Photo: SkySports.com SkySports.com has reported that 26-year old Wolfsburg center-back Marco Russ has applied for Croatian citizenship and has intentions to play for Slaven Bilić' Croatia squad in this summer's Euro 2012; should the paperwork go through. Russ is eligible for Croatian papers through his wife, Janina, who is only half Croatian. Russ is German-born and started … [Read more...] about Russ Trying to trade in his Bratwurst for Ćevapčići
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Diehl Sports ‘Croatia NY’ After SB XLVI Win
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Photo:AP New York Giants offensive guard David Diehl earned his second Super Bowl ring Sunday night in Indianapolis. The Chicago-born Diehl comes from a German father and a Croatian mother. He traveled to Croatia for the first time in the summer of 2011 to track his roots down. Diehl wears a large Grb tattoo proudly on his left arm and visited Hajduk's Poljud Stadion last … [Read more...] about Diehl Sports ‘Croatia NY’ After SB XLVI Win
Croatia vs. Serbia: Showdown in Belgrade ‘LIVE’
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WATCH CROATIA VS. SERBIA 'LIVE' FRIDAY @ 2:15PM (Eastern) Photo: Ante Cizmic/CROPIX The Croatian national handball team has jumped through all the necessary hoops to make the Euro 2012 semifinals. Their prize: a date with Serbia Friday night at 2:15PM(ET) in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. With a win, Croatia could be well on their way back to handball prominence … [Read more...] about Croatia vs. Serbia: Showdown in Belgrade ‘LIVE’
‘SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE’ presented by Grgich Hills
By 43 CommentsSpecial thanks to Grgich Hills for sponsoring this show with a beautiful 2007 Cabernet from their collection. Find the rest of their world-class wines at grgich.com. Tonight, we will discuss the current Euro 2012 Handball tournament as well as the water polo championships Croatia is taking part in. And with only one week left in the winter transfer window, which Croatian … [Read more...] about ‘SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE’ presented by Grgich Hills
Barracudas lose to Germans, need help from Serbia
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Photo: Jutarnji The Croatian national water polo team was supposed to have no problem qualifying for a quarterfinal berth after their loss to Serbia on Thursday at the 2012 European water polo championships. They only had Germany and Spain to take care of to make that happen. However, after an incredibly slow start on Saturday put Croatia down 7-3 at halftime to the … [Read more...] about Barracudas lose to Germans, need help from Serbia
Cowboys Round Up Perfect Group Record
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Photo: Dražen Aleksić/ CroPix Written by Ante Kvartuč/Matt 'GoldenChild' Lebo Croatia's national handball side, the Cowboys, completed a perfect group record at the 2012 European championships in Serbia after a fairly easy 26-20 win over Norway Friday night. With the victory, and previous wins over Slovenia and Iceland, Croatia ensure themselves that maximum … [Read more...] about Cowboys Round Up Perfect Group Record
Cowboys Onto the Next Round
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Photo: Jutarnji The Croatian national handball team have qualified for the Main Round at the 2012 European Championships in Serbia with another 31-29 win; this time over Slovenia Wednesday night. In their opening round match, the Croatian Cowboys barely got by the Icelandic squad by the same score after being down one at halftime. Croatia's Ivan Čupić was the player of … [Read more...] about Cowboys Onto the Next Round
2011 CroatianSports.com MVP
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We thank our readers for understanding the hard work we put into this site every day in order to deliver Croatian sports to the English speaking world in an attempt to unite Croatians around the globe. It truly is a labor of love. CroatianSportsNation voted the entire CroatianSports.com TEAM the 2011 Most Valuable Player (MVP) in a landslide vote. From everyone that has … [Read more...] about 2011 CroatianSports.com MVP
BOGUT BACK IN AUSTRALIA
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Photo: The SportsBank.net CroatianSports.com will not meet up with Andrew Bogut this Saturday night in Los Angeles for his annual interview due to personal reasons. It is understood that nothing is wrong with Bogut himself, but he has travelled back home to Australia to be with his family. The seven-foot Milwaukee Bucks center is the only player currently in the NBA with … [Read more...] about BOGUT BACK IN AUSTRALIA
