Croatia will have to be happy to leave Milan with a 1-1 draw after nearly having to abandon the match in the second half. Croatian fans threw flares onto the pitch with the Dutch referee suspending the match for over 10 minutes. It looked as if the Vatreni would have to take a 3-0 loss, but the match was eventually restarted, ending 1-1. Italy looked like nothing … [Read more...] about Croatia, Italy end 1-1 after Croatian fans nearly abandon match
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Croatian B squad can’t hang with Argentina in 2nd half, lose 2-1
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HRVATSKA Starting XI: Kalinić - Vrsaljko, Lešković, Jedvaj, Leovac - Badelj, Antolić, Milić, Sharbini, Kovačić - Čop 1st Half: Croatia's "B" team held there own in the first half against Argentina, heading into the locker room at halftime up 1-0. A team full of up and coming stars including Mateo Kovacic, Sime Vrsaljko, Duje Cop and Tin Jedvaj held Lionel … [Read more...] about Croatian B squad can’t hang with Argentina in 2nd half, lose 2-1
What To Expect This Week
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The Croatian national side has a huge week in front of them. On Wednesday, they face Lionel Messi and World Cup finalists Argentina in a friendly from London, England. Four days later, the Vatreni take on Italy at the San Siro in Milan in Euro 2016 qualifying. After a World Cup we would all like to forget, Croatia have been perfect since returning from summer break. … [Read more...] about What To Expect This Week
HNL Week 15 – Kramarić Has Historical Night
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Dinamo Zagreb played to a lack luster scoreless draw on Sunday when the visited NK Zagreb at Kranjčevićeva. Coach Zoran Mamić shifted the line up a little by benching regular starter Duje Čop and instead, starting Angelo Henriquez in his place. Henriquez was the lone goal scorer in Dinamo’s embarrassing 5-1 Europa League loss against Salzburg on Thursday, but was … [Read more...] about HNL Week 15 – Kramarić Has Historical Night
True Life: I Watch the HNL
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They say writing falls somewhere between pleasure and torture. Well, luckily, watching Croatia’s professional soccer league, the HNL falls there as well. For nearly six seasons, I have woken up every Saturday morning, and while most fans of the sport would immediately turn on their flat screen TVs to the HD channel showing English Premier matches, I was turning on my … [Read more...] about True Life: I Watch the HNL
MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
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Dinamo put on a scoring clinic against a woefully bad Osijek at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb on Sunday, winning 5-0 with four different players scoring a goal. The scoring spectacle started with Dinamo’s leading goal scorer, Duje Čop. Čop took advantage of a blunderous defensive error from Saša Novaković and placed the ball just out of reach of Zvonimir … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva League – Week 11
Miocic Launches New Website
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Stipe Miocic has the biggest fight of his career coming up on December 13th versus Junior Dos Santos in Phoenix,Arizona. This week though Miocic finally launched his new website WWW.Stipe-Miocic.com. It also seems he now has a new nickname "The FireFighter" for his next bout. The new website feautures everything from candid photos to merchandise and even a few interviews with … [Read more...] about Miocic Launches New Website
Never mind U.S.A: Croatia to play Argentina in London
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In a turn of events, Croatia will now play Argentina in London on November 12th instead of the United States. It was supposed to be the Yanks and the Vatreni at Craven Cottage, but a finalized deal could not be reached between the two sides. Now Croatia will take on Lionel Messi and World Cup runners-up Argentina four days before their duel with Italy at San Siro in … [Read more...] about Never mind U.S.A: Croatia to play Argentina in London
Fines, Punishments, Sanctions – HNL Cracks down
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There was no HNL action this week due to international play, but that didn’t mean officials weren’t busy handing down disciplinary sanctions to teams around the league. On the heels of the fan disruptions during the match featuring Croatia in Bulgaria, league officials passed down punishments for actions of fans, coaches, and players during the match between Hajduk Split … [Read more...] about Fines, Punishments, Sanctions – HNL Cracks down
