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Ante Budimir is starting 2025 like 2024 ended...on fire! The Croatian #9 scored two more goals for Osasuna Sunday night in a 2-1 victory over Luka Sučić and Real Sociedad. With the brace, Budimir now has tallied 12 goals in 22 La Liga matches. He is tied for third most goals in Spain only behind Lewandowski and Mbappe. Budimir rifled a shot near post from a tight angle for his … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 20: Budimir Scores 2x In Osasuna Win, City Continue To Crumble

Per Fabrizio, former Croatia captain and head coach, Niko Kovač, has been named new manager at Borussia Dortmund until the summer of 2026. He last managed Wolfsburg in 2024 before being sacked on March 17th. He also has short tenures with Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich and Monaco from 2016-2022. He won the German Cup with Frankfurt in 2018, the club's first trophy since … [Read more...] about Niko Kovač Named New Borussia Dortmund Manager

Oh my! Manchester City were 45 minutes away from being dumped out of Champions League...then Mateo Kovačić hit the TURBO BUTTON! A win and only a win would have saved Man City's European season Wednesday night at the Etihad. Funny enough, if City were not victorious against Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb would have taken their spot in the final 24. Brugge nearly turned this … [Read more...] about Kovačić To The Rescue! Man City Keeps Champions League Season Alive!

Joško Gvardiol has not seemed liked himself defensively this season but he sure is making up for it with goals. Gvardiol scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season Saturday night; equalizing against Chelsea in a 3-1 Manchester City victory. Gvardiol cleaned up an easy rebound on the left side of the box three minutes before the halftime whistle. He played the full 90 … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 19: Gvardiol Scores 5th PL Goal, Ivanović Red Hot In Belgium, Stanišić Returns!

Andrej Kramarić not only started Saturday in Hoffenheim's 3-1 victory over Holstein Kiel, but he scored the game winner just before halftime to make it 2-0. Krama was outspoken earlier in the week regarding Hoffenheim management following their 5-0 loss to Bayern. He has received support from his manager, teammates and supporters following his comments. We still don't know … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 18: Krama Scores After Outspoken Week, Kovačić & Šutalo Also Find The Back Of The Net

In a post-match interview following Hoffenheim's 5-0 loss to Bayern Munich Wednesday night, Andrej Kramarić was not shy in expressing his disappointment and frustration with the club. With the loss, Hoffenheim only have one win in their last five matches and currently sit in the Bundesliga "relegation playoff" spot, one point from safety. Here's what Kramarić said after the … [Read more...] about Kramarić Unleashes On Hoffenheim: “If I Told The Truth, I Would Receive The Biggest Punishment In The History Of The Bundesliga”