Two years ago today – July 11th, 2018 – the Vatreni would endure a third straight 120-minute game and come from behind once again to defeat England 2-1 and earn a berth to the holy land – the World Cup Final.     There is no debate. This was the single greatest Croatian sports victory in history. Sure, Ivanišević […]

    It was unknown if UEFA was going to move forward with their 2nd edition of the Nations League in 2020 due to COVID-19, or scrap it due to an already tighter schedule having to be played moving forward.     However, last week UEFA announced that Nations League will move forward with group matches starting in September and […]

    June 14th, 2020.     Today was the day Croatia would play England at Wembley Stadium in London in the opening match of their EURO 2020 group stage. Obviously, due to COVID, the entire EURO 2020 tournament has been pushed to the summer of 2021.     That means Luka Modrić will be a year older. So will […]

How often are young players labeled ‘wonderkids’ after showing the slightest bit potential? Way too often. And how often do those players live up to their lofty potentials? Much less often. It is an unfortunate thing to be labeled a failed wonderkid, but at the end of the day, it is just part of the game. Why do these players […]