As expected, the Croatian cowboys easily defeated Russia 33-25 Tuesday night in Denmark at the 2014 Euro Handball championships. The win means Croatia control their own destiny for a semifinal berth as Poland shocked Sweden 35-25 later in the night to set up a showdown between the Poles and Croatians on the last day of group stage. The two teams face each other Wednesday night … [Read more...] about Croatia roll by Russia, control semifinal destiny
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Vukojević off to Moscow
By 63 CommentsPhoto: FIFA Our favorite defensive midfielder to throw under the bus, Ognjen Vukokević, is being shipped off to Spartak Moscow for the remainder of the season, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv. After being scrutinized by Croatian fans for being more of loose cannon than a facilitator in the midfield following the departure of captain Niko Kovač, the 29 year-old Vukojević may be … [Read more...] about Vukojević off to Moscow
Ćorluka, Bilić off to hot start in Moscow
By 10 CommentsPhoto: DalmacijaNews So far, so good in Mother Russia. Former Croatia coach Slaven Bilić got off on the right foot Friday night as his Lokomotiv Moscow side came from behind to defeat Mordovya 3-2 on the first day of the 2012-13 Russian Premier League. Croatian defender Vedran Ćorluka, who made the switch to Moscow from London this summer, received the start and … [Read more...] about Ćorluka, Bilić off to hot start in Moscow
Late Croatian Effort Not Enough
By 29 CommentsThe streets around Zagreb Arena were alive, as fans poured in to watch #14 Croatia play #4 Russia. With an unsuccessful resume in futsal thus far, Many never thought that the Croatians would make it this far. Written by Matt 'TheGoldenChild' Lebo @SportsFile The mini Vatreni were riding a wave of confidence after their spectacular shootout victory against #8 … [Read more...] about Late Croatian Effort Not Enough
Spaladium Erupts After Shootout Victory
By 5 CommentsPhoto: Ante Čižmić/Cropix The Croatian national Futsal team took on a stingy Ukraine side in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Futsal championship Monday night in Split, Croatia. The Spaladium Arena was rocking for this match with a sold out 11,000 fans pulling for their Vatreni and singing along the way. After an uneventful first half, Croatia finally got on the board with … [Read more...] about Spaladium Erupts After Shootout Victory
EURO 2012 MOCK DRAW
By 55 CommentsPhoto: Branimir Kvartuč Team CroatianSports celebrating & lamenting the Euro 2012 mock draw With the official Euro 2012 draw set for Friday, December 2nd at Noon (ET), CroatianSports.com thought it would be fun to have our own draw to see how things could possibly pan out. With Croatia in Pot 3, they very well can be placed in a 'Group of Death'. It can't turn … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 MOCK DRAW