ENOUGH SAID... It was a packed house at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, July 17th as Tottenham Hotspur opened up their 2010-11 season with a friendly against MLS club San Jose Earthquakes. The match ended in a dreadfully boring scoreless draw, with Luka Modrić and Niko Kranjčar coming into the match as second half substitutes. Vedran Ćorluka did not suit up due to a minor … [Read more...] about SPURS-QUAKES IN SAN JOSE
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CROATS STAR AT SPURS PRACTICE
By 7 CommentsSAN JOSE CROATIAN DANIJEL GRGO DUKIĆ WITH LUKA MODRIĆTottenham Hotspur hosted an open training session in front of 1,200 people on Thursday in preparation for their friendly against the San Jose Earthquakes this upcoming Saturday at 1 PM. Croatians from San Jose and the surrounding Bay Area of Northern California stole the show sporting their checkers in support of Luka Modrić, … [Read more...] about CROATS STAR AT SPURS PRACTICE
CHAMPIONS/EUROPA LEAGUE DRAWS
By 7 CommentsChampions League Draw Dinamo Zagreb were paired with the winner of FC Sheriff (MDA) – KS Dinamo Tirana (ALB) in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after today's draw in Nyon. FC Sheriff won the first leg at home 3-1, with the return leg on July 20th, while Dinamo have all but assured themselves a place in the third round after a 5-1 romp at home to … [Read more...] about CHAMPIONS/EUROPA LEAGUE DRAWS
SPURS IN CALIFORNIA
By 32 CommentsĆORLUKA(L) & KRANJČAR(R) IN THEIR NEW SPURS GEAR CroatianSoccerReport.com will be on hand this weekend in San Jose to witness Luka Modrić, Vedran Ćorluka, Niko Kranjčar and the rest of the Tottenham Hotspur take on the San Jose Earthquakes in a pre-season friendly. With Champions League just around the corner, Spurs are full of hope and promise for the upcoming … [Read more...] about SPURS IN CALIFORNIA
WORLD CUP FINAL FROM ALPINE
By 24 CommentsPLEASE EXCUSE THE POOR AUDIO QUALITY. TURN THOSE COMPUTER SPEAKERS ALL THE WAY TO 11! All in all it was a mediocre World Cup. Only a hand full of free kick goals with very low scoring games. It had its moments with the tournament favorites Spain winning it all but still lackluster with an abundance of 1-0 games. I'm glad there were no security issues or threats during the … [Read more...] about WORLD CUP FINAL FROM ALPINE
UVANOVIĆ REPRESENTS IN JOBURG
By 1 CommentRobert Uvanović live from South Africa Since my last post, the 2010 World Cup has been turned on its head! With tournament favorites Brazil crashing out in a surprise 2-1 loss to the Netherlands and the most impressive team of the group stages, Argentina, crashing to a 4-0 defeat to Germany, this might not be South America's tournament after all. Germany's … [Read more...] about UVANOVIĆ REPRESENTS IN JOBURG
WORLD CUP GROUP WRAP-UP
By 16 CommentsRobert Uvanović reporting from South Africa It’s been an up and down week for me here in Pretoria as the USA were dumped out of the tournament by a young, but talented Ghana team, only a few days after their stunning, last-gasp defeat of Algeria which put them into the Round of 16. The scenes at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium after Landon Donovan had struck in … [Read more...] about WORLD CUP GROUP WRAP-UP
NOT SO E.A.S.Y FOR ENGLAND AFTER ALL
By 14 CommentsENGLISH GUTTED AFTER 4-1 LOSS TO GERMANY … [Read more...] about NOT SO E.A.S.Y FOR ENGLAND AFTER ALL
USA-GHANA FROM DUBROVNIK
By 3 CommentsThe following videos were shot raw and unedited from The Gaffe Pub in Dubrovnik, Croatia during the USA v. Ghana Round of 16 elimination match on June 26th. The Gaffe Pub is an English/Irish bar in the center of Dubrovnik that attracts tourists from the British Isle and Ireland. Please excuse the vulgar language used in the following videos. This is the manner in which … [Read more...] about USA-GHANA FROM DUBROVNIK