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Croatia Mourns a Legend

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Former head of the Croatian Football Federation, Vlatko Marković, passed away on Monday in a Zagreb hospital at the age of 76. Marković has been fighting a battle with Alzheimer's disease, and recently contracted pneumonia, which worsened his condition. He famously coached teams such as Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split as well as several other teams including Rapid Wien and … [Read more...] about Croatia Mourns a Legend

HNL Week 10

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    Results for Sept. 20-22, 2013     NK OSIJEK 0 - 1 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB     El Arbi Hillel Soudani scored the lone goal of the game, but it was all that was needed for Dinamo to claim victory and remain on top of the league table. This was Soudani’s fifth goal of the HNL season, making him the second highest scorer in the league after Rijeka’s Leon … [Read more...] about HNL Week 10

Croatia Come Up Short In Bronze Medal Game, Finish 4th

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    Playing for their first medal in 18 years, Croatia played with heart and intensity, fighting back multiple times, but falling to the very talented Spain 92-66. Croatia were able to keep the game close for most of the first half thanks to 18 points from Bojan Bogdanović, but Spain went on a run to close out the half up 11. Bogdanović went cold in the second half, scoring … [Read more...] about Croatia Come Up Short In Bronze Medal Game, Finish 4th

Group Stage Opening Day proves tough for Croatian clubs

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It was a rough kickoff for Croatian teams in the Europa League group stages today, as both clubs, Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Rijeka, fell in their first group stage matches today. Dinamo were heavy favorites in their match that was played at Maksimir today against Ukraine’s FC Chornomorets Odesa. Just over 5,000 fans came to cheer on Dinamo, but watched them struggle in the … [Read more...] about Group Stage Opening Day proves tough for Croatian clubs

Croatia defeat Ukraine, make Euro semis

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After a tight first quarter, Croatia pulled away and never looked back Thursday night in Slovenia, defeating Ukraine 84-72 in the Eurobasket quarterfinals. Croatia will now play one of the pre-tournament favorites, Lithuania in the semifinals. This is Croatia's first appearance in the semis since 1995 and with the berth comes automatic qualification into the World Championships … [Read more...] about Croatia defeat Ukraine, make Euro semis

Tuesday Night Funnies: Torcida vs. HNS

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A picture is worth 1,000 words.  The domovina knew it. The dijaspora knew it. And now, Torcida has shared it with the rest of world this past weekend as Hajduk hosted Dinamo at Poljud. They hung a banner with Dinamo Zagreb general manager and Croatian kingpin Zdravko Mamić being "sucked off" by Croatian national coach Igor Štimac. The below captain read, "HNS Pederi" showing … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Torcida vs. HNS

**FAN ZONE** Hajduk vs. Dinamo in Split

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Derbi Hajduk -Dinamo 14.09.2013. Split. Gradski stadion u Poljudu. Gledatelja oko 28.000 tisuca!! sastavi : Hajduk : Kalinić, Mikanović, Maloča, Milović , Jozinović , Sušić,  Pašalić,  Kouassi  (od 86. Maloku ) Iluridze (od 73. Anđelković ), Bukva , Maglica(od 93. Milić ). Dinamo : Sandomierski, Pinto, Šimunović , Šimunić, Lima, Pamić (od 66. Halilović , Ademi … [Read more...] about **FAN ZONE** Hajduk vs. Dinamo in Split

Croatia beats Greece in 2 OT’s, Tops Group

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It took two overtimes, but Croatia came out victorious over a determined Greek side 92-88 on Monday to win their 7th in a row and finish atop their group. The win knocks Greece out of the tournament and sets Croatia up to play Ukraine on Thursday in the quarterfinals. Ukraine are 5-3 thus far in the competition, including an impressive win over … [Read more...] about Croatia beats Greece in 2 OT’s, Tops Group

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