Croatians Around Europe

As expected, Josip Brekalo, Marin Pongrančić, and Wolfsburg couldn't get the job done against Shakhtar Donetsk Wednesday night in Ukraine. Already trailing 2-1 from their first leg defeat in Germany months ago, Wolfsburg knew they needed a minimum of two away goals to get anything accomplished. However, the game went scoreless for 89 minutes before Shakhtar banged in three … [Read more...] about Brekalo, Wolfsburg Bow Out Of Europa While Brozović Through To Quarters

Mateo Kovačić was sent off in the FA Cup Final Saturday after an extremely soft second yellow card booking in the 73rd minute. Already being booked in the first half, Kovačić made contact with Arsenal's Granit Xhaka and was wrongfully booked. You can clearly see that Kovačić plants his right foot first and Xhaka actually steps on him. Arsenal was up 2-1 at that time and held on … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXXIII*

Ante Rebić has helped AC Milan recover this year from the dumpster fire they were in 2019. Rebić came over on loan last summer from Eintracht Frankfurt and was supposed to be an instant injection of speed, grit, and attitude. However, Rebić rarely saw the pitch in 2019, manager Marco Giampaolo was sacked in October, and Chief Football Officer Zvonimir Boban was let go in March. … [Read more...] about Rebić Assists Zlatan In 4-1 AC Milan Win

Mateo Kovačić and Chelsea got the job done Sunday in the last game of the English Premier League season; beating Wolverhampton 2-0. The win ensured that Chelsea would finish top-4 with Manchester United for a Champions League berth next season. Kovačić got the start and played 85 minutes; receiving an '8' grade from London Football as he "Worked so hard defensively. Did well to … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXXII*

Mateo Kovačić and Chelsea still have everything to play for. Even though Liverpool wrapped up the Premiership title a month ago and no club was going to catch Manchester City; the entire English season comes down to a final 90 minutes on Sunday. And that's what makes European football, promotion/relegation, and European berths so much fun. The top-4 spots … [Read more...] about This Is Why European Football Is Fun…

It was an ugly finish to the season for Slaven Bilić and his West Brom side, but at the end of the day, they earned automatic promotion to the English Premiership next campaign. West Brom only needed a 2-2 draw Wednesday night against QPR to secure a 2nd place finish in the Championship as third-place Brentford laid an egg and lost 2-1 to Barnsley. If Brentford would have won, … [Read more...] about Bilić, West Brom Headed Back To The Premiership!

Former Croatia captain, Croatia head coach, and Bayern Munich manager - Niko Kovač - has been appointed the new man in charge at French Ligue 1 club, Monaco. We last saw Kovač in charge at Bayern Munich where he was sacked in November of 2019. Kovač was the head coach of Croatia at the 2014 World Cup before he moved to Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt. In … [Read more...] about Bienvenue A Ligue 1, Niko Kovač

Ante Rebić can't stop, won't stop! The 26-year-old Croatian striker scored again Saturday night in a 5-1 AC Milan shellacking of Bologna. With the match already 3-1 in Milan's favor in the 57th minute, Rebić took a short pass from Zlatan in the box and slammed it away with a 'no look, left-foot' rocket past the keeper for the goal. Since the restart, Rebić now has five Serie A … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXXI*