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July 7, 2022 - It wouldn't be summer in Croatia without a visit by one of the world's most famous football stars. Manuel Neuer cycles to Croatia from Germany to kick off his Bayern Munich pre-season! Bayern's stars are soon gathering to prepare for the new season. While many are counting the last days of their vacation on beaches and yachts, one footballer has decided to keep his form in top shape on holiday - and that is goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, reports Gol.hr. The famous German goalkeeper decided to start his pre-season preparations before rejoining his club and embarked on…

July 7, 2022 - In the year that marks the 100th anniversary of the first official match in the city, Željan Konsuo, an excellent chronicler of Dubrovnik sports, presented his third book, "Dubrovnik Football History". It is the first book entirely dedicated to football in Dubrovnik.  At Hotel Valamar Lacroma, the Dubrovnik public was presented with a new book by the multi-awarded author, Željan Konsuo, which he dedicated to the beginnings and development of Dubrovnik football. "Dubrovnik Football History," in addition to providing a chronological overview of football clubs and notable results, also reveals a whole series of unknown details and…

July 6, 2022 - The Croatia women's handball team lost to Spain in the final of the Mediterranean Games, taking the silver medal in the end.  The Croatia women's handball team lost to Spain 25:29 in the Mediterranean Games final in Oran. It is the second silver medal in the history of this Croatia national team. In addition, they have one gold and two bronze medals. Spain opened the match brilliantly. After less than 6 minutes, they led 0:4. Croatia was also further depleted by the injuries of Lucija Bešen and Andrea Šimara during the tournament. Little by little, Croatia…

July 6, 2022 - The youngest-ever debutant for the Croatia national team and once considered the most promising young talent in Europe is looking to revive his career. Alen Halilović returns to Croatia as a new member of Rijeka.  Alen Halilović is a new player of HNK Rijeka, the club announced on Wednesday. Halilović underwent a medical examination this morning and signed the contract afterward, reports Rijeka.  After playing in the second division of English football for two years, first for Birmingham and then for Reading, who did not offer him a new contract, Halilović decided to return to Croatia…

July 6, 2022 - The 16-year-old Jana Koščak from Varaždin is the junior European champion in Jerusalem! She won gold in the heptathlon, which is an incredible achievement for this young Croatian athlete who excelled in Israel. It is also Croatia's first European gold in this category. Jana entered the last discipline of the heptathlon 800 meters with 299 points ahead of the Hungarian Kriszt, who came to the championship with a lower result than Jana. Jana recorded 2:24.45. British athlete Hembridge was great with 2:14.68. Jana ran her own race with an excellent 2:23.96 for 4th place, her best result…

July 5, 2022 - The 32nd Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag tournament will be held from July 22 to 31! Top tennis, an attractive music program, excellent culinary delights, and the great promotion of Umag, Istria, and Croatian tourism - all this will mark the 32nd edition of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag tournament, which will be held this season from July 22 to 31, reports HTS. This is guaranteed by some of the best tennis players in the world, such as Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, Italian Jannik Sinner, Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, Dane Holger Rune, and Croatian representative Borna Ćorić, whose…

July 5, 2022 - The Croatia men's volleyball team takes home the Mediterranean Games gold medal after defeating Spain!  The Croatia men's volleyball team celebrated in the final of the Mediterranean Games in Oran on Monday, reaching the title without losing a set in the match for the gold medal. Croatia defeated Spain 3:0 (25:22, 30:28, 25:20). The final was tense, as it should be, but Croatia was slightly better than Spain from the start. Croatia won the first set with a three-point advantage, the second with two, and finally the third with a five-point advantage. Petar Đirlić led Croatia's…

ZAGREB, 4 July 2022 - Olympic gold medalist Croatian taekwondo athlete Matea Jelić has won a gold medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, defeating Cecilia Castro Burgos of Spain in the women's under-67kg final 8-7. Jelić first defeated Anamarija Georgievska from North Macedonia 28-5 in the quarter-final and Aya Shehata from Egypt 8-5 in the semi-final. Today, another Croatian taekwondo athlete won a medal in Oran - Nika Petanjek took the bronze in the over-67kg category. To read more about sport in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page.

July 4, 2022 - It had been rumored for days, and now Olympique Marseille has officially confirmed Igor Tudor as the club's new coach. The Croatian coach signed a contract with the former European champion for two years. The former head of Hajduk will sit on the bench of the French club after Croatia, Greece, Turkey, and Italy. Last season, Tudor successfully led Hellas Verona, and those results attracted one of the biggest French clubs ever and a great rival to PSG. Tudor boasts over 50 caps for the Croatia national team and at the club level, he spent most of his…

July 4, 2022 - The Croatia women's handball team advanced to the Mediterranean Games final in Oran after defeating Serbia 31-20 (16-12) in the semi-final match. The Croatia women's handball team is in the Mediterranean Games final in Oran! They defeated Serbia, a favorite in the tournament, by 11 goals. Croatia opened the game well and Tena Petika scored for 2:0, which gave Croatia security. For the majority of the first half, Serbia went for goals, but in the 15th minute, Croatia took the lead again. Katarina Pavlović lifted Croatia to +3 in the 20th minute and in the 28th Croatia…