Soccer

Luka Modrić...OH MY! When you think you think the 39 year-old is out of tricks, he does this. Modrić opened the scoring vs. Girona Sunday night in Madrid with an amazing 27-yard half volley to send the Bernabeu into pandemonium! I mean, what more can you say about him at this point in his career? Modrić was voted MOTM with a 9.1 rating. Goal.com said this about his … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 23: Modrić Scores Amazing Half-Volley From 27 Yards!

Marco Pašalić scored two goals vs. Philly Saturday night in his first MLS match for Orlando. It's a fantastic start to the season for the former Rijeka winger who has given himself a substantial pay raise after leaving Europe for America and the MLS. Pašalić was also voted MOTM with a 9.1 rating. We will definitely have eyes on him this season to see if Dalić calls up the … [Read more...] about Pašalić With Brace In Orlando Debut, Musa Scores Too On MLS Opening Night

Luka Sučić got the start for Real Sociedad and played 48 minutes in a 7-3 (aggregate) win over Midtjylland in Europa League action. Sučić scored twice on the night by making a nice run int the box for an easy tap-in and then blistering a low shot from 20 yards out in 1st half injury time. He was voted MOTM with a 8.6 match rating. Sociedad will now play either Tottenham or … [Read more...] about Sučić Bags 2 Goals In Europa League, Leaves Game With Apparent Ankle Injury

PSV roar back from a 1-goal 1st leg loss to defeat Juventus 3-1 Wednesday night to oust the Italian giants from Champions League football. PSV Eindhoven will now play in the Round of 16 versus Arsenal or Inter Milan. Over the 4-3 (aggregate) win for PSV, Perišić scored two goals and supplied a 'hockey assist' that would be the eventual clinching goal for the Dutch side. … [Read more...] about PERIŠIĆ IS BACK! Goal & (Hockey) Assist As PSV Oust Juventus From Champions League!

Ante Budimir drew a very controversial penalty and converted from the spot on Saturday in a 1-1 draw vs. Real Madrid. That makes it 13 La Liga goals for Budimir in 24 matches. Only Lewandowski and Mbappe have more in Spain. Was it a 50-50 penalty call? Sure. But Budimir was calm and collected at the spot and easily guessed right vs. Courtois. The draw means Real Madrid only … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 22: Budimir Penalty Holds Real Madrid, Vlašić Scores

I love that Sučić is being looked at by Pep, but a move to City this summer is too early. He needs to do more in Spain first. Sučić only has 1 goal, 1 assist in 25 matches this season for Sociedad. (all competitions) It would be awesome to see another Croatian trident at a top-English club (looking at you Crottenham), but a move to mighty Manchester City seems premature by … [Read more...] about RUMOR MILL: Manchester City Looking At Luka Sučić

What a crazy game in Manchester that saw Real Madrid come from behind in the final six minutes of the match to steal a win at the Etihad! For a 1st leg match, this had everything you would want from both clubs. -Gvardiol with an assist and fantastic game defensively (Real Madrid defeats City 3-2)-Perišić scores for PSV (Juventus defeats PSV 2-1)-Kovač wins as manager … [Read more...] about Croatians Shine In Champions League: Gvardiol Assists, Perišić Scores, Kovač Wins