England EDUARDO CHIPPING AWAY FOR ARSENAL'S 2ND GOAL Eduardo got a well-deserved start in place of injured striker Nicklas Bendtner Saturday afternoon and made the most of it in front of 29,000 at the Molineux Stadium as Arsenal made the trip to Wolverhampton. The first 20 minutes of the match looked bleak for the Gunners as Wolverhampton applied heavy pressure on … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XIII*
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14TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 11 CommentsWritten by dinamofan:), CSR HNL correspondent The 2009-10 HNL season has been more confusing than the current Dodger Divorce (stickball alert) going on in Los Angeles between soon-to-be divorced Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt. Dinamo Zagreb don't drop a point to start the season and then draw Zadar and lose to a bipolar Hajduk side in Split. Ermin Zec and Šibenik … [Read more...] about 14TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
WHO SAID WOMEN’S SOCCER ISN’T ENTERTAINING?
By 1 CommentTHE VIDEO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF Check out this crazy defender for New Mexico during their semifinal match against BYU in the Mountain West playoffs. I've seen world class players throw punches, ninja-kick each other and even through head butts during World Cup finals; but this is entirely on a different level. How could the referee and his assistants let her stay in the game … [Read more...] about WHO SAID WOMEN’S SOCCER ISN’T ENTERTAINING?
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPA LEAGUE 4
By 15 CommentsPartizan Belgrade vs. Club Brugge Photo: Yahoo, Ivan Perišić in action against FK Partizan Belgrade Club Brugge defeated FK Partizan Belgrade in a wild 4-2 shootout at FK Partizan Stadium, with only 6,300 in attendance. Ivan Perišić put on another outstanding performance for his side, scoring the first goal of the match in the 28' after converting on … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPA LEAGUE 4
DINAMO ZAGREB FALL 2-0 TO AJAX
By 3 CommentsPHOTO: nk-dinamo.hr Written by dinamofan:), CSR HNL correspondent Dinamo Zagreb's hopes of involvement in the latter stages of Europa Liga were dealt a severe blow tonight as they succumbed to defeat against Ajax. Due to heavy UEFA sanctions, the match was played in a crowd-less Maksimir Stadium. Dinamo were also weakened by losing key striker Mario Mandžukić due to … [Read more...] about DINAMO ZAGREB FALL 2-0 TO AJAX
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XII*
By 30 CommentsEngland EDUARDO BACK IN ACTION VS. THE SPURS Arsenal destroyed city rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in front of 60,103 at Emirates Stadium Saturday afternoon in the North London derby. Eduardo did not start for the Gunners but came on early (37') for fellow striker Nicklas Bendtner who appeared to tweak his groin. Eduardo didn't have to do much as a Robin van Persie double … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XII*
CSR 3.0: NEW ADDITION
By 39 CommentsIVICA JOINS THE CSR TEAM Our favorite friend from Long Island, New York, Ivica Peroš, is now CroatianSoccerReport's newest permanent writer. Ivica has helped CSR tremendously the past few months and has shown that he can handle the workload. More importantly, CSR's most critical Prva Generacija members approve of Ivica. Hvala Bogu! CSR has expanded from just Denis and Ante … [Read more...] about CSR 3.0: NEW ADDITION
MIDWEEK CUP ACTION
By 4 CommentsDarijo Srna scored the winning goal in a 2-0 win over hated rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the quarterfinal round of the Ukrainian Cup Wednesday night. Srna slammed a bouncing ball into the back of the net after making a fantastic run down the right flank. Listen to the crowd after he scores; they go absolutely nuts! Now we know why he never left Shakhtar to begin with. Srna's goal … [Read more...] about MIDWEEK CUP ACTION
TROUBLE BREWING AT HAJDUK
By 30 CommentsWritten by dinamofan:), CSR HNL correspondent With 12 games played in the Prva Liga season thus far, Hajduk Split sit in tenth place and have just 15 points with four wins and five defeats. So what is wrong with the runners up of last season's Croatian Championship? Although Hajduk sold two key players in the summer, Nikola Kalinić and Drago Gabrić, the remainder of last … [Read more...] about TROUBLE BREWING AT HAJDUK

