Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić has named the Croatia squad for their Sept. 6 friendly versus Portugal and Sept. 11 UEFA Nations League opener versus Spain. Both matches will be played in Portugal and Spain, respectively.     With Danijel Subašić and Mario Mandžukić retiring from international duty and defender Ivan Strinić out with a heart condition, there will […]

      Hajduk Split’s woes continue with grandeur this weekend, which featured a shock defeat to HNK Gorica at Pojlud. The 2-0 win for Gorica was their first win of the season and first ever victory in Croatia’s top flight of football. The win also leaves Hajduk winless in four straight matches to start the 2018/19 season. This prompted […]

    The biggest Croatian soccer tournament in North America is back!     Join Hrvatski Nacionalni Nogometni Savez Kanade i SAD on September 1st & 2nd in Norval, Ontario, Canada for soocer, food and dance. Go to www.Turnir55.com for more information on the event!         CroatianSports.com attended the tournament back in 2011, and if you are […]

    Mateo Kovačić is officially on the board as a Chelsea player. The Real Madrid loanee made his Stamford Bridge debut Saturday in a 3-2 victory over Arsenal; coming off the bench in the 59th minute with the game level at 2-2. Kovačić was rated an ‘8’ in his half an hour of play as he “made some crunching tackles […]