Chelsea made the move permanent this week and have signed their Croatian midfielder, Mateo Kovačić, to a deal that will keep him at Stamford Bridge for the foreseeable future, The Telegraph reports. Kovačić spent last season on loan at Chelsea from Real Madrid but can now officially put his former Spanish employer in the rearview mirror.     […]

    Russian club CSKA Moscow have locked up the services of 21 year-old Croatian attacking midfielder Nikola Vlašić until 2024, BBC reports. The deal is worth an estimated £14 million; moving Vlašić to Moscow permanently from Everton. Vlašić spent the entire 2018-19 season on loan at CSKA, where he scored eight goals in 31 games for the Russian club. […]

    Eden Hazard was unveiled today as Real Madrid’s newest superstar. During his first press conference in front of the Bernabeu faithful, Hazard was asked which number he will wear.     “I asked Modrić if he could lend me the #10 shirt. And he said “No”, Goal.com reports.     Life Rule #1,991     A non-Ballon d’Or […]

    Dejan Lovren remained on the bench Saturday night in Madrid as he watched his Liverpool side defeat Tottenham 2-0 to claim their sixth Champions League crown. Although Lovren did not step onto the pitch, he extends Croatia’s steak of having an international football player win the Champions League to seven straight years.     It’s an impressive streak […]