The man forgotten.     Marko Pjaca was supposed to be the fiery right winger to play opposite of Ivan Perišić in a stacked Croatian offense. However, two separate knee injuries have kept Pjaca out of action – for the most part – since 2016. But at only 24 years young, the Juventus man can make a resurgence […]

    The Croatian Cowboys came back from a 10-8 halftime deficit to defeat Serbia in the final match of the preliminary round Monday night in Graz, Austria. After an extremely slow first half where both goalies stood on their heads, Croatia finally pulled away to beat their Balkan rivals 24-21.     Croatia now has a 2-point advantage on […]

    It was a slow week in Europe as La Liga and Bundesliga were on winter break, however, Luka Modrić and Real Madrid picked up some silverware in Saudi Arabia.     The Spanish SuperCup took place on foreign soil as Real Madrid faced bitter city rivals Atletico in Jeddah. After a scoreless 120 minutes, the two clubs stepped […]

    In an absurd scheduling fixture, where the Spanish FA have not only increased the number of SuperCopa teams to four; but also moved the 4-team mini-tournament to Saudi Arabia, Luka Modrić scored a fantastic “inside out” goal as Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3-1 to reach the Final.     Modrić got the start and played 77 minutes in […]