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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Founded in 1959 as a identity for Croatian soccer fans in Chicago, RWB Adria continues to honor tradition while the game of soccer continues to grow in the United States. (Photo courtesy of RWB Adria)

Croatian soccer legacy in Chicago lives on in RWB Adria

Ben Gartland May 31, 2015

On a spring day in 1959, a group of people began discussions on a soccer team in Chicago with a Croatian identity. Croatia was not even an independent nation at this point, conglomerated with other countries...

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