We came. We watched. We beat Serbia!..and then we partied into the night!
CroatianSports.com would like to thank everyone who came to Las Vegas for this unique watch party at the Palms Sky Villa. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Vancouver, Columbus, Toronto and New York were all represented in Sin City on March 22nd.
We hope you all had a great time. Hopefully we can do it again sometime in the near future.
I know…..I was joking around…….Actually, a very nice symbol.
Look at Croatian flag and u will c what I’m talkin’ bout. The 12 o’clock position.
A man with a bad case of fjaka…. ha ha. Actually its 3 leopards (with crowns) on a background of beautiful Adriatic blue. Basically the anti-thesis to the Venetian lion grb.
What is a tatoo of a “dalmatinski grb”?…..a tat of a man sleeping?????
Props to Nije bitno … Dig the tatty and go hard party style.. I have a Dalmatinski grb.. Much smaller than yours.. Haha but everyone loves it especially my cousins in split. Ps: can we ban any conversations regarding ‘real hrvats’ is fucking boring. Everyone’s heard it and given their opinions. The topic is fucking done.
You are the man nije bitno!!!!!
@ Marko
Nice to hear I’m not alone out here, I’ve never met another Croatian here.
@Branimir,
I agree with you 100% and yes you are more American than Croatian.
@Jack V you hit it on the head…generally the diaspora overall is much, much more conservative. So naturally when they return to live there they are more conservative than their new neighbors.
@CroatHrvat
That’s good to know there’s another London Croat out there. We’re a very small community compared to all the Americans, Canadians and Aussie Croats, although I like to think that makes us special…
When I’m in Croatia people think I must be Australian when I speak in Croatian – I’m guessing the English and Aussie accents sound similar to a native Croat.
A little off topic, but has anyone seen Africa’s qualifying system? A total of three rounds. Second round has 10 group winners advancing. If you manage to win the group, then you play a 2-game playoff against another group winner to advance to the world cup. All teams are in a playoff. Wow!
@ Ante Kvartuc . Great Job All around here , & in Vegas !! Don’t let these Jealous Monkeys who have no class bring U down ! Keep up the Great doings , & your Love for Hajduk , HNS , & the Croatian Fans ! Thank U ! Bog,Hrvati,Hajduk, i HNS !!!
Unrelated, but I will make the offer to any of you.
I am planting a bed of asparagus and will have extra plants. Any interested in central NJ area let me know.
I feel like a total Sammir for not making the trip -_______- Just wasn’t in the budget this year… Reaallllly hope to be able to join in on something like that again. So, I know what happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas, so I don’t need details, but I hope each and every one of you who went got the full Vegas experience and found a lovely lady for the night.
@Ante K;
You have grown accustomed to the southern California winters.
I will take Zadar’s winters over the NY/NJ’s any day of the week. Bora and all.
I can’t even grow figs here without a major amount of winter prep.
@Branimir:
How do you think the diaspora/returnees differ from those who never left?
From my personal experiences, the diaspora/returning retirees are more conservative than than their siblings/cousins that never left.
i once had a manager at work call me “the i man” because she couldnt get her head around how to say ilija. I was only a kid then so i didnt have the esteem to flykick her in the cunt, which is what i would do now, of course..
@ poglavnik.. hahahaha i love it… YOU BLOOY SAMMIRS !!
ROFFLIES
Branimir,
Well said. No bias here when I say that. You’ve actually lived in Croatia and sat down with the young professionals of Croatia. Who else here can say that? It’s easy to go to Croatia in the summer and party and go to the beach in July/August…but let me tell you this, the place shuts down the rest of the year. No more parties. No more warm water. No more naked girls.
Go Christmas time and tell me how much you love being Croatian when you have to drink half a liter of rakija just to stay warm. (I’m a small guy but still)
@ JP,
Glad I got to catch up with you for a bit in Vegas. Always a pleasure and happy to introduce. I saw that you made a new friend.
@ jm,
I’ve been doing this too long my friend. I don’t mind people talking shit. It only means that I’m doing my job correctly. I’m just annoyed with the lack of quality shit talk. I was called a communist a few weeks before the Vegas trip. Really? I mean, really?!?! A communist. That’s the best some people got?
Hej Branimire…
Znas sta. Ja mislim da ti neznas nista!
/thread
Big up to Brane and Ante and the rest of the gang for putting themselves out to host a great event in Vegas, svaka cast decki!
Let whoever wasn’t there speculate all they want 🙂
Growing up in Queens/NJ.
Regardless of how many times I correctly pronounced my last name, teachers/professors would turn the VIC’ into a VICK.
I once futilely tried to describe where Croatia is to my 7th grade GEOGRAPHY teacher.
He was one of a set of twins that taught in the same school, lived in the same house and drove the same cars. Even at that age it seemed extremely odd/ gay creepy.
I felt like he was trying to get me to say Yugoslavia, but I refused.
Was called Russian, Gypsy etc.
When did the who is and who is not Croatian debate start on this thread? Who is the guilty one of bringing it up?
Branimir-The dif is that you are normal,some others are not.Enough said.
He’s also got more colour than 90% of the people on this site 🙂
Here’s an even better one…
Sammir is more Croatian than 90% of the people on this site!
Thats the ziva istina!
Bunch of Sammir’s…
Amen Branimir!
@ ante . seems like a great event. don’t let the haters slow you down! couldn’t make it this year, but i hope there is a repeat event down the road
I really hate to get into such a stupid conversation about who is a real Croat and who is not. I was born in Croatia and lived there the first six years of my life. As an adult, I lived there for three years from 2008-2011. I worked as a journalist for CroPix, Croatia’s largest photo agency and I also launched a business there. With all that said, I make no claim of being more Croatian than American. I went to American schools and was raised in the American culture. Even though I share citizenship between the two countries and speak, read and write Croatian, I am waaaaay more American than Croatian. I can afford to say this because I actually had a life there and know the difference. Croatians from Croatia and Croatians from the Diaspora are two very different people – who in reality are not even that fond of each other. The two peoples have a very different value system and in all reality are not similar at all. I love Ziva, because he really knows how to get all of you going, but I will bet my left nut that Eduardo is MORE Croatian than Ziva Istina. I finally left Croatia because I missed my American friends. I left because I was tired of having conversations that revolved around how Croatians in Croatia are fucked, how there is no opportunity, how taxes are waaaay too high, how the EU will further fuck us. I missed conversations about the future, about ideas, about building a business, about making things better for ourselves, about planning trips to Las Vegas. Diaspora Croatians had opportunity in their lives, while Croatians in Croatia have had to live through war and misery and opportunity for very little inside the country. There is no doubt in my mind that I am an American opportunist who believes in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I endeared myself to my Croatian brothers when I lived there. They taught me a lot of culture and how to speak the language better – but in the end, I still came back to the good ‘ol US of A. People often ask me on both sides “where is it better?” There is no answer. It all depends on what kind of lifestyle you want to live. There is no doubt that I will live in Croatia again. Probably when I retire and do not have a need or desire to take advantage of opportunity and create something. Until then, I’m happy to be in LA. The friends I made while I was there will remain in my life forever, especially because I can remain in touch because of Facebook and Instagram. I come from them, but I am not them. I love them, but I am not them. So yes, you guys can go on and continue this stupid ass conversation about who is and who is not Croatian, but I know the truth. Unless you have lived through the war (if your old enough) earn a Croatian salary and pay Croatian taxes – you don’t have much to really claim.
@SudeMi
I was there too. Had seats right on the corner flag 14th row. It was amazing. Picadilly Circus was crazy that entire day. Were you there still when the tamburasi were playing?
I remember walking to their grocery store to get more beer and they were completely sold out because of all of us there. That day is something ill never forget.
Congratulations to the idea of watching matches in Las Vegas,
I’m glad that you did manage to make it !!
Very nice!
Big party for the big win Croatian!!
and ultimately big Croatian wins without conceding a goal:
DUGE NOGE KRATKA KOSA TO JE STIPE PLETIKOSA!!
hahaha this site just got way more entertaining, now we have to prove he is a “real” Croat and who is an Americanized one,
Jebem ti krastavac (:
@ZIVA
You made a comment that you see a number of our women having babies with black foreigners in Croatia and that there are wooly haired kids running around. Where the fuck are their Fathers? No where to be found right?
One way to destroy a people is to seperate the men from their women. We see this in the US with so many Anglo women having relations with blackmen. E
Croatia ranked #8 in ELO rankings, updated as of today, 3/27/13.
http://www.eloratings.net/world.html
ELO tends to provide a more accurate picture of a team’s strength relative to other teams compared to the useless-as-a-nun’s-cunt excuse for rankings that FIFA provides.
ahahaah i can picture Ziva liek that.. only prob is Will comes from upstairs Ziva will be coming from the basement.. but lmao i really hope it is like that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZWfDtNRvA4
Wedding Crashers…”mom…meatloaf…FUCK”
Hey… don’t pick on my hair … you bloody Sammir !!
BOOOOM ! 😛
Wedding Crashers or do you mean Step Brothers?
DON’T TOUCH MY DRUM SET
Ako je covijek dobar boli me kurac odakle je Eduardo= Rad trud i uspjeh Samir= mamic mamic and mamic Business
Tullamore Dew for me please
oh trust me, the meatloaf tastes great.
Makers Mark on the rocks or straight up?
He drinks a glass of milk and three viagra.
HE’s probably like Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers, except his mom’s meatloaf doesn’t taste so good.
Ziva – what “adult drink” do you consume on a day like this having mama istina clean around you??
@Vedran Cavara…….and wasn’t Cowell critically-acclaimed as being the best judge on Idol and paid the most as well. So, thank you.
@Toronto Croatia…..nah, I think I’ve done a lot for Cro through my professional career. And EDUARDO is not more Croatian than me. That is physcially, emotionally, & spiritually impossible. But, I have nothing against the little guy. I don’t want him on the repka, but I can at least accept him on it. Kid came to Cro at a young age. it’s the other Brazilain I have an issue with.
Actually, me sitting on my ass, doing nothing and typing (or bitching as you call it) is as croatian as you can get. Opps, what a minute. I got that one worng. Sitting on my ass, doing nothing and typing is dalamatian as you can get.
Why? He was a naturalized Croat and speaks the language well. Apparently you’ve learned nothing from Ante K.’s post.
Doesn’t it bother anyone that Eduardo married a Croatian girl?
I think most of us get along, sans the cunt Ziva.
Kudos to Ante — I like how you roll.
@CroatHrvat
It was fantastic, still stands out so vividly in my mind….remembering all the Hrvati standing around drinking and singing in Picadilly Circus on game day with the English bobbies ready to pounce but everything peaceful…..
Great trip, fantastic time, super city!
Ziva Istina is the this site what Simon Cowell was to American Idol
lol what a ridiculous conversation. Ante, I guess you should have had a “bouncer” at the door of the party to decide who was “Croatian enough” before being granted entry.
Shit, I can argue that EDUARDO is more Croatian than Ziva Istina. Eduardo moved to Croatia at a young age, has his citizenship, probably lived in Croatia longer then Ziva, speaks Croatian, married a Croatian girl and even chooses to REPRESENT the country on a national level!
What do you do Ziva? sit in your basement and type on a computer screen? Who’s more Croatian? I think I have a pretty good argument here.
Ante, dont get discouraged by negative comments. Its not easy to organize an event like that and it looks like you made it happen!
I’m actually surpised that you got the turn-out that you did. Lots of people have families, jobs etc. its hard for them to just put it all on hold to go party in Vegas mid week, so bravo.
This site is about uniting Croatians, I am thankful for the info that all of the guys/girls provide which is Croatian related.
If anyone else thinks they can do it better, than you do it.
Some people might be Croatian and choose to dis-associate with Croatia and be purely American, Canadian, Australian, English….then there are others who live in those countries but let people KNOW they’re proud to be of Croatian heritage!
And I got nothin wrong with that!
For the American sports crowd……………
Croatia being 4th in the FIFA ranking = Gonzaga being ranked #1 in college basketball.
@ SudeMi
That must’ve been one of the greatest evenings of your life. I wish I was there, I was watching it with English friends, watching them get excited as it went to 2-2 then seeing them completely shut up after Petric scored is something I’ll never forget.
That was 6 years ago, time flies…
Hey CroatHrvat were you at Wembley when we knocked the Englezi out of Euro winning 3-2? I was there and it was fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best memory is standing in that long line to collect my 300 pounds after the game and seeing the people in the betting office have to bolt to the England side of the stadium as they ran out of cash to pay off all of us triumphant Croatia supporters!
It will be 4th when the table is updated on April 11th
What are you guys arguing about again?
I retract what I just said. FOURTH was based off Croatian media reports, however, upon checking FIFA.com we firmly remain #9.
Croatia is up to FOURTH in latest FIFA rankings.
There would be nothing Croatian about everyone here getting along. As long as we can have a drink or a laugh after fighting about whatever it is we’re fighting about then i’m good.
There’s nothing more un-Croatian than crying about everyone here not getting along.
Your hair must have gotten in the way
I REMEMBER NO SUCH TIME !
Remember when this was a sports site?
@ Ante B
Nice, I have a friend whose younger brother plays for Reading FC. It’s a nice area I hear. I’m sorry to hear your circumstances changed and you’re now in America.
“Cheers, wanker and bloody are some of my personal favourites and are said on a daily basis.”
Very Aussie too
REMEMBER THE TIME WE PWNED SERBIA !???? :))))))))))
Also are you a Northern Monkey or Southern Fairy?
Southeast England by London
CroatHrvat,
I spent some time in Reading and southwest England, good times mate. Strongbow was my favorite at the time.
None of you are Croatian enough, assholes.
j/k
@ Ante B
Cheers, wanker and bloody are some of my personal favourites and are said on a daily basis.
Every car has a bonnet and a boot, I don’t care what Americans call it.
Never had a crumpet in my life but a cup of tea is always warmly received.
Well said Ante and CroatHrvat – love the “formula to measure” comment.
I’m beginning to believe that the people who really engage in this negative “bigger Croat” and Racist shit really don’t know or care about soccer.
@CroatHrvat……….”Does considering someone less Croatian than you make you yourself more Croatian?” No, of course not, it just makes that person less Croatian.
Ante, I at least have a little bit of a Midwestern accent. Wish I had an Irish Brogue. That’d be tits.
Its at times like this when I sit back in the fortified basement, raise my feet, drink an adult beverage and just nod my head with a wide grin. While Mama Istina knows her role and is cleaning around me.
Do you have one of those weird English accents and say things like crumpets, bonnet, boot, cheers and wanker and bloody?
I just hope against hope that we can come together as a community of younger Croatian guys and try to get along with each other instead of all this bullshit.
I’m bored of the ‘who is the realest Croatian’ competition. I was born and raised in London, my mother is a 100% born and raised Croatian, my father is 0% Croatian (or European for that matter). I don’t even care what nationality I am, I’m essentially mixed, my name is ‘CroatHrvat’ but that means nothing, all I know is I love the Croatian national team, I can speak Croatian, I’ve been to Croatia every summer for the past 22 years…if you have a formula to measure my Croatian-ness I couldn’t care less whether I score 0 or 100, it’s not something I can change, I am what I am. Does considering someone less Croatian than you make you yourself more Croatian?
@Ante,
well said! that is what the website is all about.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/dtotd-ukraine-taras-stepanenko-delivers-shocking-kick-face-224028556–sow.html
LOL @ this idiot in the Ukraine-Moldova match.
@Nije Bitno,
Yes, Ziva is a big boy. All I said was that everyone wants a shot at ziva. Its like a competition or something. You understand whats going on so I’m not worried about you. Some of the others out there don’t realize that Ziva is just having a kick out of all this.
@Vedran,
We havent banned anyone, yet. 🙂
No need to ban anyone so far. Inappropriate comments are always deleted.
@ Denis,
Thank you for the words. It’s a shame you couldn’t come but life has its priorities. Understandable.
What I learned this weekend:
1. Croatians have the best fans. For this inaugural event, everyone came decked out in checkers from all across North America (NY, Vancouver, Columbus OH, Toronto, all of California) Big props to you guys…
2. Croatians are very unappreciative people. I’ve known this but to see it unfold in front of my own eyes is a different story. I invited over 1,000 Croatians to this event. I got one of the sickest suites in Vegas and told anyone coming that you can invite any of your own people as you please.
What do I get?
Where the girls at???
Mannn!!!! If you can’t pull girls IN Vegas, in THIS suite WITH open bar…what are you gonna do with a hot girl in front of you? Shit your pants probably. Put in some work…
A couple Croatian girls came for the party but at the same time I didn’t want it to be another Hrvatski Dom party either….where everyone knows everyone. Mingle, meet new people, get in a little bit of trouble. Who cares?! It’s Vegas for one night.
Nije Bitno didn’t have any problems with that plan. He went down to the pool and grabbed two girls within 15 minutes. It’s not rocket science fellas. So props to you NB…
3. Croatians are impatient and music sensitive. I’ll be the first one to admit that the music the DJ was playing was a bit hard for this crowd, but I also said he dubbed a bunch of Croatian stuff he will play throughout the night. Getting in his face only discouraged him and nothing was played. Patience people. The only one he got off was the song from the video and everyone loved it….
4. Everyone has problems, but no solutions. We all like pointing fingers at each other, blaming each other. Why?
Look at this current thread. You guys are all bitching at each other who’s a REAL Croatian…again! This has to be the 50th time this conversation has happened on CSR. You are what you are. You can’t judge someone for what they can’t control. For most of us on this website we were blessed to be a part of both worlds…Croatian culture with western eduaction.
Who gives a shit if a person doesn’t speak the language fluently. Our problem is that we’d rather put people down than help them get to our level. Why? So we can feel more superior.
That’s stupid and our culture is never going to get anywhere with that attitude. We hate on Mamic ond Suker for their ways of business, which is a microsm of the Croatian culture, and then do the same to our own friends and Croatians.
Those are all our own faults which we received from our parents but fail to fix…because we all know better, being raised in Canada, US, Australia. But we also received the good from our parents: the Passion.
So many of my non-Croatian friends from the Palms party told me that day. You guys are the craziest and most passionate people we’ve ever hung out with.
Imagine what we can do with that when we’re all on the same page and not bitching at each other for some of the most ridiculous studd I’ve ever seen. We need to look at the bigger picture and deflate out egos…and start getting shit done!
….in the interests of political correctness, you mean Israeli don’t you? LOL
Me too man..me too.
and as i said to you vedran, i only wish i had the moolah of a jew !
well if i was going to pick a fake pic i would have picked someone good looking LOL
and thanks, i think !
PS Iggy, I told you that you look like a jew…haha I love it.
Denis, furthermore, I suggest banning these motherfuckers instigating shit for no reason.
Hey Iggy, is that really a picture of you?
You look like Bob Dylan, only younger, with much bushier eyebrows! LOL
Hey guys remember that time we pwned the serbs ? 🙂
Also, i gave Ante a big fuck u for my hangover 3 days later and a big thank you for the good time.
I’m with you about the anonymous people…
Denis – I don’t complain or hate on Ziva i debate with him. If hes allowed to state his opinion on others then others should be able to state their opinions on him. He’s a big boy and can handle it (he has proven this). My point being, No need to step up for the most opinionated person on this site, he can handle his own and try’s to back it up. Sometimes hes wrong and sometimes hes right.
well said Denis
“btw, i’m not the same anonymous you’re already bitching at.”
oh my god, how ridiculous is this. sad mi je puka kurac!
ALL ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED!
Simple solution, choose a name.
@Ziva
All I said is there are a good number of people in Cro who laugh at the diaspora when they come over unable to speak the langauge while sporting croatian-themded ink on their body. I saw a classic example a few years ago on the coast. Some american had the grb and U inked on his shoulder and was trying to order some food. The waiter was making fun of the guy and the tatooed wonder had no clue that he was being made fun of.
Did it ever occur to you that perhaps the one you should be pitying was the waiter whose income was dependant on the poor slob he was mocking?
Kettle meet pot.
Exactly. Why can’t be just be fucking happy?
For all of you that hate(not me) Ziva Istina you sure do reply to him the most. 🙂
I think its great that CroatianSports.com can put together an event like this in Vegas and get people together for the big game.
so many haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaters on this site. Take a good long look at yourselves:
1) You are posting as “anonymous”. As if anyone could find out who you are if you post with a name.
2) Its pretty obvious that you wish you were there.
congrats to Ante for making this happen. Dude flew into Vegas weeks before to make sure everything was ok. I won’t even go into detail on how much planning it takes to throw something like this. To top it off, Ante fronted all the $$$ up front.
In the end, all he got was a bunch of complaints, a whole in his pocket, haters on the website, and some of you questioning who is a real Croatian.
.
Anonymous
#1 we were in a suite not a sweet
#2 you did not see any pics but watched a video.
#3 a bunch of us got together and watched a soccer game. I cant think of one place i have ever been that had more women then men at a soccer match.
#4 it shouldn’t make a difference if there was 10 girls or 20 girls there. If your game is strong your picking one up, if your game is weak your going home alone and rubbing one off to Oprah!
I used to hate Ziva, and I still do sometimes.
But i’ve also developed a fondness for his point of few. Some of you need to be told to go fuck yourselves once in awhile. Ziva included.
Are you that fucking stupid. When you say “when I see pics of Vegas” I read this to mean that you have never set foot in sin city.
You do realize that the pool party was at 10am on a Friday morning. Other than hard core soccer fans, who the fuck is going to party that early. Even in Vegas, 10am is early to start (or a very late Thursday night).
Now go back to surfing porn on the web and leave the adults alone.
PS, I already know I’m handsome. I just need to shave a bit more.
I am not arguing at all. I’m just pretending like people have something interesting to say, because I’m bored at home.
It was a compliment fool. He was a great basketball player for the Zags. btw, i’m not the same anonymous you’re already bitching at.
This website isn’t even about sports anymore… It’s about who can argue the best against Ziva
@Vedran – ball grabbing serbs – this is a tautology !
Everyone knows serbs are ball grabbers !! 🙂
I am well aware who Adam Morrison is. Thanks for another amazing and hella boring response.
Vedran looks like Adam Morrison, lol
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Adam_Morrison.jpg
This whole thread reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8UXVsIiP4
He might not be a woman, but he sure is a katty little whiny bitch.
You’re all a bunch of ball grabbing Serbs.
hahaah great comment.. “you’re all a bunch of sammirs”..
That should be a new insult from now on !
Ziva:
” I saw a classic example a few years ago on the coast. Some american had the grb and U inked on his shoulder and was trying to order some food. The waiter was making fun of the guy and the tatooed wonder had no clue that he was being made fun of.”
Ever consider with such an unwelcoming exclusive attitude less people would want to bother learning the language/identify with the cro community ?
Stop being a dick.
Ziva, no, it’s directed at Anonymous.
Do you care? If you come back and reply, you clearly do.
@Vedran Cavara……is that IP ban directed at me.
@Lebo….negative, but good one. Actually, after seeing the video i would love to forward the video to the father of those girls and to get his reaction to his daughter(s) being in a bikini at a sausage party. Either that or congratulate the old man for failing as a father and pushing his little baby unto the first steps of the porn industry. A true win/win for everyone invloved.
Ask me if I care?
Anonymous, you are neither funny, nor interesting, nor intelligent, nor witty. I wish this allowed for ignore buttons or block buttons.
When I see pics of guys on Vegas they are with a ton of girls an its still pg. so until I see pics with girls it is a sausage fest in my eyes.
Croatians are all about conflict. I remember growing up and all the men arguing about politics, nogomet, and anything else they could disagree upon. Like Nije said, once the booze and music come all the bullshit is thrown out the window.
If we all sang Kumbaya and agreed on everything, everybody would be bored. Some of the comments are stupid, but you learn to sift through the garbage if you come here regularly. People have come on and gone, but I think the community is just getting stronger on this site. And even though I feel like I see less and less of Hrvati as I get older and do my own thing, this is the one place I can come that makes me feel at home.
@ziva – Dont lie, you were one of the girls in the pool? Could any of you imagine if Ziva was a girl this whole time. That would be comedy.
Some people should not be allowed on the internet. I wonder how miserable your real life is, when you must sit here and try to spread stupid nonsense and hate among us. The more you try to divide us with your fucking stupidity, the closer your bring us together. Please continue…that or Ante and Denis should IP ban your dumbass.
But though FIFA’s system is flawed, it is the only system used to seed teams in major tournaments.
I never said there was anything wrong with a Cro tatoo. In fact, I encourage you to go get one.
All I said is there are a good number of people in Cro who laugh at the diaspora when they come over unable to speak the langauge while sporting croatian-themded ink on their body. I saw a classic example a few years ago on the coast. Some american had the grb and U inked on his shoulder and was trying to order some food. The waiter was making fun of the guy and the tatooed wonder had no clue that he was being made fun of.
FIFA’s ranking system is flawed.
One should use a combination of FIFA, ELO, and the Wisdom of Crowds algorithm for a more accurate ranking.
Or just use the ELO ranking, which is usually more accurate, but also currently places Croatia at #9
You guys are all a bunch of Sammir’s! 🙂
To whoever said dividing croats lol wd..
I’m really glad this site exists – it’s great to be able to come on and discuss whatever topic of the day with you guys, but i DO wish we could be a bit more inclusive. Any time there’s a video of people, someone puts up a display pic or shows any aspect of themselves where there is an opportunity for others (admittedly mainly the cunt ziva) to shoot them down, it’s taken and the person/people are stomped all over. I mean for heavens’ sake can we at least try to be a bit more welcoming.
WTF is wrong with having a cro tattoo ? Srsly i dont know wtf is wrong with you guys, some of you would have us believe you are the only croatian on the planet and everyone else is somehow fake, grow the fuck up
If we get to 5th, that is just more proof those rankings are complete BS.
We’ve made it to the knockout round once since 1998 and would be 5th?????? Sure, that makes sense to me. I know the rankings take into account recent years, but still.
anybody that spells suite “sweet” is clearly not old enough for Vegas!
Clearly you’re not familiar with the phrase, “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” What you saw was just a small, PG edited, snap shot.
It unites us so that we can talk shit on each other in one place!
It’s all in good fun though.
Hrvatska should be ranked ~5th in the world after this round of matches, according to FIFA.
This website does not divide Croats, in fact it unites them. If you are a jugo, different story, just leave and start your own website.
at the huge palms “sweet”
lol buddy
http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/92494/wales-vs-croatia/report
Fans voted Sammir as “Top of the Match”, while goal.com voted him “Flop of the Match”
Wtf is wrong with people
How was having a huge sausage fest in a huge palms sweet? That’s what I want to know
I think you described every New York hrvat.
so let me get this straight……some guy going under the name of “The Real Ziva” and claims I “has no balls to reveal himself (myself)”. Brilliant!!!!
Bro, i wasn’t in Vegas. Came close to going, but I would not have been at your party at the hotel. Instead, I decided to watch march madness at the local bar and got my gambling fix using my online account.
So close, but yet so far.
Since this little pussy has no balls to reveal himself in Vegas and likes to hide under his stupid moniker, let’s try to do a Ziva profile.
Here is my guess:
Early 30s. Lives in NYC area, probably in Queens. May or may not still live with parents. Definitely has no girlfriend. Works in an office, some sort of white collar job, making decent buck (relatively speaking). Went to school at St. John’s, Seton Hall, Hofstra or LIU. Brings his laundry to his parents house, goes to church every sunday. Could well still be a virgin. Has zero game with the ladies. Is hoping to meet his ideal woman one day – a pure Croatian who will cook and clean after him (just like his mom does to his old man). Most likely overweight, definitely does not work out. And best of all, non-athletic and has never played organized soccer.
^^^^^
And that is something that people seem to not understand u pm-u!!!
anon – your right! the funny part is if you put all of us together in a room with alcohol and music we would all party and get along lol
You’d get a beat down because you are annoying.
Sude mi – right on brate samo naprid!
Croatiansports.com — “Dividing Croatian fans around the world.”
I’ll I read is: You’re a Yugo, commie, guido, not a real Hrvat, jock sniffer, etc.
Unfortunately most of the hate comes from a certain, very vocal, but misguided commentator.
@Sude mi…………fair enough. I salute you.
@ziva takes it up the ass………classic. A beat down for what???????? Being a patriot? So, because someone has differing opinions (that are well represented. you may not garee with them) you want to beat them down. I doubt you would do any damage by yourself.
Oh i said i was a croat all the time but my generations parents and on (the jugos before they turned into the born again croats in 91) already indebted the term slav into all of the Italians, Americans, longshoremen’s heads that thats what we are. San Pedro is known for being a big slav town unfortunately. It still to this day is divided. Lets say for instance we have a dinner (komiska noc), there are two dinners that night in Pedro, one being at the dalmatian hall aka the former yugoslav hall and the other dinner is at the hrvatski dom. Very sad i know but im proud to say i grew up at the hrvatski dom its like my second home.
Ziva Istina says:
@Sude Mi……..well, obviouslly you do, since you responded. Do you fit into that category that I described? No need to get all emotional and start throwing curse words at me. I have an opinion and you have an opinion.
Ja mogu i pisat i pricat po Hrvatski. Znam i povjest i gdje su moji rodjaci rodjeni i umrli.
I take great pride when I run into people in unexpected places who volunteer that they are Croatian or of Croatian background. My dad was labelled a DP in Canada and I was ridiculed in school for not having a country. Mt brother’s spoken and written Croatian is not nearly as good as mine, not because my parents did a poor job but because he developed less interest than I did. My daughter speaks fluently and is mistaken for a native when back home. My son? He had a speech impediment when younger and his speech therapist advised his mom (who is also Croatian) and I to stick to one language to correct the issue. Consequently, his spoken Croatian language skills are poor. There are lots of reasons why one may not be up to your professed standards. That doesn’t make them any less Croatian.
For you to try and label someone as others have also said on here, as Croatian or not Croatian, is a great insult. Yes, you have your opinion that is fair. But your holier than thou comments on this subject forced me to go to a place I normally don’t like to go.
Apologies for the f bomb, but I stand by my other comments.
I would say Dalmatian but they would think “as in the dog”. Antonio, commie russian still comes in today as if the Slavs ever voted for commuism? It was imposed on them when the allies sold Eastern Europe to them.
i was called a russian/commie
dude, seriously shut the fuck up. you are an annoying douche bag hating on everyone and everything.
good thing you didn’t go to Vegas, cause you probably would’ve gotten a beat down from somebody at the party.
Elvis,
It never made it to that point because I never told them I was Yugo. Always Croatian. If they called me a Yugo, I’ll meet you at 2:30 behind the cafeteria.
In san pedro we were called slavs lol
@Ziva
How old are you? Dont you remember being teased for being a Yugo back in elementray school or was this just a NYC thing?
what car do you drive?
@Elvis…..hey man, if Wranglers are good enough Brett Favre and that one popular guy who drives cars in a circle, they are good enough for me. I prefer Lee jeans (if they are still around).
Guido? why? cause i enjoy being in the sun and have a tan? i am a dalmatinac you know….
Back in the Yugo days for kids in the 70’s and 80’s it wasn’t cool to be a Yugo. So yes, many kids would just identify with being American. Its not their fault. So now you have adults who arent fluent but so what?
The shirt thing was joke if you thought that it was a put down your are mistaken. Nije bitno is cool but a bit Guido. HAET probably has a shaved head and wears Fred Perry shirts and Ziva sounds like a guy who wears wrangler jeans and parts his hair. BTW I am not fat and at least I can bench more than my weight.
Ziva – My opinion on the whole subject is, one is what one feels he or she is. Who am i to tell them they aren’t what they feel they are cause they cant read/write/speak etc…. As a matter of fact I have more respect for those people knowing so little but being so proud. They have pride and that’s natural for all Croats weather they are “real croats or croats of ancestry) as you would put it . We are proud stubborn people naturally. Half of these people are at fault just as much as their elders are. Yes some parents didn’t teach them but i also know parents that have taught their children but at the early stages of their lives they were embarrassed of having foreign parents and they hung out with the “cool” crowed growing up. Later on in life they take a trip to cro and love it and want to learn everything about it but at that point in life its very hard to pick up a language, read and write it.
@Sude Mi……..well, obviouslly you do, since you responded. Do you fit into that category that I described? No need to get all emotional and start throwing curse words at me. I have an opinion and you have an opinion.
http://www.24sata.hr/nogomet/nanijev-start-je-prava-kamilica-pogledajte-luaka-iz-ukrajine-308139
Check out this idiot from the Ukraine in yesterday’s game against Moldova – he could have killed this guy.
Vedrane, I feel like a Hajduk fan when talking about the Bears Packers rivalry so my judgement as to why the Beats are better can be summed up with these three arguments.
The Bears are better:
1) just because.
2) so there.
3) Ditka.
I would blame the mafia but the Packers are one of the most transparent teams in the world. Still, bear down Chicago Bears
Nije Bitno – Amen!
Svaka ti cast, imas pravo.
Ziva, fuck you. Who gives a shit what your criteria for a Croatian is.
I wouldn’t clown them. I would encourage them to continue to improve.
My thing is I have trouble with someone claiming they are a hrvat when they struggle with the langauge. At that point they are an american with cro ancestory. I’m not saying someone has to be fluent, but they have to be able to speak in sentances instead of short phrases.
Ante B – I think only people that have been at a beach or pool in cali would understand where i was coming from with that line lol
good post!
Ziva – I know people that are scared to open their mouths and speak a word of croatian cause of people like you and your statements. They want to try but are afraid to get clowned on. That’s not right brate, ease up a bit.
I certainly hope that people embrace their heritage, learn the language, the culture and the people. There is nothing wrong with being American, but I prefer being known as Croatian rather than American.
I’m not here to say who is the biggest hrvat. I’m just here to tell you who is not a hrvat.
This will sum it up for everyone………..if you are of croatian blood, can read, can write and can speak the language, then, congratulations, you are croatian.
If you have cro blood and are unable to read, write or speak the langauge, then you are an Ameican/Canadian/Australian (fill in the country where you live) of croatian ancestory. That is nothing to be ashamed of.
And if you are unable to read, write or speak the language, your parents have failed you. Make efforts to learn the language, the history (the good and bad) and understand where your family comes from. And then pass it on to your children. If not, that means you will fail your kids.
Now, I still encourage all of you to root for Cro (by the way, cheering for Croatia in a sporting event does not make one a hrvat. It only makes one a fan of Hrvatska).
Anonymous sounds like he has the kurcinu od konja u guzici i u ustima. Idiot jedan prve klase.
People underestimate my ability to be a complete asshole and ridicule those that ridicule my people. Also, when’s the last time the Bears beat the Packers or won a Superbowl? hah
This is what pisses me off: the people in this video are being attacked for no reason. None of them ever said what makes a Croatian or gave a list of reasons. They were there, they showed up, rooted for Hrvatska and partied according to the video. You have the balls to then insult them for having a tattoo, being shirtless at a POOL party (sidenote: you’re probably a fat ass like me who only wishes they can take their shirt off), not speaking Croatian during an interview all under the guise of signing in as Anonymous. If you actually met Nije Bitno, this is a guy who will only speak Croatian until you bring in English. You’re nothing but a picka. And then one of you complains and insults these guys by calling them “faggots” for not commenting on titties? I don’t know about you but I didn’t say anything because seeing tits is a norm for most of us; it’s like looking at a bowling alley, no big deal. Now, if one of these guys being interviewed would say “this is what a real Croatian is and here are the reasons…”then you have a point but any of these insults directed towards the guys in Vegas are only a reflection of your own self. You’re the one who probably was rejected by their own community and have this self hating attitude of yourself and then vent your frustrations because of your short-comings. Get a life or a pair of balls, either way you need both.
Also, line of the year: “Should i be like a mexican and go in the water with a T-shirt on?” – Nije Bitno
Stari odi u kurac! I’m still laughing.
Vedrane, congratulations on the video. Even though we might not agree on a lot, you still have the balls to put yourself out there. Shots on me if we ever meet and since you’re in Wisconsin, there will be some shit given to you because the Bears are the best team in football. Great job buddy! You might’ve started a revolution.
^Funny how no one thinks you’re funny.
Funny how no one mentions the drunk slut in the video with her tits poppin out all over the place. You faggots,
Vedran – your right, nije bitno ali je sramotno.
Almost as boring as the arguments over Sammir, the arguments over what who the biggest hrvati are on here are just as annoying (and comical).
Unity divides, division will unite.
The division is a classic Yugo Tactic. Sometimes we do it ourselves but dont fully realize it.
Like your name says, nije bitno.
Vedran – Absolutely!! There isn’t very many of us as it is and these guys would like to divide us and make us smaller.
Why are people having to justify being Croatian? I mean Jesus Christ, jebem vam mater u picku, we are all Croatians if we have grandma, grandpa, mom, dad or were born there that are Croatians. I just don’t like the “you aren’t Croatian because you weren’t born there” or whatever Sentiment. Sure, maybe some us are ACTUAL Croatians like myself that were born and raised there and moved here, but that doesn’t diminish the fact that you could be Croatian too if you are say from a different region of the world and were born to Croatian parents or if your grandparents were Croatian. Just sayin’. One love.
Elvis – Thats me, there was a pool there that i was in 85% of the time. Should i be like a mexican and go in the water with a T-shirt on? Dont forget that video was edited so it was all over the place.
Anony and Ziva – I have a tattoos ( and can describe them both in the language) speak the language, write in the language and read the language pretty damn well. I live in america and if someone engages conversation with me in english i reply in english. If you engage in Croatian i reply in Croatian, simple as that. Yes i have a tattoo and i am very proud of it! You guys jealous cause u didnt have the balls to get hit by 7 needles for 6 hours straight? I also go to croatia alot and i never had anyone bitch about my tattoo to my face but had drunk people come up to me and kiss it. I think you both are just haters especially you ziva, cause ur always bitching about something and being negative. Whats wrong with just saying nice tattoo nije bitno? i would say it to you without a problem. Also your not so Patriotic brate! patriotic hrvati dont put down others every single chance that they get. All you croatians that can barely speak the language and try, much respect to you all i know your proud cros! When your in croatia keep ordering your drinks “ja ocu dva-u pivo i shot lozu-a” (as Ziva said) thats the only way you are going to get better..
Ivo the penetrator – If you didnt see my big buddy Marko and his abs you must be blind! Unfortunately i like my prsut and cheese, burek, sarma, janjetina too much to have those lol…
@Majstore, probably because he is too ruggedly handsome and intelligent.
Thanks guys.
Two things..sorry about the horrible facial hair and being so nervous.
Ziva goes to the krajnska party and doesn’t reveal himself.
Lol
It was like Croatian Jersey shore just no abs. Although, I thought I saw Nije Bitno dancing to the Hip Hop Abs DVD in the back. I was a little dissappointed that there were no flares.
The best is when the american-hrvati are in cro for the summer. You have the guys that cant order a drink in croatian, with their shirt off, exposing their tatoo or even worse, a series of tatoos (that they cant even describe in croatian). I still laugh at the attempt to order food or drinks. “ja ocu dva-u pivo i shot lozu-a”
Never change diaspora hrvati, never change……..the locals in cro may make fun of us, but who really cares. Afterall, wearing a Cro jersey and blasting Thompson makes you a “pravi” hrvat. You just tell the haters to shut up.
LOL nije bitno no shirt?
Vedran – great idea with the video, nicely done. Don’t understand why people want to remain anonymous when it comes to this website.
I was born in Chicago but speak Croatian fluently. Had to be sent back home after my first day of kindergarten for not knowing enough English. Thanks, Baba!
I’m 51 years old and view some of you guys like I do my kids. I married a non-Croat which made it difficult for them to learn the language – no back and forth banter of the language in the house for them to catch on to, which is how most of us first-generation kids learned it.
It didn’t stop my kids from considering themselves Croatian. They wear the jerseys, watch the games, sing the songs and know more words to the national anthem than Sammir does.
Sometimes I think they come over just to see my reaction to every goal Croatia scores – “Hey Dad, you don’t do that for the Blackhawks” – haha
My parents live on an island (Osljak) near Zadar.
@anon – there is no such thing as a “typical American-Croatian”. We all have different connections to our past.
@anon
I don’t speak croatian so i guess im not a real croatian! One of my real regrets not learning that growing up.. bit harsh tho, to say someone’s not a croat just on that basis alone – especially if u grow up elsewhere and have to deal with the norms of being ethnic – my name’s Ilija and you wouldn’t believe how few aussies can say that name, it’s ridiculous. Ofttimes you can’t really fit in with aussies because you’re a foreigner but APPARENTLY can’t fit in with hrvati either despite your feelings ! BIT ROUGH ! I’ve never understood this “im a real croat but you aren’t attitude and i had no idea it was so prevalent before visiting this site im afraid.
And yeah why so annoyed at the attendees anyway?
@Anon-Why are you writing in English?
Kvartuc the baby faced assassin!
@anonymous,
Why are you so mad?
Typical American-Croatians.
How much did you guys pay those girls?
Croatians speaking english to each other…yearh…very Croatian…
I’d say 70% of those Croatians are the ones who claim to be “pure croatian” but can’t speak a word of it, don’t know the history, and talk english to their parents. Just because you have a croatian tatoo, a boban jersey, an ustasa T-Shirt and blast Thompson doesn’t make you Croatian. It makes you look stupid. Likewise, i bet most of those people probably married/ will marry a non-croatian.
haha nice video guys looks like fun.. the best part is seeing the reaction to the goals of course – always a heartwarming thing to see.. there’s nothing like smashing the serbs
Dejana arent u a chick?
@ Ana
if you can come, ill come because they need more girls for me haha
Looked fun but were there more than 3 girls there????
Great job Ante K . Wish i was there ! Vedran who is your HNL team ? Beautiful comeback for Croatia Today ! Bog,Hrvati,Hajduk, i HNS !!!
Good job Vedran!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl25apobgzc
Putting myself out there. This video may or may not end up on the site, but feel free to check it out anyway and comment.
looks like u boys had a sick party, hopefully ill b able to make it next time!
Ziva was there? Was he the cool black dude with the Cro jersey on and jock sniffing with a players name on the back of his jersey?? Hahaha
Good stuff Brane thanks!
@nije bitno yes, this video is definitely the PG version of what happened in Vegas. There are three reasons for this. 1) what really happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas 2) you gotta be there for the full effect 3) Ziva Istina was there and you know we promised not to unveil him
Probably will never forgive myself for missing the trip. haha
whose the dude with the funny earrings? That shit has to hurt, no????/
Nice looking little party!
Hopefully you stopped the techno shit for a minute and played a little “veceras je nasa festa” 🙂
Random question.
Were the Vegas sports books offering this game!? If so I hope some of you cashed in ; )
Last time I was in Vegas there were a bunch of qualifiers going on that I wanted to parlay up but couldn’t (with any Vegas book because their selections were pure shit) and had to resort to my b365 account.
Wanted to thanks everybody that shared this beautiful moment in Vegas, met some really cool people, my head still kinda hurts! 😉
And of course, 2 big fuckin’ thumbs up for Ante for making this possible!
Cheers!
That is a PG 13 rated video of what really went down…
I’m still recovering fuck u and thank u Ante!!
The red solo cups are a nice touch.