O técnico da Bósnia, Miroslav Blazevic, afirmou nesta quarta-feira que as duas partidas diante de Portugal, pela repescagem europeia à Copa de 2010, são as "mais importantes" de sua carreira.
"Nunca tive partidas tão importantes nos meus 40 anos de carreira. Estamos sob forte pressão, com grandes expectativas", afirmou Blazevic, que deu entrevista coletiva em Sarajevo. Click to continue reading...

Hajduk Split have had a terrible start to the season in Croatia, especially by their elite standards, sitting 14 points behind leaders Dinamo Zagreb after 12 games up until this weekend. Fan anger though with no reports of any incidents or threats prompted police to step-up security during training and at matches this week.

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When a derby, a tried and true proper derby, comes rolling around the corner, the last thing you want as a fan is your team suffering through a dark spell. This goes doubly so if you're a more passionate type with ties to a more 'passionate' fan group, as recent fines from uefa for hooliganism [...] Click to continue reading...

(video produced by Hajduk Split's official fan club Torcida and set to obligatory football violence soundtrack "Bodies")

230 Hajduk Split fans were detained by Slovakian police when they arrived for a Europa League qualifying match against MSK Zilina last Thursday, setting a record for Slovakia.

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Bragging rights originating from the Eternal Derby will not masquerade Hajduk Split's lack of conviction at the ‘business end' of the campaign as the aftertaste of the 33-match saga is one inundated with disenchantment and an equally-concentrated dose of envy. This frustration was inevitable because the history of the Croatian First Division informs us on the occasions Hajduk fail to secure the championship, it is relinquished across to the blue-faction of Dinamo Zagreb, who revelled in a fourth-consecutive title charge that was sweetened all-the-more with a tenth domestic cup honour. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are one of a number of Premier League clubs looking to strengthen their squads with new strikers this summer as Rafa Benitez looks to bring in an understudy to main man Fernando Torres. One such target may well be a relative unknown to English fans but who has started to make a name for himself throughout Europe. Click to continue reading...

With an incredibly important qualifier against Ukraine in Croatia coming up for the Croats, National Team Manager/Head Coach Slaven Bilic has named his squad:Â Â Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow), Vedran Runje (RC Lens), Danijel Subasic (Hajduk Split) Â Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham Hotspur), Robert Kovac (Dinamo Zagreb), Josip Simunic (Hertha Berlin), Hrvoje Vejic . Click to continue reading...

Hajduk Split celebrated their 98th birthday in flawless fashion as they defeated Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in the Croatian First League to march ahead of their local rivals to the top of the division. Eager to retain the championship that has eluded their grasps for the three long seasons which have been conquered by Dinamo, Hajduk stepped into the first match after the winter break in an all-too familiar position of second place but attaining the derby honours soon swayed that. Click to continue reading...

This video clearly shows Hadjuk Split defender Jurica Buljat landing a good 'un on a Varteks Varazdin player. It shows it in spotlight, in slo-mo and even in backwards time. He swings, connects and floors the guy. But for some reason, he only gets a yellow. Seems the ref was looking the other way when knuckle [. Click to continue reading...

After kicking off the Champions League & UEFA Cup, Europe goes back home and hasn't left us wanting, giving us some very big and very interesting games over the next two days. Though it would be nice if they all go together and split the good ones up evenly between Saturday and Sunday... Prem.: What else? Click to continue reading...

The latest transfer news involving players. I'll have a post up later on Perrin and possible managers tomorrow.

Outgoing:

It's always the same old story with Sidney Govou. He starts talking about leaving, but he always ends up staying. This year is no different.

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