Whether you love him or hate him, Zdravko Mamić is – and has been – a crucial part of Croatian football for the past two decades. Podcast Inkubator sat down with Mamić this week for a 3-hour ‘tell-all’. I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet but the parts I have are worth a listen.      […]

    Domagoj Bradarić erased what would have been a disappointing day for Croatian soccer as they knew a 1-goal loss to England would get them through to the U21 Euro 2021 quarterfinals (with Portugal easily defeating Switzerland). A bogus penalty kick was given to England early in the first half and Croatia missed way too many quality chances to […]

    Oh boy, Dalić’s plan of starting the B-team and giving Modrić, Perišić, and Brozović rest nearly backfired on him. It took the Vatreni 62 minutes to score against Malta…MALTA!..and the Maltese should have been given a 1st half penalty kick as Juranović handled the ball in the box. Lucky for him, theres no VAR in World Cup qualifiers. […]

    With his 135th appearance vs. Cyprus on Saturday, Luka Modrić has passed former captain Darijo Srna as the most capped player in Croatian history! Truly an amazing ride from refugee to World Cup Finalist and Ballon d’Or winner!         The HNS compiled a special message to Luka from all of Croatia’s “100 Club” members, which […]