Croatia 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
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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?
LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE BY CROATIANS LEADS TO 3-0 LOSS
By Leave a CommentSlaven Bilić and his team said that this result would show them where they stood in European ranks- and what I saw from this match is that they have a lot of work to do if they want to do any damage in this year's EuroCup. Croatia was playing at home with their 'A' team starting roster while Netherlands were without stars Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie and Arjen … [Read more...] about LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE BY CROATIANS LEADS TO 3-0 LOSS
RAKITIĆ POSTS 3 ASSISTS IN WIN OVER STUTTGART
By 1 CommentSwiss-born Croatian international, Ivan Rakitić, helped his German club team, FC Schalke 04, to a triumphant 4-1 win over visiting Stuttgart February 3rd as Bundesliga action started up again after the winter break. He assisted the first 3 goals for Schalke all off of set pieces. The 19 year-old Rakitić was born in Switzerland and even represented them in U-17, U-19 and … [Read more...] about RAKITIĆ POSTS 3 ASSISTS IN WIN OVER STUTTGART
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??
BILIĆ NAMES SQUAD VS. NETHERLANDS
By Leave a CommentCroatia manager, Slaven Bilić, released the team roster for the Netherlands friendly early Tuesday morning. The game will take place February 6th in Split. It is the first in a series of friendlies for both sides in preparation for the Euro 2008 tournament in June. There have not been any unexpected roster moves for this game except for Bilić saying that many younger, … [Read more...] about BILIĆ NAMES SQUAD VS. NETHERLANDS
