Croatians Around Europe

It was a slow weekend for Croatians in football as German national team and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer stole the headlines in Croatia. Neuer (white shirt in video) is currently vacationing in Dalmacija with some of his Croatian buddies, including former Croatian water polo player, Nikša Dobud, who was part of the gold medal winning Croatia water polo team at the 2012 … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXX*

Since Serie A’s restart in June, Ante Rebić has scored four goals in five matches; with AC Milan winning every game Rebić has scored in. They only dropped points in a 2-2 draw against SPAL. Tuesday night, AC Milan came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus 4-2. And you guessed it, Rebić scored once again. AC Milan now only sit two points out of a … [Read more...] about Rebić & Vlašić Remain On Absolute FIRE!

Ivan Perišić is currently on loan from Inter Milan and probably did the least amount of (minimal) work to be part of a "double winning" Bayern Munich side this season. And what I mean by "minimal" is that Perišić was never cemented into Bayern's starting XI this season but always found himself on the scoresheet with a goal or assist; whether Bayern needed it or not. Bayern … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXIX*

Nikola Vlašić and CSKA Moscow finally woke up offensively since the Russian Premier League restarted the season on June 20th. In their previous two matches, CSKA have only managed to salvage one point while scoring zero goals. Vlašić got them out of the gutter Tuesday night in a 2-0 victory over Spartak Moscow. In the 27th minute, Vlašić hit a knuckleball from 24 cards out that … [Read more...] about Vlašić Wakes From Slumber With Brace vs. Spartak

Andrej Kramarić was booming with confidence Saturday as the 2020 Bundesliga finally came to an end. Kramarić had himself a day with four - count them one, two, three, four - goals against 2nd place Borussia Dortmund in a 4-0 win. Krama opened up his account with a perfectly curled shot from 20 yards out in the 8th minute of play. He added a tap-in goal for his second and cooly … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXVIII*

Dejan Lovren and Liverpool are officially Premier League champions after Chelsea's 2-1 win over Manchester City Thursday night. Lovren is the first Croatian to win a top-flight English title even though he didn't star for the Reds regualrly during the 2019-20 season. Nonetheless, Lovren has had quite the run recently: 2018: World Cup Finalist 2019: Champions … [Read more...] about Lovren & Liverpool Officially Crowned English Premiership Champions

This is the kind of hug you get from Lionel Messi when you score a 71st minute winner in a 1-0 victory as you're tied on points with hated rivals Real Madrid with only eight matches left in the season. Ivan Rakitić came off the bench in the 64’ and scored seven minutes later in a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao Tuesday night. Barca now have a 3-point lead on Real Madrid … [Read more...] about Rakitić Scores Game Winner For Barcelona

Andrej Kramarić got a rare start for Hoffenheim on Saturday in a 4-0 victory over Union Berlin; scoring his first goal since the restart. In the 39th minute, a Hoffenheim free kick bled through the box and found Krama wide open, who hit right under the crossbar to make the game 2-0. He was taken off in the 74th minute. Hoffenheim only have one match remaining in the season so … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXVII*

Probably not. Ivan Perišić was not included in Bayern Munich's squad Tuesday night as they defeated Werder Bremen 1-0 to lock up their eighth straight Bundesliga crown; with two matches remaining in the season. The question is: Did Bayern really need Inter Milan-owned Ivan Perišić this season on loan? Perišić only played in 21 matches for the Bavarian … [Read more...] about Bayern Win 8th Straight Bundesliga Title; But Was Perišić Needed?