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Is Dinamo Zagreb’s Dominance Bad For Croatian Soccer?

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Before I begin this post, I want to say that I am not a Dinamo fan, a Hajduk fan, or a fan of any specific team in Croatia. I follow the national team as my favorite team and enjoy when any Croatian club team is doing well. Now to answer the question is Dinamo Zagreb’s dominance of the HNL bad for Croatian soccer as a whole? The short answer is: yes and … [Read more...] about Is Dinamo Zagreb’s Dominance Bad For Croatian Soccer?

Football. Is. Back!

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Football is back! And the dates are set! No thanks to the current COVID-19 pandemic, European football will return in June after a three-month postponement. The German Bundesliga restarted two weekends ago and the other three European power leagues are right behind them. English Premier League: June 17th Spanish La Liga: June 11th (tentative) Italian … [Read more...] about Football. Is. Back!

Croatians Around Deutschland *II*

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Marin Pongračić has arrived! The 22 year-old Wolfsburg central defender scored two goals with his head Tuesday in a 4-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. This was only his fourth game for Wolfsburg since coming over in the winter transfer from Red Bull Salzburg. Pongračić has already been capped by the U21 Croatia side three times and will surely get some attention from … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Deutschland *II*

A Tribute To Mile Gotovac

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With great sadness, we announce the passing of Miljenko Gotovac, the president of San Pedro Croat and one of the original founders. Miljenko passed away due to complications from Covid-19. He was a pioneer in the Croatian community and left it stronger after decades of dedicated work. --------------- Miljenko “Mike” “Dida” Gotovac’s generous heart … [Read more...] about A Tribute To Mile Gotovac

30 Years: Boban’s Kick Heard Around The Balkans

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May 13th, 2020 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Riot and Zvonimir Boban's "Kick Heard Around The Balkans" at Maksimir in Zagreb. With political tensions already high at the time with a majority of Croatian parties voting for independence from Yugoslavia; what ensued at Maksimir that day was seen as the 'symbolic' start to the war to many in … [Read more...] about 30 Years: Boban’s Kick Heard Around The Balkans

Future Star: Antonio Marin

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Today’s future star for Croatian soccer: Antonio Marin. Marin is arguably the most talented young Croatian player. The tall winger has a wide variety of skills in his bag and is a great finisher and creator. The 19 year-old plays for Dinamo Zagreb and has made a few appearances for the first team this season; as well as five total appearances for the Croatia U-21 side. His … [Read more...] about Future Star: Antonio Marin

Worst World Cup Call Against Croatia Goes To…

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These days, we're obviously taking long strolls down memory lane with no sports being played. Today's topic: What has been the worst World Cup call against Croatia? Four moments come to mind right off the bat. Unfortunately, two of them occurred in the 2018 World Cup Final against France. 4 Worst Calls Against Croatia At The World Cup Your nominees … [Read more...] about Worst World Cup Call Against Croatia Goes To…

Josip Šimunić The Freight Train

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Croatia had never lost to Serbia in three previous meetings leading up to their 2014 World Cup qualifying match in Belgrade September 6th, 2013. And Josip Šimunić kept it that way. With the match tied 1-1 in the 80th minute, a Croatian corner kick was quickly cleared putting only Šimunić between Suljemani and a wide open break-away. Šimunić made sure the Serb was … [Read more...] about Josip Šimunić The Freight Train

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