Croatian international defender and yet to be crowned 'Century Man' Dario Šimić, has packed his bags and will be moving to France. The 32 year-old leaves AC Milan, where he hardly played the past few seasons, to join fellow Croatian teammates Nikola Pokrivač and Jerko Leko at Monaco. Šimić has signed a 2-year deal with his new French club. We'll see how much playing time he … [Read more...] about CROATIAN ‘IRON MAN’ MOVING TO MONACO
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THE STRONG GET STRONGER
By 3 CommentsSlaven Bilić has called upon Ivica Križanac for duty. Križanac is a 29 year-old defender born and raised in Split. He started his career in the Croatian Prva Liga with HNK Sibenik before moving to Slaven Belupo and Varteks. In 2005, Križanac signed with Zenit St. Petersburg of the Russian Premier League. Last season, Zenit not only won the Russian league title but defeated … [Read more...] about THE STRONG GET STRONGER
CROATIA JUMPS SOUTH AMERICANS
By 1 CommentFIFA released its world rankings for the month of August today, and to my surprise, Croatia is now ranked 5th! They have jumped South American powerhouses Brazil and Argentina who respectfully fell to 6th and 7th. But I don't want you to think that my head's getting big. FIFA rankings are like a good looking married woman; they're fun to look at but there's not much you … [Read more...] about CROATIA JUMPS SOUTH AMERICANS
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO…
By 6 CommentsThe 2008-09 season is almost upon us and should be a great one for all our Croatian internationals; especially the ones that have recently found new homes. Soon-to-be Croatian squad member, Dario Cvitanić, will be playing for Ajax (Netherlands) after 5 successful seasons at Banfield (Argentina). Superstar midfielder, Luka Modrić, will have plenty of critics to answer to … [Read more...] about WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO…
DARIO CVITANIĆ: WELCOME!!!
By 7 CommentsYes!...it's finally true, HNS met with Dario Cvitanić on Thursday extending an open invitation for him to join the Croatian national team; and he gladly accepted! So what does this mean? Well nothing as of yet. It only means that the Federation wants him to play and that Dario is on the same page as them. The date we should all now mark on our calendars is August 20th, … [Read more...] about DARIO CVITANIĆ: WELCOME!!!
SO WHO IS DARIO CVITANIĆ???
By 16 CommentsIf you don't know the name now, don't worry, you will very soon. In the next couple weeks, Mr. Cvitanić will make great coffee table conversation amongst us Croatian soccer fans. So let me tell you a bit about him before we delve further in. Dario Cvitanich (we're going to drop that pesky 'H' for sake of being correct in Croatian) is a 24-year old striker who was born … [Read more...] about SO WHO IS DARIO CVITANIĆ???
CROATIA 7TH IN WORLD
By 8 CommentsCroatia has moved up 8 spots in the FIFA World Rankings to #7 overall after their fine display at Euro 2008. Sure they lost to Turkey in the quarterfinals; but not before winning all 3 group games, one of which was a victory over now #3 ranked Germany. Argentina has finally been dethroned as the #1 team in the world by Euro 2008 champs, Spain. Here is a list of all the … [Read more...] about CROATIA 7TH IN WORLD
MODRIĆ MAKES TOP 10 LIST
By 2 CommentsCroatian super-midfielder, Luka Modrić, has made UEFA's 'Ten Best' list for Euro 2008. This is the first time a Croatian has made the all-tournament list since Davor Šuker did it in the 1998 World Cup- the same year he also won the Golden Boot award. Croatian press have praised Modrić for his results this tournament and have made it clear that Tottenham have made an … [Read more...] about MODRIĆ MAKES TOP 10 LIST
CROATIAN FANS IN TROUBLE AGAIN???
By Leave a CommentESPN has reported that UEFA will undergo an investigation to whether Croatian fans had Nazi-style banners in Vienna during the Turkey quarterfinal match. They will also breakdown Croatian chants that were sung during the game to hear if any religous or war-related material was aimed at the Turk supporters. Now, I did not see any banners of 'Nazi-style' in the stadium of … [Read more...] about CROATIAN FANS IN TROUBLE AGAIN???
