Croatians Around Europe

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*

CORRECTION: Dynamo Kyiv defeated Metalurg Donetsk in the Ukrainian Cup; not Metalist Kharkiv. Monaco do not sit atop the French Ligue 1. I meant to say towards the top. BUDAN GOAL … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *VI*

EnglandNiko Kranjčar will be out the rest of the season for Portsmouth with an ankle injury. Bone damage was found around Niko's ankle after he was tackled from behind last week in a 1-0 win over Bolton. Portsmouth has five games left in the season and are seven points clear of relegation. Kranjčar was expected to be ready for Ukraine in June. This now seems unlikely. Luka … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

Germany Mladen Petrić didn't forget to bring his scoring boots to the game on Sunday as he put two in the back of the net to help Hamburg stay in title contention with a 2-1 win over Hannover. Petrić apparently couldn't wait to get started as he volleyed in a cross-field lob only seconds into the game. It was definitely one of Mladen's better goals this … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE