The moment we have all been waiting for has come. Croatia's top football league has finally started back up and is kicked off Friday afternoon with a match between RNK Split and Istra 1961 in Split which finished in a 2-2 draw. Split started the match off with a prime opportunity to snatch an early lead when Sokol Cikalleshi stepped up to take a penalty shot from the … [Read more...] about It’s Back! HNL Week 20
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Igor Tudor Resigns as Coach of Hajduk Split
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Only days before the start of the spring half of the HNL season, Hajduk Split coach, Igor Tudor, has resigned from his position with the club. Players and club officials attempted to persuade the former Croatian International and one of the longest-tenured coaches the club has ever had to stay with the team, but Tudor refused. Tudor nor the club released a reason … [Read more...] about Igor Tudor Resigns as Coach of Hajduk Split
HNL Week 19 – Josip Simunic Leaves Dinamo, Winter Break Begins
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Dinamo Zagreb finished the first half of the season with a routine victory over Slaven Belupo. Even though Slaven has been on a surge since former Dinamo coach, Ante Čačić took over, Dinamo came out victors in the last match of 2014 with a score of 3-2. Marko Pjaca is coming off of his best match of his career after scoring three goals against Celtic FC earlier this week … [Read more...] about HNL Week 19 – Josip Simunic Leaves Dinamo, Winter Break Begins
HNL Week 18: Lokomotiva win Mud Bowl 2014
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The match between Dinamo and Rijkea was supposed to be one of the marquee matches of the season, but what came as a surprise to some, Dinamo dominated the match over the second-place team and came out as winners with a score of 3-0. Rijeka has been playing some of their best football to date and were eager to challenge the Croatian champions in Zagreb, but failed to make … [Read more...] about HNL Week 18: Lokomotiva win Mud Bowl 2014
MaxTV Prva Liga HNL Week 17
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Dinamo Zagreb easily skated their way to a big victory in Pula on Sunday when they faced NK Istra at Aldo Drosina. The Modri’s 4-0 victory started early with a goal from Marko Pjaca in the second minute. The goal came from a quick pass to Pjaca from Soudani, who scored a goal for himself in the 50th minute. Istra showed no real challenge to Dinamo and let … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga HNL Week 17
Torcida vs. HNS
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More than 30,000 members of Torcida, citizens of Split and supporters of other Croatian clubs gathered on the Splitska Riva Saturday afternoon in protest of the HNS (Croatian Soccer Federation). Maybe the Croatian flare throwing in Milan was just the beginning of having their voices heard. We've known for years how bad the HNL and HNS have been run, but now Croatian … [Read more...] about Torcida vs. HNS
HNL Week 16
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Croatia’s marquee match was scheduled for this Saturday, but was called off due to HNK Hajduk Split’s refusal to take the field. After many conflicting reports, it has been officially stated that the police submitted a list of 92 members of Torcida to the Dinamo Zagreb management stating they have been “black listed” due to behavioral concerns. These fans had no prior … [Read more...] about HNL Week 16
HNL Week 15 – Kramarić Has Historical Night
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Dinamo Zagreb played to a lack luster scoreless draw on Sunday when the visited NK Zagreb at Kranjčevićeva. Coach Zoran Mamić shifted the line up a little by benching regular starter Duje Čop and instead, starting Angelo Henriquez in his place. Henriquez was the lone goal scorer in Dinamo’s embarrassing 5-1 Europa League loss against Salzburg on Thursday, but was … [Read more...] about HNL Week 15 – Kramarić Has Historical Night
True Life: I Watch the HNL
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They say writing falls somewhere between pleasure and torture. Well, luckily, watching Croatia’s professional soccer league, the HNL falls there as well. For nearly six seasons, I have woken up every Saturday morning, and while most fans of the sport would immediately turn on their flat screen TVs to the HD channel showing English Premier matches, I was turning on my … [Read more...] about True Life: I Watch the HNL
