Croatia

An Interesting Comparison

Some interesting data I’ve borrowed from Transfermarkt.de :
According to their data, we are apparently the 10th most expensive team in Europe today, with a summed up value of 127.000.000 €. Now compare that with data on our Group B rivals and you get the following:
Germany (20 players) - 205.500.000 €
Croatia (24 players) - 127.000.000 €
Poland (32 players) - 75.700.000 €
Austria ... [read]

“Fiery Madness” Video Kicks Off

Here it is ladies and gentlemen, the official video for Bilic’s “Fiery Madness”. Now go grab that beer and enjoy the video. (more…)
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Castaway(s)

With our 23 (+2) list announced yesterday, some folks here tend to think that Bilic might’ve overlooked a name or two. So who are these black sheeps (plural?) that Bilic decided to separate from the flock? Pardon the metaphor, their human identities are listed alphabetically:

(Percentages on the right are poll results taken from a ... [read]

Squad List, Bilic Officialy Prolongs

So here it is, the list of players that’ll make the trip to Austria & Switzerland in a month or so.
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa, Vedran Runje, Mario Galinovic
Defenders: Robert Kovac, Dario Simic, Danijel Pranjic, Dario Knezevic, Josip Simunic, Hrvoje Vejic, Vedran Corluka
Midfielders: Nikola Pokrivac, Niko Kranjcar, Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Niko Kovac, Jerko Leko, Darijo ... [read]

News From The Front

It’s been a pretty busy week here in Croatia, so here’s a look back on the events which stole the headlines.
Modric Aftermath
It seems like a good choice doesn’t it? Who’d dare to say no to a good squad, a highly respected manager, a marvelous city, a chance to play in Europe, and of course a big, big pile of cash. ... [read]

Modric Signs For Spurs

As both clubs have officially announced, Luka Modric will continue his career in North London, though not in an Arsenal shirt as many have at first foresaw, but in that of their biggest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. This comes as a surprise due to him being strongly linked with a transfer to Newcastle not ... [read]

History Of The World, Part II

Well not much can be said about Croatia in France 98′. We sort of walked in there unannounced, caused havoc, and walked away with some bronze stuff in our pockets. Something like “Veni, Vidi, Vici“, but with a slight exaggeration on the “Vici” part. First thing to mention though, and I’m sure no one except probably die hard Croatia NT ... [read]

Bilic Rocks My World

Ok, that probably didn’t come out right. But I ask you honestly, who in the world wouldn’t want to have a coach that’s, well obviously superb at what he does football-wise, has a law degree (!), and on top of that plays in a rock band. Yes, A Rock Band. No, not that plastic ... [read]

Corluka Gets More Praise

In an interesting article on Premiership fullbacks posted over at at Telegraph.co.uk, Corluka is mentioned as, I quote “Probably the most gifted right-back in the Premier League”. Actually I left out a tiny part of that sentence (put “After Sagna” on the beggining), but I’m sure no one will hold it against me. This ... [read]