SPAIN Luka Modrić scored once again for Real Madrid and helped set up their opening goal on Saturday as Madrid triumphed over Mallorca 5-2. Luka played Pepe through with a near perfect pass in the 14th minute to open up the scoring and took advantage of a poor Mallorca clearance to score his third goal of the season. He received the ball 30 yards from goal, took a … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *XXVIII*
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A 2020 European Euro
By 77 CommentsUEFA, European football's governing body, announced earlier this week that the 2020 European championships will not be hosted by a single country, nor by a joint bid for that matter, rather by the entire continent of Europe. ESPNFC.com has reported that at least 13 cities across Europe will be picked as hosts for the 24-team, 51-match tournament. 1. Is this better or … [Read more...] about A 2020 European Euro
90 Minutes in Istanbul
By 93 CommentsPhoto: Drago Sopta/CroPix Time to buckle up those seatbelts! In less than 36 hours, Croatia will face Turkey in their 1st leg Euro 2012 playoff encounter from Istanbul. One team will play amongst Europe's elite next summer while the other ponders what went wrong. If history serves itself, the first leg (just as in Champions League knockout matches) should be a … [Read more...] about 90 Minutes in Istanbul
UEFA SCHEDULE RELEASED
By Leave a CommentUEFA has has released the schedule for the Champion's League 3rd qualifying round games as well as the Uefa Cup 2nd qualifying round matches. Hajduk Split has been paired up with Deportivo, who last year finished 9th in the Spanish La Liga. Slaven Belupo will match wits with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Super League. Aris finished 4th last year in their respected league. Both … [Read more...] about UEFA SCHEDULE RELEASED
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?