Croatia

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IVAN RAKITIĆ!!! We sometimes forget that Ivan Rakitić was only 20 and 21 years old when we criticized the Swiss-born Croatian about his training discipline at Schalke and future at midfield for Croatia. He has been on thin ice at German club Schalke numerous times regarding his work ethic with countless rumors seeing him transferred to European giants Juventus … [Read more...] about RAKITIĆ TURNS 22

KRANJČAR GOAL FOR THE 1-0 WIN MATCH HIGHLIGHTS, THANKS TO ZACH G. … [Read more...] about CROATIA-BELGIUM MATCH RECAP

LIVE COVERAGE OF THE MATCH NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR TWITTER PAGE Twitter.com/CroatianSoccer LIVE FEEDS: ESPN360.COM ATDHE.NET … [Read more...] about CROATIA-BELGIUM LIVE ON CSR

A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS... Not much to say here. This is what the new Croatian shirts will look like during Euro 2012 qualifying. I don't mind the 'red and white checker' look as it has been Croatia's flagship symbol for years- as long as the mini-checkers don't make players glitter and look like runway models running up and down the field. The away blue jersey is … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: NEW CROATIAN KITS

The Euro 2012 draw took place on Sunday in Warsaw. Croatia was paired with Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia and Malta. Although this seems like a tricky group because Greece and Israel were the top seeds in their given Pots, Croatia could have easily been in a much bigger mess. Croatia narrowly missed being in the same group as Serbia and Slovenia which would have been a … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 DRAW

THE (VERY FEMININE) OFFICIAL EURO 2012 LOGO The bitter reality of Croatia not reaching the 2010 World Cup has haunted Vatreni fans worldwide since qualification concluded- and it will only get worse from here on out. With the world's largest sporting spectacle less than 130 days away, 32 teams prepare their travel arrangements for South Africa while Team Croatia gets first … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 QUALIFYING DRAW

footballshirtculture.com We all know that Nike and the HNS are due to put out a new home and away kit for EURO 2012 qualifying. There have been rumors that the new kits would contain elements of gold, which we clearly see here in these depictions. Although this may just be an amateur design, I could definitely picture our boys running around in these threads. What say … [Read more...] about POSSIBLE NEW CROATIA KITS?

Belgium will host the Vatreni in Brussels on March 3 for Croatia's first NT contest of 2010. Though not a traditional European soccer power, Belgium is a young, formidable, and talented squad that is looking to make a name for itself in the European soccer scene. As we wait for Slaven Bilić to announce an official roster in the coming weeks, we must consider that facing an … [Read more...] about FRIENDLY ANNOUNCED: CROATIA VS BELGIUM

DOES BILIĆ HAVE OTHER PLANS IN MIND? Football.uk and Soccernet.com are reporting that Croatian manager Slaven Bilić has been approached by the Scottish FA to take reins as head coach. Although Bilić has already said no to Scotland, a number of clubs in England and Germany still seem to want his services. Would Bilić dare leave Croatia for a pay raise in the next nine … [Read more...] about WILL BILIĆ BAIL ON CROATIA?