Soccer

Luka Modrić's trophy cabinet is 99% full. The only piece of silverware missing is the World Cup. Over the past decade at Real Madrid, Modrić has won Champions League 5x, La Liga 3x, Club World Cup 4x, Spanish SuperCup 4x, and the Copa del Rey once. But will this week's Club World Cup Final against Asian champions, Al Hilal, be the final time he lifts a trophy for Real … [Read more...] about Will The Club World Cup Be Modrić’s Last Trophy With Real Madrid?

Borna Barišić scored the game winner for Rangers on Saturday in a 2-1 victory over Ross County. His 75th minute free kick deflected perfectly off the wall and into the back of the net with the goalkeeper leaning the wrong way. Barišić laughed more than he celebrated at the goal. With the win, Rangers still remain a whopping nine points behind Celtic in the Scottish title race. … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #18: Barišić Scores Winner For Rangers, Perišić & Spurs Defeat City

How the Promised Son has fallen. Alen Halilović is now 26 years old and his footballing career isn't exactly shaping up the way it was supposed to. In 2014, Barcelona purchased Halilović from Dinamo Zagreb as the wunderkind was dubbed the "Croatian Arjen Robben." Over the years, Halilović quickly turned into a wunder-bust. After becoming a journeyman across Europe over the … [Read more...] about What The Hell Happened To Halilović?

Since coming over from Celtic last week, Josip Juranović is already making a name for himself in the German capital. In his first match with Union Berlin, Juranović supplied an assist in a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen. Tuesday night, he did it again with an absolutely wonderful cross from the left flank, which was perfectly placed for teammate Robin Knoche for the game's … [Read more...] about Juranović Assists For Union Berlin Again, Musa Scores For Benfica

Gabriel Vidović scored the game-winning goal for Vitesse on Saturday in a 3-1 Dutch Eredivisie victory over Heerenveen. Vidović is currently on loan from Bayern Munich and now has a second goal to his name this week as he scored days ago with a funny chip/deflection from the goal line. We know Croatia has to find a true striker in the next 1-2 years. Vidović is absolutely on … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe Weekend #17: Gabriel Vidović Scores 2nd Goal This Week, Brekalo Secures Move To Fiorentina

We have a Andrej Kramarić siting! Where was this during the World Cup? Krama scored the opening goal and game-tying goal (94') Tuesday to chop the points in a 2-2 Hoffenheim draw versus Stuttgart. Both goals were noteworthy as Krama took home MOTM honors for his 2-goal performance. The first was acrobatic while the second was all placement with a possible pinch of deflection. … [Read more...] about Bundesliga Week 17: Kramarić Scores Brace, Juranović Assists In Union Berlin Debut