Croatians Around Europe

ENGLAND NIKO KRANJČAR Tottenham missed a golden opportunity to gain ground on English leaders Chelsea as they gave the game away to Everton on Sunday. After playing a very physical scoreless first half, Tottenham scored two goals to start the second half. Niko Kranjčar assisted the second goal off a corner kick that fell perfectly to teammate Michael Dawson for the … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XVI*

SHAKHTAR DONETSK vs. CLUB BRUGGE PHOTO: shakhtar.com, Darjio Srna Shakhtar Donetsk and Club Brugge battled to a 0-0 draw from the RSK Olympyiskyi Stadium in Group J action. With the point earned today, Shakhtar locked up the top spot in their group, ensuring a place in the knockout stage of the competition. Darijo Srna played the entire match for his Ukranian … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPA LEAGUE 5

ENGLAND NIKO KRANJČAR PLAYING SOME D Niko Kranjčar arguably had his finest day in the Premiership Saturday afternoon as Tottenham Hotspur traveled north to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa- and he didn't even score a goal. Kranjčar started for the Spurs at Villa Park in a battle that ended in a 1-1 draw. Tottenham controlled the ball for 64% of the game but still … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE * XV*

PHOTO: AFP, Mario Gómez (left) celebrates with Ivica Olić Ivica Olić's goal (of typical Ivica Olić fashion) in the 62' propelled Bayern Munich to victory today against Maccabi Haifa FC from a packed-to-capacity Allianz Arena. Having been picked out by Van Bommel's precise pass, Gómez cleverly worked himself the space to shoot, and though Davidovitch parried, Olić swept … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

ENGLAND SPURS MIDFIELDER NIKO KRANJČAR Tottenham Hotspur completely embarrassed Wigan Athletic 9-1 Sunday afternoon at White Heart Lane. The Spurs had a respectable 1-0 lead at halftime right before the floodgates opened. Jermain Defoe managed to score FIVE goals within 36 minutes of the second half as Niko Kranjčar finally capped the madness in injury time scoring … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XIV*

England EDUARDO CHIPPING AWAY FOR ARSENAL'S 2ND GOAL Eduardo got a well-deserved start in place of injured striker Nicklas Bendtner Saturday afternoon and made the most of it in front of 29,000 at the Molineux Stadium as Arsenal made the trip to Wolverhampton. The first 20 minutes of the match looked bleak for the Gunners as Wolverhampton applied heavy pressure on … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XIII*

Partizan Belgrade vs. Club Brugge Photo: Yahoo, Ivan Perišić in action against FK Partizan Belgrade Club Brugge defeated FK Partizan Belgrade in a wild 4-2 shootout at FK Partizan Stadium, with only 6,300 in attendance. Ivan Perišić put on another outstanding performance for his side, scoring the first goal of the match in the 28' after converting on … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPA LEAGUE 4

England EDUARDO BACK IN ACTION VS. THE SPURS Arsenal destroyed city rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in front of 60,103 at Emirates Stadium Saturday afternoon in the North London derby. Eduardo did not start for the Gunners but came on early (37') for fellow striker Nicklas Bendtner who appeared to tweak his groin. Eduardo didn't have to do much as a Robin van Persie double … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XII*

England It was all Niko Kranjčar and Vedran Ćorluka for the Spurs Saturday afternoon as the Croats saved Tottenham on two separate occasions to force a draw with the Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton managed to score a quick goal in the 3' to put Tottenham on the ropes early. Bolton kept the pressure on the entire first half as the Spurs played horribly on … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *IX*