League Title As Frankfurt Downs Rangers In Penalties

Josip Stanišić scored his first career Bundesliga goal on Saturday as Bayern drew Wolfsburg 2-2. The 22 year-old defender beautifully looped a set-piece header over the keeper's arms to open the match's scoreline. Stanišić finished the match with an 8.3 FotMob rating and was named "Man of the Match". Josip Brekalo has been Torino's most outstanding attacker this season. … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXIII: 4 Youngsters + Kramarić On The Scoreboard

Luka Modrić is now the only player in La Liga this season to record three assists in the same game. Thursday night in Madrid, he recorded his hat trick of assists all in the same half as Real Madrid thumped Levante 6-0. Modrić got the start for the 2022 La Liga champions and played 75 minutes; receiving a 9.5 FotMob rating for his efforts. TheRealChamps.com said "What more … [Read more...] about Modrić Bags 3 Assists As Real Madrid Thrash Levante 6-0

Ivan Perišić is Inter's hero once again! Under the brightest of lights in Italy, Perišić stepped up and scored not one, but TWO extra-time goals in the Coppa Italia final vs. Juventus to bring home the trophy. The 33 year-old winger gave Inter a 3-2 lead in the 99th minute, as he soared a penalty kick into the top left corner. His second goal came only three minutes later, a … [Read more...] about Perišić Two-Goal Masterclass Leads Inter To Coppa Italia Gold