Croatians Around Europe

Ante Rebić: Won't Stop, Can't Stop. Ante Rebić remains En Fuego as he scored AC Milan's lone goal Saturday in a 1-1 draw vs. Fiorentina. The man has become possessed in 2020 and cannot stay off the scoresheet. Rebić slammed home a shot - which took a deflection - in the 56th minute to open up the scoring. It looked as if it would be the game winner, however, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXIII*

Ante Rebić has been on fire for AC Milan this year. Has Wolfsburg's Josip Brekalo taken notice? The 21 year-old winger scored an amazing goal against Malmo Thursday night in Europa League action. Running through the box to his left, Brekalo snapped off left footed shot, against the grain, inside the far post - and the goalie didn't move an inch. Wolfsburg won the … [Read more...] about Brekalo Scores Wunder-Gol In Europa League

Not only did Atletico Madrid shutout Liverpool Tuesday night in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg, but they beat the reigning European champions 1-0. Šime Vrsaljko got the start and played 90 minutes against one of the highest powered offenses in European football. Atletico got a goal in the first five minutes of the match and were able to hold Liverpool … [Read more...] about Vrsaljko & Atletico Madrid Shut Down Liverpool

Ante Rebić has been unstoppable for AC Milan in 2020. After being a ghost for the Italian club in the second half of 2019 - not all completely his fault - Rebić has been playing at 8,000 RPMs the past six weeks and is single-handedly carrying AC Milan on his back. This past Thursday, Rebić scored a perfectly placed volley from inside the box to beat … [Read more...] about Ante Rebić: The Unstoppable Force

Super sub Mario Pašalić came off the bench for Atalanta in the 59th minute vs. Roma Saturday and scored the game winner 19 seconds later with a wonderful curler from inside the box. It's one of the fastest goals for a sub in Serie A history - although not the fastest (15 seconds) - and once again puts Pašalić in the conversation for Euro 2020 playing time. Although Pašalić is … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXII*

Former Croatia boss, Slaven Bilić, has his West Brom side primed to make it back to the Premiership next season. West Brom are currently sitting atop the Championship - England's 2nd division - with the top two clubs automatically being promoted to the Premiership next season. The Baggies are currently on 59 points; four ahead of third-place Fulham, and play at Reading … [Read more...] about Bilić & West Brom Marching On Their Way To The Premiership

Ivan Perišić has been ruled out 4-8 weeks with a broken ankle, AS.com reports. Bayern Munich teammate Alvaro Odriozola took Perišić out with a slide tackle during training last week and fractured the outside of his ankle. Screws needed to be put in during a successful surgery Tuesday night in Germany. This means Perišić is out for both legs of Bayern Munich's … [Read more...] about Perišić Out 6-8 Weeks After Ankle Surgery

In a La Liga twist of events, it looks as if both superstar Croatians could be leaving their respective clubs this summer. 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, Luka Modrić, is being wooed by David Beckham and Inter Miami - MLS' newest club in 2020. Bleacher Report has reported that Miami is offering to double Modrić's contract if he comes across the pond. Modrić has stated that … [Read more...] about Aeropuerto Madrid: Modrić –> Departures, Rakitić –> Arrivals

It may be Super Bowl Sunday, but our football is round! Yesterday in Madrid, Modrić & Vrsaljko walked off the field together after a 1-0 Real Madrid victory over Atletico. Cromance>La Liga. Both Croatians played the full match as Luka Modric received a '7' as he "didn’t give the ball away in the first-half, barely did so in the second. A delight to watch." … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XX*