Photo: Drago Sopta/Cropix Training on Sunday from Maksimir Croatians around the world have waited for this day three long years. On Tuesday night in Zagreb, Croatia will be able to exonerate the ghosts of Euro 2008 and that dreadful penalty shootout loss to Turkey. Some of you would call it revenge, others atonement. But with Croatia's 3-0 win in Istanbul this past … [Read more...] about 3 Years In The Making
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FAN ZONE **ALPINE VILLAGE** CROATIA v. TURKEY
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Packed House @ Alpine Village with VATRENI: LOS ANGELES Croatian Fans cheered for the first time in a long time Friday afternoon as their beloved Vatreni blanked the Turks 3-0 in Istanbul. Spirits were high from the start with Ivica Olić's second minute goal. Here's a look into the action from Alpine Village in Torrance, California. Photo: Denis … [Read more...] about FAN ZONE **ALPINE VILLAGE** CROATIA v. TURKEY
CROATIA CRUSH TURKEY 3-0 IN ISTANBUL
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Photo: Joško Ponoš/CROPIX Croatia in complete euphoria! Ivica Olić may not score the prettiest goals, but he gets the job done when he's on the field. In just the second minute of play in Istanbul, Olić picked up the trash in front of net after Croatian defender Vedran Ćorluka cruised through the Turkish defense on the left side to feed the ball in front of goal. After … [Read more...] about CROATIA CRUSH TURKEY 3-0 IN ISTANBUL
90 Minutes in Istanbul
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Photo: Drago Sopta/CroPix Time to buckle up those seatbelts! In less than 36 hours, Croatia will face Turkey in their 1st leg Euro 2012 playoff encounter from Istanbul. One team will play amongst Europe's elite next summer while the other ponders what went wrong. If history serves itself, the first leg (just as in Champions League knockout matches) should be a … [Read more...] about 90 Minutes in Istanbul
14th Round HNL Results
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Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 NK Zagreb Photo: Damir Krajac/CROPIX Šimunić (C) being clobbered by Zagreb players Dinamo Zagreb returned to their fine domestic form on Saturday, defeating city rivals NK Zagreb, after yet another Champions League thumping earlier in the week at the hands of Ajax. In a hard fought Zagreb derby, all Dinamo needed for victory was an eighth minute … [Read more...] about 14th Round HNL Results
What’s In A Song?
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Screenshot Four tamburaša await Dinamo in Zagreb after their loss Dinamo Zagreb returned to Croatia Wednesday night after a disappointing 4-0 Champions League loss to Ajax in Amsterdam. To their surprise, they weren't met by a mob of angry fans, rather a group of four tamburaša. As Dinamo entered the terminal in Zagreb, led by their fearless general manager Zdravko … [Read more...] about What’s In A Song?
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XI*
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SCOTLAND Jelavić converts penalty for Rangers Nikica Jelavić played the full 90 minutes for Rangers on Saturday and converted a 69th minute penalty kick against Aberdeen to give the Scottish giants the full three points on the day. Jelavić put a tough ball through the box as he slid across the penalty area which followed with a foul and a Rangers penalty. … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XI*
Eduardo Double Sends Shakhtar into Quarters
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Photo: Shakhtar.com Eduardo (11) scores in the 9th minute vs. Dynamo In a heated battle amongst Ukrainian foes, Dynamo Kyiv hosted Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Cup Round of 16 Wednesday night. Both Darijo Srna and Eduardo got the start for Shakhtar with the Croatians connecting for the opening goal in just the ninth minute of play. Srna crossed the ball from the … [Read more...] about Eduardo Double Sends Shakhtar into Quarters
12th Round HNL Results
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Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 NK Rijeka Photo: Drago Sopta/CroPix Krstanović (L) celebrating goal In front of only 2,000 people on a cold and rainy Zagreb night, Dinamo restored their four-point lead atop the Croatian table after a 2-0 victory over Rijeka. In a seemingly quiet game that entered halftime scoreless, Dinamo finally got on the board in the 57' when a long cross was … [Read more...] about 12th Round HNL Results
