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CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

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England Luka Modrić chases down Aston Villa's James Milner Luka Modrić and Vedran Ćorluka helped Tottenham secure a 2-1 upset against Aston Villa on Sunday. Modrić started the play that led to the Spurs first goal in the 5th minute as he put a nice ball on the wing, which was crossed back to the middle. American goalie, Brad Friedel, mishandled the ball which was … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

CROATIANS IN CHAMPION’S LEAGUE

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Eduardo (top center) celebrates shootout win with teammates. Eduardo did not start Arsenal's second leg fixture in Rome Wednesday night; but he was able to make his 2009 Champion's League debut. With Arsenal winning the first leg in London 1-0, a draw would have been enough to see the Gunners go through to the quarterfinals. AS Roma had other plans. Arsenal gave up a … [Read more...] about CROATIANS IN CHAMPION’S LEAGUE

CSR MID-WEEK EXPRESS

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Darijo Srna scored the game-winning goal for Shakhtar Donetsk on Monday, March 2nd as the Ukrainian Premier League returned to action from a long and cold winter break. With the game tied 1-1 in the 82nd minute, Srna ripped a free kick over the Illitchivets Mariupol wall as the goalie was completely 'frozen'. Good to see Srna start off 2009 with a bang for Shakhtar as they will … [Read more...] about CSR MID-WEEK EXPRESS

‘CroatianSoccerReport.com’ TURNS ONE!

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Earlier this week, February 22nd to be exact, CroatianSoccerReport.com officially turned one year old. In what was our inaugural year, Denis and I turned a simple idea into something hundreds of Croatian fans can come and be a part of. Our original idea of consolidating all the Croatian soccer news on the web and making it easy for English speakers to follow was a huge success. … [Read more...] about ‘CroatianSoccerReport.com’ TURNS ONE!

OLIĆ SCORES IN HAMBURG ROMP

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UEFA Cup play resumed on Wednesday after a lengthy break and Hamburg started right where they left off. HSV, who currently sit second in the German BundesLiga and only one point behind leaders Hertha Berlin, travelled to the Netherlands to take on NEC Nijmegen. It wasn't much of a game as Hamburg easily won 3-0, but that's hardly the news for us Croatian fans. Ivica Olić … [Read more...] about OLIĆ SCORES IN HAMBURG ROMP

CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

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EDUARDO HAS OFFICIALLY RETURNED! Eduardo made his 2009 Arsenal debut in magnificent fashion. After rehabilitating his leg for the past year, Arsene Wenger gave 'Dudu' the chance to prove his fitness and ability against Cardiff City in the 4th Round of the FA Cup. Earlier in the week, Eduardo helped the 'Vatreni' pull out a 2-1 win in Bucharest with a game-winning assist to … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE

‘VATRENI’ ARE A BLAST FROM THE PAST

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Earlier this week, some of your favorite Croatian players turned in their checkered shirts and hung up their cleats in exchange for thick mustaches and pastel-colored coats. So why did they decide to hop in a time machine and take a trip down 70's lane where John Travolta is king and Studio 54 was the only 'happening' place to be? Eduardo, Luka Modrić and Ivan Rakitić helped … [Read more...] about ‘VATRENI’ ARE A BLAST FROM THE PAST

CROATIA WIN IN EDUARDO’S RETURN

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So far, so good for Croatia in 2009. The 'Vatreni' went down early to Romania in Bucharest but managed a 2-1 victory in the end with some new faces, some old ones and most importantly that one returning face. Yes, Eduardo is officially back! He was subbed into the game at the 60' mark for Ivica Olić. Although he only had a few touches on the ball, Eduardo managed to squeak a … [Read more...] about CROATIA WIN IN EDUARDO’S RETURN

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