All Dinamo needed was a draw Wednesday at Maksimir in order to progress to the Champions League playoff round. Instead, they were defeated 2-0 by Danish champions Aalborg to end their Champions League season before it had even started. Anders Jacobsen got Aalborg on the board in the 36th minute when he slotted home a shot following a counter attack, although it looked as if he … [Read more...] about Dinamo’s CL run done
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MaxTV Prva Liga Week Three – Ante Budimir Makes Move to Germany
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The 2014 HNL season is still heating up in its third week of action. Current champions, Dinamo Zagreb dominated NK Zadar on Friday with a score of 5-0 thanks to three goals from Duje Čop and two more from Soudani and Arijen Ademi. The champions are currently on top of the table, but are tied for first place on points with HNK Rijeka, who are continuing … [Read more...] about MaxTV Prva Liga Week Three – Ante Budimir Makes Move to Germany
HNL teams go 3 for 4 in Europe this week
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Croatian teams did well this week in European play, going 3 for 4 in the first leg of the Champions League/Europa League third qualifying rounds. On Wednesday, Dinamo Zagreb travelled to Denmark to take on Danish champions Aab. After a scoreless first half, Marcelo Brozović broke the deadlock in the 49th minute when he wound up a shot from 18 yards out to beat … [Read more...] about HNL teams go 3 for 4 in Europe this week
Fantasy Football is Back!
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Code to join this league: 459188-118422 Fantasy Premier League returns to CroatianSports.com for a 5th year running. It's completely free and keeps the season interesting even when the big teams aren't facing off against each other. Croatians in the Premiership this season: Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) and Nikica Jelavić (Hull City) . Defender Ivan Strinić is expected to … [Read more...] about Fantasy Football is Back!
Lovren moving to Anfield
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Photo: Liverpool FC After a phenomenal first season in the English Premier League with Southampton FC, Croatian defender Dejan Lovren has completed a £20 million move to Liverpool. Lovren had made it known that he wanted to move to Liverpool before the world Cup had even started. Now, he will return to the Champions League (which he played in during his Lyon days) … [Read more...] about Lovren moving to Anfield
HNL Week 2
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NK LOKOMOTIVA 3-4 DINAMO ZAGREB A funny thing happened Friday night at Maksimir as Dinamo Zagreb took on feeder club NK Lokomotiva ahead of their trip to Denmark next week in a Champions League duel versus Aab. Lokomotiva took a 3-1 lead into halftime as Ante Budimir scored a natural hat trick, which looked to be good enough for the win, and Dinamo's first loss of … [Read more...] about HNL Week 2
Dinamo, Rnk Split, Rijeka through as Hajduk survive
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After a 2-0 home win in the Champions League 2nd qualifying round first leg last week, Dinamo Zagreb won again by the same margin in Lithuania Tuesday night. After a scoreless first half, El Arabi Soudani opened up the scoring in the 47th minute with a lob shot from a tight angle while captain Josip Šimunić doubled the lead just two minutes later against home side Zalgiris … [Read more...] about Dinamo, Rnk Split, Rijeka through as Hajduk survive
Dinamo win 2-0 in CL qualifying opener
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Dinamo Zagreb took care of business Tuesday night in Zagreb as they defeated Zalgiris Vilnius 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League second round qualifying match. After a scoreless first half, Algerian international El Arabi Soudani broke the deadlock in the 58th minute before Domagoj Antolic doubled the lead 11 minutes later. The return leg is next Tuesday in … [Read more...] about Dinamo win 2-0 in CL qualifying opener
The road ends here…
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The 2014 World Cup ends Sunday. In what most thought would be an all-South American final between hosts Brazil and hated rivals Argentina, quickly turned into the Die Mannschaft show after the Germans' 7-1 obliteration over Brazil in the semifinals. It's going to be hard to bet against Germany after winning the 'Group of Death', which was also comprised of Portugal, … [Read more...] about The road ends here…
