Croatians Around Europe

It was only one month ago that Inter Milan were flying high in Serie A. They were in first place, leading Napoli by one point, and looked to not only make a run at a Champions League berth for next season but to dethrone champions Juventus as well. Fast forward one month and Inter Milan have dropped points in five straight Serie A matches (2 losses, 3 draws) and now … [Read more...] about Should Perišić Jump Ship?

Atletico Madrid is back in form and rumored Croatian transfer Šime Vrsaljko is flying high. On Saturday, Atletico defeated Getafe 2-0 to take sole place of second place in Spain; sitting nine points behind leaders Barcelona. Vrsaljko played the full 90 minutes in the clean sheet victory and assisted on Diego Costa's 68th minute goal with a long cross into the box from the right … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XVIII*

Marko Pjaca, the 22 year-old Croatia and Juventus winger, will be loaned out to Bundesliga club Schalke for the rest of the season, Goal.com reports. Although Pjaca has played in 14 matches for the Italian champions since coming over from Dinamo Zagreb in the summer of 2016, he has not cracked the squad after returning from an ACL tear he suffered against Estonia in a friendly … [Read more...] about Pjaca To Join Schalke On 6-Month Loan

Ivan Perišić and Inter Milan have hit a bit of a rough patch after being top of Serie A only three weeks ago. Inter only have one point in their past three games and now trail leaders Napoli by seven points. After losing two consecutive matches, Inter chopped the points with Lazio Saturday in a scoreless affair. Perišić played the full match while Marcelo Brozovic came on in … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XVII*

In a weekend that Real Madrid supporters will want to forget as quickly as possible, Spanish newspaper Marca released the All-Time XI for Los Blancos. And guess who made the list? None other than Croatia's very own Luka Modrić. Voted on by Marca readers, Modrić was named to the all-time team among the likes of current teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio … [Read more...] about Modrić Makes Real Madrid All-Time XI

Real Madrid had an opportunity to shrink the deficit between themselves and La Liga rivals Barcelona to eight points Saturday afternoon in Madrid with a win in El Clasico. With a game in hand because of the FIFA Club World Cup, Luka Modrić and company could have made it back in the race before Christmas hit. But it couldn't have been more of a disaster. After a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XVI*

It's no secret that 25 year-old Croatian right back Šime Vrsaljko never quite fit in at Atletico Madrid since his summer 2016 signing from Sassuolo. But the former Dinamo Zagreb defender is back to full strength and is planning an exit to Liverpool or Napoli this January, The Sun reports. The deal is rumored to be for a hefty £22 million where Vrsaljko could end up … [Read more...] about Vrsaljko Could Be In Liverpool Or Napoli Soon

Luka Modrić and Real Madrid were in the UAE this week to represent Europe at the FIFA Club World Cup. And as expected, Los Blancos won it for the third time in four years. In the semifinal round, Real Madrid had to come from behind to defeat Al Jazira 2-1. Modrić assisted on the equalizing goal to Ronaldo before Gareth Bale put away the winner int he 81st minute. On Saturday, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XV*