Croatian striker Ivan Klasnić has had a Jekyll and Hyde reputation during his professional career. On one side of the spectrum he absolutely owns the German BundesLiga (when healthy) with his club Werder Bremen. He has 47 goals in 142 games since 2001 for the German club. On the other side, Ivan has only scored 8 goals in 28 chances for Croatia since 2004. Granted he was out … [Read more...] about WILL THE REAL IVAN KLASNIĆ PLEASE STAND UP
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CROATIA FALLS 1 SPOT
By 8 CommentsI would first of all like to apologize to all our readers as I was not able to post anything for the past two weeks due to my computer being in the shop. Denis did a great job taking the full work load as I was absent from reporting so I thank him for that. Back to business. Croatia fell one spot in the FIFA World Rankings this month due to their 1-1 draw in Scotland. We … [Read more...] about CROATIA FALLS 1 SPOT
WHO SHOULD REPLACE EDUARDO AS STRIKER???
By Leave a CommentThe polls are closed and the results are in- and the winner is Ivan Rakitić! In CroatianSoccerReport.com's largest voting poll to date, we asked who should replace Eduardo at this summer's Euro 2008. I thank the 85 fans who took the time to bless us with their insight on this highly debatable topic. Should we let the inconsistent Ivica Olić have the spot or Ivan Klasnić … [Read more...] about WHO SHOULD REPLACE EDUARDO AS STRIKER???
BILIĆ SIGNS TILL 2010!
By Leave a CommentAll the signs pointed to the same thing- that Croatian coach Slaven Bilić was headed to Germany after the completion of this summer's Euro Championship with his bags already packed and his plane ticket booked. Croatian soccer president, Vlatko Marković, even admitted that he would not fight for Bilic when Hamburg started showing serious interest in the 39 year-old coach. It … [Read more...] about BILIĆ SIGNS TILL 2010!
25TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 1 CommentHere are the results for March 22nd... Cibalia Vinkovci [2 - 2] NK Zagreb Hajduk Split [7 - 2] Inter Zaprešić NK Zadar [1 - 1] NK Osijek NK Rijeka [2 - 2] Varteks Varaždin Dinamo Zagreb [5 - 1] HNK Šibenik Slaven Belupo [4 - 0] Međimurje … [Read more...] about 25TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
23RD ROUND HNL RESULTS
By Leave a CommentHERE ARE THE RESULTS FOR MARCH 15TH... NK Zadar [3-1] Inter Zaprešić Dinamo Zagreb [4-0] Cibalia Vinkovci Hajduk Split [4-1] HNK Šibenik NK Osijek [3-1] Međimurje Slaven Belupo [2-1] Varteks Varaždin NK Rijeka [1-1] NK Zagreb … [Read more...] about 23RD ROUND HNL RESULTS
2008 FRIENDLIES FINALIZED
By Leave a CommentCroatia has finalized their friendly fixtures for the remainder of 2008. They play a strong Scotland side in Glasgow 16 days from now on March 26th and then play Moldova in Rijeka on May 24th. A week later, Croatia will play host to Hungary; the location has not yet been determined. The friendly versus Slovenia that was originally scheduled for May has been pushed back after … [Read more...] about 2008 FRIENDLIES FINALIZED
22ND ROUND HNL AND DINAMO/HAJDUK POLL RESULTS
By Leave a CommentHERE ARE THE RESULTS FOR MARCH 8TH... Dinamo Zagreb [1-0] Hajduk Split Inter Zaprešić [0-0] Varteks Varaždin Cibalia Vinkovci [3-0] Slaven Belupo HNK Šibenik [4-2] Međimurje NK Zadar [0-0] NK Rijeka NK Osijek [1-1] NK Zagreb I would once again like to thank everyone who voted in our Dinamo/Hajduk poll. It looks like we have more TORCIDA on the site than … [Read more...] about 22ND ROUND HNL AND DINAMO/HAJDUK POLL RESULTS
WHO WILL REPLACE EDUARDO?
By 7 CommentsIt was a devastating blow to us all when we found out that Eduardo would miss the European Football Championships this summer. However, now that we know he will make a full recovery within 10 months and that his career is not in danger, we need to start talking about who will replace him for the rest of the year and most importantly Euro 2008. Here are the candidates given that … [Read more...] about WHO WILL REPLACE EDUARDO?