Luka Modrić played the full 90 minutes in pouring rain Saturday as Real Madrid defeated Eibar 4-0. Modrić was given a “7.5” grade as it was “One of the Croatian’s best games so far this season — provided an assist on Fede Valverde’s goal and retained possession well in the heart of midfield.” After a slow start for […]

    Mateo Kovačić has been playing some great ball lately.     The Croatian midfielder was praised by Chelsea manager Frank Lampard at the weekend in their 2-1 victory over Watford. For the first time in a very, very long time, Kovačić is finally clicking with his fellow starting XI which includes Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, Willian and Jorginho. […]

    Nikola Vlašić scored the lone goal for CSKA Moscow Saturday in a 1-1 draw against 1st-place Zenit St. Petersburg. Vlašić muscled through the Zenit defense as the ball pinballed in the air; eventually sending a left-footed shot to the back of the net. Vlašić has been solid at CSKA this season and his value is only growing. At […]

    Guess what? Andrej Kramarić is back and he’s already in midseason form.     Kramarić returned from knee injury last week with a goal for Hoffenheim and he did the same this weekend in a 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin. Krama headed home a corner kick in the 38th minute to make it 2-0 for his side. He […]