Sure it was a disappointing game for Croatian fans to watch; but we must remember that Croatia got the all-important "1 point" they were looking for to remain in World Cup 2010 contention. Obviously, the full three points would have put Croatia back into the qualifying driver's seat for a berth, but the draw will do for now. Things would not have looked good should the Vatreni … [Read more...] about CONSERVATIVE CROATIA GRABS IMPORTANT POINT IN UKRAINE
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CROATIA-UKRAINE PREDICTION TIME
By 18 CommentsRound 3 of Croatia's World Cup 2010 qualification game on CSR is back. With no one getting near the correct result in the England match, Joze and Denis #2 are the only ones on the board with correct results against Kazakhstan. Remember, whoever picks the most correct results gets something nice from us; probably a shirt but that could always change. So let's begin! I have … [Read more...] about CROATIA-UKRAINE PREDICTION TIME
9TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 3 CommentsHere are the results for September 26th and 28th... Slaven Belupo[2-0]Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split[3-3]Inter Zaprešić NK Osijek [1-3]HNK Šibenik NK Zadar[0-3]NK Rijeka NK Zagreb[1-1]Croatia Sesvete Varteks Varaždin[3-1] Cibalia Vinkovci So we have now learned that Dinamo is in fact human after all; suffering their 2nd … [Read more...] about 9TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
KERUM TO BUY HAJDUK???
By Leave a CommentAn anonymous Croatian newspaper reporter has revealed that Zeljko Kerum, Croatia's retail king and owner of the Kerum supermarket chain, is interested in buying Hajduk Split. He is a very wealthy and popular man in Croatia, especially in Dalmacija. Kerum is thinking about running for mayor of Split and just purchased a $17 million private jet. That's the kind of year he is … [Read more...] about KERUM TO BUY HAJDUK???
CROATIAN FA FINED
By 5 CommentsFIFA ended their investigation on the racist 'monkey' chants that came from a group of Croatian fans during the England match earlier this month. The chants were geared at England midfielder, Emile Heskey, who is a black man. The Croatian FA was fined 30,000 Swiss Francs for the incident which is definitely something they should be happy with. I thought for sure that FIFA … [Read more...] about CROATIAN FA FINED
HAJDUK COMES THROUGH IN STATEMENT GAME
By 1 CommentFirst off, I'd just like to apologize for getting this post up so late. I just finished watching the game on Croatian satellite in America as the match was shown on tape delay. So as we all already know, Hajduk beat Dinamo yesterday 2-0. To the normal fan it could only be seen as one game in a long season between two hated rivals. But it was much more than that. This was a … [Read more...] about HAJDUK COMES THROUGH IN STATEMENT GAME
HAJDUK- DINAMO DERBY
By 6 CommentsThe classic Croatian derby returns as Hajduk Split travels north to visit 'good' friends Dinamo in Zagreb. And the only thing I can guarantee is that the stands will look like the picture above. So what will we learn this time around? Has Hajduk matured? How will Mirko Hrgović react playing against his former team? Will Dinamo remain the Croatian Prva Liga 'Daddy'? All … [Read more...] about HAJDUK- DINAMO DERBY
OLIĆ & PETRIĆ GIVE HAMBURG THE WIN
By 7 CommentsThe Ivan Klasnić 'can't buy a goal for Croatia but owns the BundesLiga' syndrome is back! However, it's not Mr. Klasnić this time as he has moved on over to France to play for Nantes this season. Fellow compatriots, Ivica Olić and Mladen Petrić, who both now play for Hamburg of the German BundesLiga, seem to have been bitten by the bug that turns Croatian strikers into … [Read more...] about OLIĆ & PETRIĆ GIVE HAMBURG THE WIN
CAN POLJUD BECOME THE NEW MAKSIMIR?
By 5 CommentsSlobodna Dalmacija is reporting that many Croatians in Dalmacija, especially Split, want Croatian qualifiers played at the Poljud now that the undefeated competitive streak has been broken at Maksimir in Zagreb. This is really the only opportunity that Split has to lure Croatian FA representatives into making a switch of home grounds for the team- even if it's only a few … [Read more...] about CAN POLJUD BECOME THE NEW MAKSIMIR?
