After much speculation about his alleged dissatisfaction and potential dismissal from Barcelona, Croatian international and Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić has revealed the truth in a recent interview.
In the 20th round of La Liga, Real Madrid won with a convincing 3:0 score against Real Sociedad at home in Madrid.
The match will be held in Estonia's capital after the 2018 World Cup Qualifying match against Ukraine in Croatia.
Darijo Srna has made a decision to remain at Shakhtar Donetsk, deciding against a move to Barcelona, reports Slobodna Dalmacija on January 14, 2017.
The Croatian national football team was defeated in the third place match of China Cup after losing to China in a penalty shootout. The game initially ended in 1:1 with goals by Croatia's Ivanušec and China's Jingbin.
Croatia has lost in the semifinals of the first ever China Cup. Chile will go on to play Iceland in the final.
The Croatian national football team arrived in China on Monday after a lengthy trip to Nanning for the first ever China Cup. On Wednesday, Croatia will play in the semifinals against Chile.
Croatian national team captain Luka Modrić has received yet another great recognition for his stellar performances last year, and was included in the European Football Federation (UEFA) Team of the Year for 2016.
The Croatian national football team will finish the 2016 year as the 14th best ranked team in the world, according to the new FIFA rankings that were published on Thursday. Argentina is the top ranked team in the world.
The new president of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Aleksander Čeferin visited Zagreb yesterday to meet with the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, reports Dalmacija News on 20 December 2016.