Croatia take on Russia Tuesday morning (North American time) in their last match of 2015; a year that saw nothing short of ridiculousness for our beloved Vatreni. We saw Croatia: -start the qualifying campaign undefeated and in complete control of an automatic Euro 2016 berth -have their home match with Italy moved from Zagreb to Split only to … [Read more...] about Kalinić, Brozović, Mandžukić Score Late In 2nd, Croatia Win 3-1
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Panic In Paris
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In wake of today's tragedy in Paris, which is inhumane and simply scary anyway you look at it, I pose this question to you CroatianSports Nation. And I'm not trying to guide this conversation towards religion or politics or immigration or anything like that, even though it has everything to do with it, however, from a purely sports perspective: Does the attack on … [Read more...] about Panic In Paris
Who Ya Rootin’ For?
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Well Croatia fans, after a campaign which saw us start off smoking hot but end in mediocrity; where manager Niko Kovač was canned and Croatia were on the brink of a playoff. We get to kick our feet up this weekend in comfort knowing that Croatia will in fact be in the 24-team Euro 2016 draw, which takes place December 12th. But we're all sports fan here. And even … [Read more...] about Who Ya Rootin’ For?
End To A Legendary Career UPDATED
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It appears the legendary Croatian fighter Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic has called it quits after over 20 years in proffesional combat sports. Yesterday morning Filipovic announced his withdrawl from his up coming fight and subsequent retirement from the sport. “Unfortunately I had to cancel the fight in Seoul,” the Croatian fighter wrote on his website, … [Read more...] about End To A Legendary Career UPDATED
HNL Week 16: The Poets find Victory
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Dinamo Zagreb broke their short losing streak on Sunday with a late game-winning goal from Junior Fernandes. Fernandes struck in the 82nd minute to give Dinamo the 1-0 lead that took them their first victory in three weeks. The 20-year-old Ivica Ivušić made his HNL debut with Istra in the match, getting the start in goal over veteran Vanja Ivešić. Ivusic faced … [Read more...] about HNL Week 16: The Poets find Victory
Rakitić Out 1 Month
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Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitić left the field in the 18th minute Wednesday night in Barcelona's 3-0 Champions League win over BATE Borisov, ESPNFC has reported. It appears he tore a muscle in his right leg and will miss the rest of November. Lucky for the Croatian national team, they will not need to play a November playoff and will not need the services of Rakitić this month. … [Read more...] about Rakitić Out 1 Month
Dinamo Implode In Athens, Lose 2-1
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Dinamo Zagreb received a devastating blow in the 90th minute in Piraus as they lose 2-1 to the Greek Champions. Filipe Pardo, a second-half substitute, scored two goals in under 30 minutes after his team was down 1-0 to the Modri. Pardo came on in the 65th minute and immediately made an impact with a goal after seeing the pitch for only 30 seconds. The … [Read more...] about Dinamo Implode In Athens, Lose 2-1
Dinamo on Losing Streak While Rijeka are on Top
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Dinamo Zagreb suffered their first consecutive loss since September of 2008. After a late game-winning goal from Anas Sharbini last week ended Dinamo’s 50-game unbeaten streak that has lasted since May 10, 2014, RNK Split beat the Croatian giants with a score of 1-0 on Friday in Split. Peter Franjić was the hero who took Dinamo down and left them in third place, … [Read more...] about Dinamo on Losing Streak While Rijeka are on Top
Mladi Vatreni Down zie Germans
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Alright, I'll be the first one to admit that covering U-17 soccer is a bit ridiculous. Sure, these kids are the future of Croatian soccer, but at the same time, only one or two of these guys (historically speaking) is going to become a force for the senior side. And this is basically Croatia's high school team we're talking about. Nonetheless, no matter what age … [Read more...] about Mladi Vatreni Down zie Germans
