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Thursday, 22 October 2020
Three 9th Round Croatian First League Matches Postponed due to COVID-19
October 22, 2020 - As COVID-19 rips through Croatia, three 9th round Croatian First League matches meant to be played this weekend have been postponed. It all began yesterday when Lokomotiva Zagreb announced they still cannot compete as the coronavirus has penetrated its dressing room. After postponing the match against Osijek last weekend, the 9th round match against Hajduk, which was supposed to be played on October 24, at Kranjčevićeva, is also postponed. The match will take place on the first possible date, which will be decided later. The Croatian Football Federation stated the following explanation: "On October 21, 2020,…
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Masks in Croatia: Mandatory Almost Everywhere, Apart from Football Stadiums?
October 22, 2020 - Masks in Croatia are mandatory almost everywhere, though one law in the country forbids them inside football stadiums. Here's why. Slobodna Dalmacija writes that the first person from Croatia to be infected with the coronavirus was a young man who contracted the virus in the stands of the San Siro stadium in Milan, where he watched the Champions League match between Atalanta and Valencia on February 19. When he returned to Zagreb, he ended up at the "Dr. Fran Mihaljević" Clinic, and on February 25, Croatia officially recorded the first case of COVID 19. Italian epidemiologists…
Monday, 19 October 2020
15 Croatian Footballers Competing in Champions League, from Biggest Stars to Promising Talents
October 19, 2020 - This season, fifteen Croatian footballers will play in the Champions League. A look at the Croatian representatives, from the biggest stars to the promising young talents. Less than two months after Bayern beat PSG 1:0 in the Champions League final in Lisbon and won their sixth European title, a new edition of the elite European club football competition begins this week. However, this year, it is held without a Croatian representative because Dinamo failed to qualify, losing to Ferencvaros, who then skipped Molde and won its first appearance in the Champions League in 25 years. The formula…
Monday, 19 October 2020
HNL Round 8 Recap: Shocking Hajduk Loss to Sibenik, Osijek-Lokomotiva Postponed
October 19, 2020 - The 8th round of the Croatian First League was held from October 16 to 18, 2020. This round featured a shocking Hajduk loss to Sibenik, while Osijek and Lokomotiva has been postponed due to coronavirus cases in the Zagreb club. Slaven Belupo v. Istra 1961 (5:1) Belupo and Istra opened the 8th round on Friday, October 16, 2020, in Koprivnica in front of 308 spectators. Belupo's scoring spree started in the first half with two goals by Bozic in the 31st and 45+2 minutes for 2:0 at the half. Krstanovic (penalty) and Glavic increased Belupo's lead…
Sunday, 18 October 2020
Borna Coric in Second Straight St. Petersburg Final, this Time Against Rublev
October 18, 2020 - Croatia's best tennis player, Borna Coric, advanced to the final of the ATP tournament in St. Petersburg after defeating Canadian Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinal after an hour and 56 minutes of play. Jutarnji List reports that this was the second meeting between Coric and Raonic in which Coric retaliated against the Canadian for losing in Delray Beach three years ago. With the victory against Raonic, Coric repeated last year's result in St. Petersburg, when he also reached the final. However, last year, Russian Danil Medvedev was more successful. On Sunday, Coric will also…
Sunday, 18 October 2020
Croatian Skier Filip Zubcic Opens New World Cup Season in Austria
October 18, 2020 - On Sunday, in Soelden, Austria, the best Croatian skier Filip Zubcic kicked off his new World Cup season in the giant slalom, a discipline in which he achieved his first victory last season and finished third in the overall standings. Going into Sunday's performance, Zubcic was second in the FIS giant slalom rankings, behind Frenchman Alexis Pinturault. The 27-year-old from Zagreb said on Saturday he is ready for the traditional opening of the season in Soelden, where he made his debut in the World Cup eight years ago. "We are expecting a slightly different opening of the…
Saturday, 17 October 2020
Andrej Kramaric Named Best Bundesliga Player in September!
October 17, 2020 - Croatia national team player Andrej Kramaric received great recognition for his effective performances at the beginning of the new football season in Germany. The Hoffenheim striker and 2018 World Cup finalist was named the best player in the official selection of the Bundesliga in September! Kramaric scored five goals in the first two rounds of the new championship - three against Cologne and two against Bayern - and overcame Gnabry, Sane, Kimmich, Füllkrug, and Kalajdžić in the selection. Before the first round, he also scored two goals in the German Cup against Chemnitzer. With the mentioned five goals,…
Friday, 16 October 2020
Puma Football Boots Draw Inspiration from Croatian Rimac Automobili
October the 16th, 2020 - When it comes to successful Croatian companies, Rimac Automobili is undoubtedly the first one that comes to people's minds. It isn't only the likes of Porsche and others from the world of cars that Mate Rimac's company is impressing as the new Puma football boots draw their inspiration from this very company. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 15th of October, 2020, the French national team player Antoine Griezmann did his thing at Maksimir in Zagreb recently wearing the new Puma football boots, and the inspiration for the new boots was no less than the…
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Zlatko Dalic After France: I Need to Put Together a Competitive National Team by March
October 15, 2020 - Croatia Coach Zlatko Dalic spoke to the press after the loss against France in the 4th-round Nations League match in Zagreb on Wednesday. Coach Zlatko Dalic was satisfied with most of what was shown against France, but he pointed out that Croatia again made mistakes that France always knows how to punish. "Hats off to the team, especially for the second half, but we lost again, and we didn't deserve it; that's why we are upset," said the coach at the beginning of the press conference. "We played well, but a mistake happened. We didn’t play…
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
UEFA Nations League: France Better than Croatia in Zagreb
October 14, 2020 - France was better than Croatia in Zagreb in the 4th round match of the UEFA Nations League. The Croatia national team met France in the 4th round of the Nations League on Wednesday at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb. Seven thousand fans (30% of the stadium) were there to cheer on Croatia. Croatia beat Sweden 2:1 at the same stadium on Sunday and took third place in the group. With a victory against France, they would join the fight to win the group. Coach Zlatko Dalic changed the starting formation a bit from Sunday's match against Sweden.…
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Euro 2021 Qualifiers: Croatia U-21 Team Tops Greece
October 13, 2020 - The Croatia U-21 team topped Greece in Athens on Tuesday, keeping their hope alive for a spot in the tournament next summer. After a convincing 10-0 in Zagreb against San Marino, Igor Bišćan's team played their second October qualifying match in Athens, away against Greece, who they defeated 5-0 in Varaždin in September. This time around, Majer scored the only goal of the match in the 27th minute, with a deft reaction after a cross by the persistent Šutalo from the right side of the pitch. Croatia kept its lead until the end of the game,…
