Photo: MirrorFootball.com The Old Firm Derby did not fair well for Nikica Jelavić and Rangers Wednesday night in Glasgow. Rangers held a one-point lead on Celtic going into the last match of 2011. Knowing a win would give control to either team atop the Scottish Premier League table going into the new year, both clubs were prepared for a battle, especially with the windy … [Read more...] about JELAVIĆ, RANGERS LOSE GRASP ON SCOTLAND
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UNITED INTEREST IN MODRIĆ
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Photo: PA The Luka Modrić transfer carousel has begun...again! This time it's European giants and world renown club Manchester United. Goal.com has reported that the Red Devils will try to woo the Croatian midfielder away from White Hart Lane in the upcoming transfer window when it opens on January 1st, 2012. This is no news for Modrić. After three bids from Chelsea … [Read more...] about UNITED INTEREST IN MODRIĆ
2011 ‘Bust of the Year’
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As voted on by CroatianSports.com Nation, the 2011 'Bust of the Year' will be shared by two Croatian soccer players: one capped and the other uncapped, respectively. Dejan Lovren and Srdjan Lakić did not live up to their potential in 2011. Srdjan Lakić was supposed to have an electric year after starting the 2010-11 season on fire for German Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern. … [Read more...] about 2011 ‘Bust of the Year’
SRNA SMUGGLING GRAPES WHILE ON VACATION
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Photo: TMZ Screen-grab America's most popular celebrity news website, TMZ, published photos of a speedo-clad Darijo Srna as he vacationed in Barbados this week. The Croatian national soccer team captain is currently on winter break from his club Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. Is Srna that well known worldwide that America's #1 paparazzi website would follow him and put him in … [Read more...] about SRNA SMUGGLING GRAPES WHILE ON VACATION
2011 BEST MOMENT, BEST LINE
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Photo: croatia.org The 2011 CroatianSports 'Line of the Year' and 'Moment of the Year' are one in the same. How can we forget Vedran Ćorluka burning the Turkish defense and feeding Ivica Olić in front of the goal in Istanbul to put Croatia up 1-0 in just the second minute of the match in their Euro 2012 first leg playoff? The goal changed the dynamic of the match and the … [Read more...] about 2011 BEST MOMENT, BEST LINE
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XV*
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ENGLAND Photo: Reuters Luka Modrić and Tottenham Hotspur kept on rolling Saturday after losing their first two games of the season. It only took Spurs seven minutes to score their first goal against Ivan Klasnić and the Bolton Wanderers as a Modrić corner kick was deflected off the boot of Welshman Gareth Bale. Spurs continued to press in the first half but couldn't … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE *XV*
17TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
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Cibalia Vinkovci 2-2 Dinamo Zagreb Dinamo fall in Vinkovci, drop points to Cibalia Photo: Vlado Kos/Cropix Dinamo Zagreb missed a golden opportunity Saturday night to go into the 10-week winter break with some momentum and an eight-point lead on Hajduk Split atop the HNL table. Instead, they were shocked by an 87th minute equalizer from Cibalia's Dino Kresinger … [Read more...] about 17TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
THE GOLDEN REPORT (12/3/2011)
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The Good, The Bad, The Phil Jones Written by Matt 'The Golden Child' Lebo Besides following Croatian footballers on a regular basis, I spend the rest of my time following the entire soccer world while creeping on girls on Facebook. I decided, since some of you guys love the game as much as I do, to share my wealth of weekly information with you. Instead of … [Read more...] about THE GOLDEN REPORT (12/3/2011)
SRNA ‘WUNDER VOLLEY’ HELPS SHAKHTAR GO TOPS
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Photo: Shakhtar Srna (center) celebrates wunder-volley goal against Arsenal Kyiv With all eyes on the Euro 2012 draw Friday night, Darijo Srna and Eduardo still had to clock-in as Shakhtar Donetsk hosted Arsenal Kyiv from the Donbass Arena; one of the venues for next summer's European Championships. Srna received the start and played the full 90 minutes, scoring the … [Read more...] about SRNA ‘WUNDER VOLLEY’ HELPS SHAKHTAR GO TOPS
