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Mario Kovačević Sacked & Hajduk's Brilliant October!
Dinamo have sacked Mario Kovačević. Richard and I ask whether it was the right call and who comes next. We also cover Hajduk's rotated 5-0 win and the draw…
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Hajduk's Perfect Week and Dinamo's Rebound
Hajduk beat Ajax, Dinamo and Varaždin in the space of a week, and Lovre and Richard cover all of it. The pair look back at Hajduk's win over Dinamo in the…
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Croatia's First Break Under Bilić and the New Maksimir Design
Richard and I cover Slaven Bilić's first four games as Croatia manager that saw Croatia get their worst-ever loss vs. England as the Vatreni lost 7-0 at…
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Bilić's First List, Dinamo in Trouble & Hajduk Winning
Richard and I cover Slaven Bilić's first squad announcement after returning to the Croatia hot seat, Dinamo struggling in the league and in the Europa League…
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Hajduk Are in Europe & Big Transfers at Maskimir and Poljud!
Richard is back from his cruise as we catch up on all the news that happened since he's been gone, like: Dinamo in the Europa League, Hajduk qualifying for…
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Dinamo, Rijeka and Hajduk Into The Play-offs & HNL 2 Rounds in
Richard and I squeezed in between the Hajduk and Rijeka matches on Thursday. Hajduk weren’t fully confirmed yet, but we still backed them to go through (and…
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HNL PREVIEW 2026/2027
Richard and I will soon begin the episode by discussing Slaven Bilić’s appointment, followed by a review of the European matches involving our…
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Croatia Knocked Out by Portugal - Controversial Decisions...
Richard and I sit down to talk about our 2-1 loss to Portugal and the aftermath of the entire situation with the ball sensor and the likely exit of Zlatko…
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Group Stage Review and Portugal Preview
Richard and I cover our 3 group stage games and how we slowly got better and ultimately played a good, typical Croatia game vs. Ghana. Our mistakes in the…
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2026 WORLD CUP PREVIEW!
Richard and I walk you through Croatia and the things we learned through the two friendlies vs. Belgium and Slovenia before moving on to the World Cup as a…
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HNL 5 Rounds in, UEL and UECL Draws for Dinamo & Rijeka!
Richard and I are back after a month to recap everything that happened in August and the recent sacking of Radomir Đalović and the appointment of Víctor…
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The HNL is Back!
Richard and I are back together to comment on the opening HNL round, which saw all the favourites win except Varaždin. We also cover the European matches that…
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HNL 2025/2026 Season Preview and Predictions!
I go over the upcoming HNL season, but I open the episode with a disgraceful start to the season due to the reinstatements of Bruno Marić and Toni Dadić…
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HNL Summer Moves and the European Qualifiers!
Richard and I are back to comment on all the finished transfer moves and the rumours, team by team. We put focus on the European ties that Rijeka, Hajduk and…
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Rijeka Double, Vukovar Promoted and Šibenik Near Extinction!
Richard and I go over all the events as club football in Croatia crossed the finish line last week, we touch on the national team, transfers and other news…
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HNK Rijeka HNL Champions 2024/2025 - HNL Season Review
Richard and I go over the dramatic last day of the HNL, after which Rijeka got crowned as the Croatian champions! We also cover the new transfer news, and…
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HNL Title Showdown on The Last Day! Rijeka, Dinamo and Hajduk All One Match Away From The Trophy!
Richard and I preview and talk about the most interesting and tight HNL race in modern Croatian football history, as the top 3 clubs are set to decide the…
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Five Games Remaining, The Top 3 all Lose!
Richard and I try our best to cover the past 2 weeks in an hour and twenty minutes as we talk about the worst/most interesting title race in HNL history!
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Dinamo Long Way Behind Hajduk and Rijeka, Osijek Relegation Battle?
Richard and I cover Dinamo and Osijek's collapse in the last two weeks: Rijeka and Hajduk's title fight and the Semi-finals of the Croatian Cup. 0:00:00 Dinamo…
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Croatia vs. France and 10 Games Remaining in the HNL!
Richard and I cover the Nations League quarter-final between Croatia and France, Croatia's qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup, Rijeka vs. Hajduk and the…
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The HNL Title Race!
Richard and I return after the 25th round of the HNL to comment on the ongoing in the HNL and the massive title fight between the top 3 sides: Hajduk, Rijeka…
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HNL Season Review at Halfway and Transfer News
Richard and I return after a long hiatus to give our insights on the first half of the HNL season and how we think each club is doing at the halfway point and…
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Dinamo beat Salzburg & Hajduk goes 4 points clear!
Richard and I go over Dinamo's win over RB Salzburg in the Champions League, the HNL weekend which saw some controversial calls in the games of the leading…
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Croatia v Scotland/Poland, Dinamo 2-2 Monaco and the HNL
Richard and I are back for a quick episode to cover Croatia's Nations League games in October and quickly go over the HNL and Dinamo's match vs. Monaco in the…
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Bjelica at Dinamo & Adriatic Derby = Nothing
Richard and I go over Bjelica's appointment and his subsequent 2nd debut at Dinamo which ended in a big 5-1 win, the Adriatic Derby in which nothing happened…
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Jakirović Sacked, Dinamo Lose to Slaven, Hajduk and Rijeka win
Richard and I go over the turmoils going on at Dinamo as they sacked Jakirović and are still searching for his replacement. Dinamo's 4-1 loss to Slaven…
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Eternal Derby Goes to Hajduk, Dinamo 9-2 loss to Bayern
Richard and I go over Dinamo's very bad week as they lost to Hajduk in the Eternal Derby and to Bayern in the Champions League. We also go over the rest of the…
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Hajduk's Circus and Croatia's Nations League
Richard and I cover Hajduk going in circles again and making a circus of the club, yet again. We preview the upcoming Eternal Derby and the rest of the 6th HNL…
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Dinamo in the Champions League and the HNL 5th Round
Richard and I go over Dinamo's Champions League League Phase draw, Čavlina at Osijek, the HNL 5th round and the transfers happening inside the league. 0:00:00…
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Dinamo and Rijeka Play-off, HNL Shenanigans and Kulenović
Richard and I cover this past week's action, covering Dinamo's 3-0 win over Qarabag and Rijeka's 1-1 draw to Olimpija in their respective European play-offs…
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Shock Exits at Hajduk and Rijeka, European Downfall for Osijek and Hajduk
Richard and I get together after missing last week and comment on the disastrous week our clubs had in Europe and inside their clubs. We touch on Perišić's…
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HNL 1st Round & European Play-off Draws
Richard and I covered the 1st round of the HNL season, which featured a lot of goals and another controversial decision from the referee. We also discuss…
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HNL 24/25 Season Preview and Predictions
Richard and I go over all of the teams and give our thoughts on their transfers and what we think of their squads. We also give our predictions which could…
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24/25 Season starts in Europe with Rijeka, Hajduk and Osijek!
Richard and I cover the 3 teams playing in Europe as they start their seasons 1 week before the HNL kicks off. The main focus is on Rijeka, Hajduk and Osijek…
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Early Goodbye: Croatia at the Euros & HNL Transfer Scoop
Richard and I go over Croatia's very short EURO 2024 campaign and go over the future of the national team. We also give our thoughts on Dalić and the old…
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Another Poor Performance: Croatia Draws 2-2 to Albania
Richard and I went over Croatia's second game at EURO 2024, which wasn't that much better than our first game. We go over all the poor things and mainly focus…
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Olympiastadion Defeat: Croatia's Tough Start to EURO 2024
Richard and I go over the 3-0 loss to Spain in the opening game of EURO 2024 for the Vatreni. We touch on everything regarding the game and Dalić's comments on…
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EURO 2024 PREVIEW
Richard and I go in-depth about Croatia and cover the rest of group B. We also give our group stage predictions and our thoughts on who will win it!
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HNL 23/24 REVIEW
The season has come to an end as Dinamo took the double and continued their dominace over the rest. It was a entertaining season and Richard and I rated every…
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Dinamo win the league!(Again) Zekić is sacked and Croatia squad for the EUROs.
Richard and I get back together to talk about the past two rounds of the HNL and the 1st leg of the Cup final. We cover Dinamo's title, Rijeka's collapse…
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Inevitable Dinamo.
We go through the Rijeka - Dinamo match and the upcoming final which starts in Zagreb. Also the remaining matches and some other things as we go off script a…
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Rijeka - Dinamo (possible) title decider!
Richard and I cover Rijeka's collapse in Zagreb v Lokomotiva and preview the biggest game of the season that can easily decide where the title ends up!
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Rijeka and Dinamo continue winning!
I cover the last 2 rounds of the HNL and the 5th round match between Dinamo and Varaždin that's finally been played. Also comment on the title fight, Hajduk's…
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Hajduk out, Rijeka - Dinamo for the title!
Richard and I primarily focus on dissecting the developments surrounding Hajduk, including its massive breakdown last week. Additionally, we delve into the…
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Rijeka favorites in the title race, Croatia win the ACUD Cup.
I cover the last HNL round and speak about Rijeka's title hopes and why Hajduk doesn't look like a side that can win a title right now. Also, touch on the…
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VARLeaks and the HNL title fight!
Richard is busy, so I cover everything and give my thoughts on the VARLeaks situation. I also touch on the last 2 HNL rounds and the Croatian Cup.
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Three-way title fight!
Richard and I covered the results that happened over the weekend as we saw Hajduk drop points and Dinamo beat Rijeka. We also touch on Dinamo's big win over…
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Clowns, Dinamo beat Betis and a exciting HNL weekend!
Richard and I cover the Jarni and Petković situation that unravelled last week and the Dinamo Betis game. Also, go over the weekend and touch on a title-ready…
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Conference League, Nations League and the HNL
Due to a "technical" issue we only got an hour recorded as Richard and I covered the Nations League draw and the upcoming Dinamo UECL game against Betis.
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Dinamo back to their old ways, Rijeka continue their form!
I'm joined once again by Richard as we talk about all the stuff going on with the HNL since our last episode. Rijeka's brilliant form, Dinamo's amazing 3-0…
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Brilliant Rijeka, Hajduk riddled with problems and poor Dinamo.
Richard and I discussed the entire last week of HNL football and the latest transfers. We touched on Rijeka, which has brilliantly kicked off the year, and the…
The Croatian Football PodcastWORLD CUP PREVIEW
After a long time Matt, Herman and I finally found the time and at the right time. We talk about the World Cup and what we think about the 26 players that are…
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HNL 22/23 SEASON STARTS
Matt and I cover the opening two rounds of the new season as we talk about what we think about certain teams and we cover our teams in European qualifications!
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HNL 21/22 Review and the Nations League
Matt and I speak about the great HNL season and how we think the teams did, we also go over our Nations League campaign!
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TITLE RACE, DINAMO-SEVILLA AND POOR SIBENIK
Matt and I cover the 4 way title race and our opinions on the last gameweek and our predictions for the next one, we also mention Petkovic and the amazing in…
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EURO REVIEW AND 1. HNL
Matt, Herman and I finally come together to record again as we talk about our thoughts on Croatia now and in the future. I predict the 1. HNL and some…
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GROUP STAGE REVIEW AND PREVIEW OF SPAIN
Herman and Matt talk about Croatia so far in the tournament and preview our match against Spain tomorrow.
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EURO 2020 PREVIEW
The Euros have started yesterday and I was joined by Matt for a look into our squad, we gave our opinions on frequently asked questions after the friendlies…
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Winter transfers, Hajduk doing business, Dinamo in the UEL!
In this episode I look at the past round and at the winter transfers that have happened. Also focus on Dinamo drawing Tottenham in the Europa League.
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Hajduk woes, Dinamo brilliance, title fight and World Cup qualifications.
For the last time in 2020 me and Herman take a look at everything that happened in Croatian football for the past month. Happy holidays and a happy new year to…