Mateo Kovačić and Chelsea will have their chance to bag a Champions League crown on Saturday when they face Manchester City in Portugal. It will be the 10th straight year a Croatian plays in the CL Final with a Vatreni player being crowned European champion eight straight years. Kovačić could keep that streak alive and make it nine with a win over City. But before we get to … [Read more...] about Croatians Pick Up Plenty Of Silverware In 2020-21 Season
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Croatians Around Europe XXXIII: Modrić, Krama Score Injury Time Winners, Perišić Nets Beautiful Curler
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Luka Modrić nearly added to his already legendary story at Real Madrid on Saturday; scoring the game winning goal against Villareal in injury time. Real Madrid won 2-1. If Atletico would have dropped points vs. Valladolid, that goal would have won the La Liga title for Real Madrid. However, Atletico came back from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 themselves, to be crowned Spanish … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXIII: Modrić, Krama Score Injury Time Winners, Perišić Nets Beautiful Curler
EURO 2021: Croatia Should Aim For 2nd Place In Group D
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Written by Rob Uvanović Euro 2020 2021 is less than a month away and it’s time to start getting excited about the fixtures. Qualifiers, the Nations League (aka glorified friendlies) and actual friendlies only get the juices flowing so much as we’ve seen from recent Vatreni performances – so it’s time to turn things on again in a big way. As a supporter, the question … [Read more...] about EURO 2021: Croatia Should Aim For 2nd Place In Group D
Dalić Names Preliminary Squad For EURO 2021
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No surprises here. Zlatko Dalić has named his preliminary squad for EURO 2021. It's never really about the 26-man squad, rather the Starting XI that gets supporters going. I predict that Dinamo's Joško Gvardiol will be capped for the first time by the Croatian senior side in June friendlies vs. Armenia and Belgium. Ivanušec could get some playing time in those matches as … [Read more...] about Dalić Names Preliminary Squad For EURO 2021
Croatians Around Europe XXXII: Krama Sets Hoffenheim Scoring Record, Budimir On Fire
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Andrej Kramarić became Hoffenheim's single season goal record holder (19) when he scored inside five minutes of a 1-1 draw against Arminia Bielefeld Saturday. Krama now owns the single season record for goals at Hoffenheim as well as all-time goals: 75. Sejad Salihović sits in a distant second at 46 goals. Not a bad career in Germany since coming over from Leicester in 2016; … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XXXII: Krama Sets Hoffenheim Scoring Record, Budimir On Fire
Modrić Caps Off Record Week For Vatreni Players
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Luka Modrić scored the opening goal for Real Madrid Thursday in a 4-1 victory over Granada. Modrić got the ball in the box and 'nutmegged' the Granada keeper from an extremely tight angle. With the win, Real Madrid trail leaders Atletico by two points with only two matches remaining in the La Liga season. What's more important is that Modrić's goal sets a new record for … [Read more...] about Modrić Caps Off Record Week For Vatreni Players
Rebić, Brozović, Pašalić Explode For Goals In Italy Wednesday Night
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The Vatreni just keep getting hotter as Croatia's first EURO 2021 match is now exactly one month away. Brekalo scored a hat trick at the weekend. Budimir scored two last night. Tonight, it was Ante Rebić's turn as the right winger scored three goals in a 7-0 AC Milan slaughtering of Torino. He also added an assist for all of his fantasy owners out there. He's peaking at just … [Read more...] about Rebić, Brozović, Pašalić Explode For Goals In Italy Wednesday Night
Ante Budimir Coming In Hot For EURO 2021
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Rebić, Kramarić, and Brekalo have all been on fire this week. And now you can add striker Ante Budimir to that list with two goals Tuesday night in a 3-2 Osasuna win over Cadiz. His first goal was a cool header to the bottom-left corner of the net. Then second was a left-footed curler from 18 yards out. There is zero chance Budimir starts as Croatia's striker at next month's … [Read more...] about Ante Budimir Coming In Hot For EURO 2021
Sosa Snubs Croatia, FIFA Snubs Sosa. What Now?
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Well, that escalated quickly! And then the sky absolutely fell on Borna Sosa. All in 96 hours. Sosa snubs Croatia and says playing for Germany is a "business decision." FIFA comes backs and say, "Sorry man, you are not eligible to play for Germany." Awkward. So I ask you all this: Would you want Sosa to represent Croatia at the top level after all this? I say yes, … [Read more...] about Sosa Snubs Croatia, FIFA Snubs Sosa. What Now?