Croatians Around Europe

England Niko Kranjčar had another good game as his Portsmouth side stunned Everton 2-1 with a late Peter Crouch goal. Kranjčar flipped the ball into the box which led to Pompey's first goal. Niko's stock is still rising as he plans to leave the club in the summer for a better opportunity. Does anyone think Kranjčar will stay with Portsmouth past this season? With this … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

England Luka Modrić chases down Aston Villa's James Milner Luka Modrić and Vedran Ćorluka helped Tottenham secure a 2-1 upset against Aston Villa on Sunday. Modrić started the play that led to the Spurs first goal in the 5th minute as he put a nice ball on the wing, which was crossed back to the middle. American goalie, Brad Friedel, mishandled the ball which was … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

Eduardo (top center) celebrates shootout win with teammates. Eduardo did not start Arsenal's second leg fixture in Rome Wednesday night; but he was able to make his 2009 Champion's League debut. With Arsenal winning the first leg in London 1-0, a draw would have been enough to see the Gunners go through to the quarterfinals. AS Roma had other plans. Arsenal gave up a … [Read more...] about CROATIANS IN CHAMPION’S LEAGUE

EDUARDO HAS OFFICIALLY RETURNED! Eduardo made his 2009 Arsenal debut in magnificent fashion. After rehabilitating his leg for the past year, Arsene Wenger gave 'Dudu' the chance to prove his fitness and ability against Cardiff City in the 4th Round of the FA Cup. Earlier in the week, Eduardo helped the 'Vatreni' pull out a 2-1 win in Bucharest with a game-winning assist to … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

Germany Mladen Petrić made sure that Ivica Olić's presence would not be missed as Hamburg took on German giants, Bayern Munich, as the BundesLiga resumed after a lengthy winter break. Olić has been suspended for the first two BundesLiga matches of 2009. Petrić played the full 90 minutes and scored a nice rebound header just before the halftime whistle blew. It … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

Germany Ivica Olić's 'eye-gouging' incident will cost him games against future club, Bayern Munich, as well as Karlsruhe when the BundesLiga returns from winter break on January 30th. Olić has also been suspended for three future friendlies. Robert Kovač waits out a possible transfer from Borussia Dortmund. Where to exactly? Try Dinamo Zagreb. Initial reports … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

England Luka Modrić and Vedran Ćorluka helped Tottenham secure a 2-0 win over West Ham United at Upton Park Monday night in yet another London derby. Ćorluka continued his usual stonewall defense as he played a bit more physical on the night. He was beat on a play early in the 2nd half in which he fouled a Hammers player just inches outside of the box. The scoreboard … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

Germany Ivica Olić continued what Mladen Petrić started last week for Hamburger SV; and that's scoring another fantastic goal for the BundesLiga side. With the match tied at 1-1 in the 74th minute, Olić ripped a shot from the corner of the penalty box which beat the Werder Bremen goalie high and far for the 2-1 win. As much as I love seeing the two play well for HSV … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE