ENGLAND NIKO KRANJČAR PLAYING SOME D Niko Kranjčar arguably had his finest day in the Premiership Saturday afternoon as Tottenham Hotspur traveled north to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa- and he didn't even score a goal. Kranjčar started for the Spurs at Villa Park in a battle that ended in a 1-1 draw. Tottenham controlled the ball for 64% of the game but still … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE * XV*
Archives for November 2009
16TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 15 CommentsWritten by dinamofan:), CSR HNL correspondent Here are the results for Nov. 28th... NK Istra 1961 [0 - 0] Dinamo Zagreb Dinamo missed a golden opportunity to extend their gap at the top of the Croatian table after they were held to a goalless draw by Istra 1961. Dinamo were without Robert Kovač, Miroslav Slepička, Ilija Sivonjić and Pedro Morales for the … [Read more...] about 16TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
WILL BILIĆ BAIL ON CROATIA?
By 12 CommentsDOES BILIĆ HAVE OTHER PLANS IN MIND? Football.uk and Soccernet.com are reporting that Croatian manager Slaven Bilić has been approached by the Scottish FA to take reins as head coach. Although Bilić has already said no to Scotland, a number of clubs in England and Germany still seem to want his services. Would Bilić dare leave Croatia for a pay raise in the next nine … [Read more...] about WILL BILIĆ BAIL ON CROATIA?
CROATIANS AROUND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
By 1 CommentPHOTO: AFP, Mario Gómez (left) celebrates with Ivica Olić Ivica Olić's goal (of typical Ivica Olić fashion) in the 62' propelled Bayern Munich to victory today against Maccabi Haifa FC from a packed-to-capacity Allianz Arena. Having been picked out by Van Bommel's precise pass, Gómez cleverly worked himself the space to shoot, and though Davidovitch parried, Olić swept … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
INSIDE TORCIDA
By 41 CommentsStory and photos by John Doević This past weekend, I attended my first Hajduk game at Poljud Stadion in Split when they faced off against Croatia Sesvete. I am not a big fan of the HNL nor the team, but I really wanted to experience what it was like sitting with Torcida. As a professional photographer, the visuals Torcida create even during the most meaningless games are … [Read more...] about INSIDE TORCIDA
CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XIV*
By 11 CommentsENGLAND SPURS MIDFIELDER NIKO KRANJČAR Tottenham Hotspur completely embarrassed Wigan Athletic 9-1 Sunday afternoon at White Heart Lane. The Spurs had a respectable 1-0 lead at halftime right before the floodgates opened. Jermain Defoe managed to score FIVE goals within 36 minutes of the second half as Niko Kranjčar finally capped the madness in injury time scoring … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND EUROPE WEEK *XIV*
15TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
By 5 CommentsWritten by dinamofan:), CSR HNL correspondent Here are the results for Nov. 20-22... Karlovac [1 - 3] Dinamo Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb are certain to be top of the Croatian league by the start of the winter break after opening up a five point lead at the summit following a victory over Karlovac. Dinamo has rested elder players Etto, Leandro Cufre and Robert … [Read more...] about 15TH ROUND HNL RESULTS
DINAMO RECEIVES FINE AND 3-YEAR SUSPENDED BAN
By 6 CommentsReigning Croatian champions NK Dinamo Zagreb had their three point UEFA Europa League deduction replaced with a €75,000 fine as well as a three-year suspended ban from European competition. One more strike (i.e., supporter disturbance) will put the 3-year ban into effect. The initial three-point deduction by UEFA stemmed from crowd disturbances by Dinamo Zagreb fans during … [Read more...] about DINAMO RECEIVES FINE AND 3-YEAR SUSPENDED BAN
EURO 2012 QUALIFYING SEEDS ANNOUNCED
By 16 CommentsThe Euro 2012 seedings were announced earlier today with Croatia grabbing a Pot 1 allocation, ensuring that the Vatreni would not play Europe's elite on their way to the Championship: Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, England, Portugal, France, or Russia. The toughest teams Croatia would have to face out of Pot 2 would both be emotional conflicts with Serbia or Turkey; should the … [Read more...] about EURO 2012 QUALIFYING SEEDS ANNOUNCED