Uefa.com has made it official-Eduardo WILL NOT PLAY IN EURO 2008. He sustained compound fractures to his tibia and fibula of the left leg after an atrocious tackle by Birmingham's Martin Taylor. No disciplinary action has been taken yet by the Premiership on Taylor, but I'm sure they'll come up with something good within the next 2 weeks. Hopefully Eduardo makes a full and … [Read more...] about EDUARDO HOSPITAL REPORT
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EDUARDO OUT INDEFINITELY AFTER MALICIOUS TACKLE
By 2 CommentsEduardo da Silva broke his left leg Saturday afternoon in the 3rd minute of the Arsenal-Birmingham match. The game ended in a 2-2 draw despite Birmingham being down a man the entire match after Martin Taylor's unnecessary and ignorant tackle on Arsenal's newest striker and Croatian international, Eduardo da Silva. In my opinion, that kind of tackle didn't have to happen … [Read more...] about EDUARDO OUT INDEFINITELY AFTER MALICIOUS TACKLE
RAKITIĆ TRANSFER UPDATE
By 2 CommentsCroatian website Index.hr, has reported that Liverpool and Juventus have both added their names to the list of clubs that are looking to add Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitić. Inter Milan has been looking at Rakitić very seriously since summer. So it looks like Schalke, who just beat FC Porto 1-0 in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg, will be losing Rakitič … [Read more...] about RAKITIĆ TRANSFER UPDATE
SOCCER TALK: FIFA RANKINGS
By 5 CommentsI have been in a heated debate with my good friend, Ben "Argentina" Correas, who is a firm supporter of this blog, on the FIFA Ranking system and on where teams in present day soccer deserve to be placed in the ranks. We both agree that the current system is flawed and does no justice to where teams really should be ranked. I would love to have feedback from all of you soccer … [Read more...] about SOCCER TALK: FIFA RANKINGS
CROATIA FALLS TWO SPOTS IN RANKS
By 4 CommentsCroatia fell 2 spots down to #12 in the February 2008 FIFA World Rankings. Greece moved up to #10 and England took the 11th spot with their 2-1 win over the Swiss at Wembley earlier this month. The top nine remained the same from January. This means absolutely nothing for Croatia and only furthermore proves my point of how horrible the FIFA Ranking system is and why it needs to … [Read more...] about CROATIA FALLS TWO SPOTS IN RANKS
**HELP BRING THE CROATIAN NATIONAL TEAM TO THE UNITED STATES**
By 21 CommentsThis blog is setting an ambitious goal: To bring the Croatian National Soccer Team to play an exhibition game at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Ca- and hopefully three other locations in the United States and Canada (possibly San Jose, Columbus,New York and Toronto). We are working on the logistics of this project, but would like to ask you to reply to the … [Read more...] about **HELP BRING THE CROATIAN NATIONAL TEAM TO THE UNITED STATES**
FINAL FRIENDLY ANNOUNCED
By Leave a CommentCroatia will be playing what looks to be like their final friendly before Euro 2008 starts versus Slovenia. The game will take place on May 23rd and it will be in neighboring Slovenia. The city and venue has not yet been named but my guess would be the capital city- Ljubljana. Stay tuned for more Euro 2008 news and rumors as it approaches. … [Read more...] about FINAL FRIENDLY ANNOUNCED
WHO IS DOMAGOJ VIDA??
By 1 CommentDomagoj Vida is an 18-year old NK Osijek midfielder who is currently playing for the U-21 Croatian national team. He was just offered a transfer from English Premiership juggernaut Liverpool FC but refused the invitation. Domagoj said that he would rather improve his skills in Croatia than sit on the bench in England- and who can blame him? To be quite honest, I had no idea … [Read more...] about WHO IS DOMAGOJ VIDA??
POSSIBLE 2008/2009 HOME JERSEY DESIGN??
By Leave a CommentWe all saw how the new 2008 Croatian dark blue road jerseys looked against England back in November. They remind me of the 1998 blues with checkers only underneath the armpits. The home jerseys, which have always consisted of the red and white checker design, have not yet been officially released by Nike, but these pictures show what they are probably going to look like. … [Read more...] about POSSIBLE 2008/2009 HOME JERSEY DESIGN??