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Zagreb, June 27 (CP) – The UEFA disciplinary commission has fined the Croatian Football Association (HNS)  €60,000 for Croatia football supporters’ inappropriate conduct during the Croatia-Turkey game of the EURO2008.
The explanation gives is that some two dozen fires were burning during the game in the section of the stadium occupied by Croatian supporters.
The HNS has […]

Zagreb, June 20 (CP) – At the EURO2008 European championships Turkey beat the favourites Croatia 3-1 on penalties and made it into the semi-finals.
The Turks had played the game well and did not let the Croatian squad develop its game, this resulting in the first goal of the match being scored in the 119th minute […]

Zagreb, June 10 (CP) – The captain of the Croatian handball team Petar Metlicic has suffered a meniscus injury and is looking at surgery that may endanger his form at the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
The news of Metlicic having to undergo surgery to repair his meniscus has dampened the good spirits that the team was in […]

Zagreb, June 8 (CP) – A Swedish national was robbed of some money and a EURO2008 soccer championships ticket on Saturday in Zagreb.
The 22-year-old had arrived in Zagreb on Friday and met two men that he spent the day with. Later, another Swede arrived and joined the group and the two were offered to sleep in […]

Zagreb, June 7 (CP) – At a press conference held prior to the start of Croatia’s matches at the EURO2008 in Austria, the Croatian football coach Slaven Bilic refused to respond to an English speaking journalist’s question in English saying he would do the same as other coaches and speak in his mother tongue with […]

Zagreb, June 3 (CP) — The Croatian National Football team travels to Austria today for competition in the European Championships.
Croatia is in group B along with Germany, Poland and hosts Austria.
Their first game is scheduled for June 8th against Austria.

Zagreb, June 1 (CP) – The Croatian handball team have secured appearing at the Olympics in Beijing, beating Russia 26-24, the second day of the qualifying tournament in the Croatian coastal resort of Zadar on Saturday.
The team played Japan on Friday beating them 37-22.

Zagreb, May 28 (CP) – Croatian international and Portsmouth soccer player Niko Kranjcar is rumoured to have got engaged to long-term girlfriend Simona Fistric.
The couple are expected to tie the knot at the end of 2008 in a private ceremony.
Kranjcar has been playing for Portsmouth for the past few years and the couple have been […]

Zagreb, May 24 (CP) – The Croatian soccer team has managed to beat the Moldova team 1-0 in a friendly held in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rijeka.
The game’s only goal was that by Niko Kovac in the 30th minute sending the ball into the goal with his head.
This is the first in a […]

Zagreb, May 24 (CP) – The Croatian soccer team has managed to beat the Moldova team 1-0 in a friendly held in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rijeka.
The game’s only goal was that by Niko Kovac in the 30th minute sending the ball into the goal with his head.
This is the first in a […]