It appears that Croatia's biggest transfer piece of the winter window, Andrej Kramarić, will get snubbed by Chelsea and picked up by Leicester City instead. The current HNL scoring leader is set to break the bank for Rijeka in there biggest transfer to date as the Premiership carousel keeps spinning. Originally it looked as if Kramarić would be heading to English … [Read more...] about Kramarić heading to Leicester?
Croatians Around Europe
Strinić seals deal at Napoli
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27 year-old Croatian defender Ivan Strinić has completed his free transfer from Dnipro to Italian club Napoli. Strinić's contract in Ukraine expired the last day of 2014 and he was set to make a move to whichever club would sign him. Strinić is a homegrown Split player and played for Hajduk from 2008-2011, before being sold to Dnipro. He scored four goals in 85 appearances for … [Read more...] about Strinić seals deal at Napoli
Where will Kramarić, Strinić move this winter?
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The big news of the upcoming winter transfer window is Rijeka's Andrej Kramarić and whether he will land at Chelsea. News coming out of Croatia on Tuesday says that Kramarić will be in London the Monday following New Year's for a physical at Stamford Bridge. It would be a Rijeka transfer record somewhere in the range of 5-7 million Euros. If the deal goes through, … [Read more...] about Where will Kramarić, Strinić move this winter?
Croatians Around Europe *XVIII*
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SPAIN The wonder kid that is Alen Halilović is living up to all the hype that accompanied him from his Dinamo Zagreb transfer to Barcelona earlier this year. 18 year-old Halilović plays for Barcelona B, which is the European giant's reserve squad in the Spanish 2nd division. After scoring a wonderful strike from outside the box only three weeks ago, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XVIII*
What’s wrong with Champions League
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With the group stage of Champions League commencing next week, I wanted to share some revelations I had about Europe's greatest football tournament with you fine folks. Bottom line: It's dead. (well, until the quarterfinals at least) I pondered for weeks after the World Cup ended how this Croatia side could possibly bow out of the tournament in such weak … [Read more...] about What’s wrong with Champions League
Lovren rescues Liverpool at the death
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Croatian defender Dejan Lovren scored in 95th minute injury time Tuesday night to earn Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Swansea in the Capital One Cup 4th Round. The goal came off a looping free kick from the sideline. Swansea keeper Gerhard Tremmel completely misjudged the ball giving Lovren a wide open goal. And unlike Ivan Rakitić at Euro 2012 against Spain, Lovren cooly headed … [Read more...] about Lovren rescues Liverpool at the death
Barca fall in Paris, Porto shock Shakhtar
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Tuesday Ivan Rakitić and Barcelona never got it going against an Ibrahimović-less PSG side in Paris Tuesday night, losing 3-2. The Barca defense had holes all night long, letting PSG get away with soft goals. Rakitić was responsible for PSG's second goal as he did not cover Marco Verratti properly on the back post following a corner. He was subbed off in the 69th minute … [Read more...] about Barca fall in Paris, Porto shock Shakhtar
Croatians look to repeat in Champions League
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For two straight seasons, a Croatian has lifted the Champions League trophy. In 2013, Mario Mandžukić did it with Bayern while Luka Modrić helped Real Madrid gain their record 10th title in 2014. The 2014-15 rendition of the tournament begins Tuesday. This season, there will be a total of eight Croatians vying for the Champions League crown. Here's a breakdown of all … [Read more...] about Croatians look to repeat in Champions League
Weekend Soccer Talk
By 50 CommentsHeadlines: English Premiership season kicks off Dejan Lovren makes Liverpool debut in 2-1 win over former club Southampton Nikica Jelavić plays full 90 minutes in Hull's 1-0 victory over QPR Ivica Olić and Wolfsburg defeat Darmstadt in penalties in DFB Pokal first round Videos: … [Read more...] about Weekend Soccer Talk
