Two soccer matches from the 1990s played a significant role in Croatian history. Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb vs Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade game from May 13, 1990 garners most attention from scholars and journalists alike. However, the international friendly between Croatia and the USA on October 17, 1990, is seldom discussed, despite it being equally significant in the historical memory of Croatians. Allen Sack’s and…
Category: Soccer
Football Versus Soccer
I want to discuss my reasons to call the game “soccer” instead of “football” before moving on to the 32 nations . It may seem like a non-point, but labels seem to be important to people so there are strong feelings about which one is the “correct” term. Globally, most people will say that “football” is the proper name. I do…