''Sportske novosti'' () is a
Croatia
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newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
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based in
Zagreb
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It was established on 9 August 1945 as ''Ilustrirane fiskulturne novine'' weekly newspaper. Several months later, on 10 December 1945, its name got changed to ''Narodni sport''. From March 1949, its publishing frequency increased to twice a week, and from 1951 to three times per week.
In 1962 it was acquired by the ''
Vjesnik
''Vjesnik'' () was a Croatian state-owned daily newspaper published in Zagreb which ceased publication in April 2012. Originally established in 1940 as a wartime illegal publication of the Communist Party of Croatia, it later built and maintained ...
'' publishing company. Its name was changed to ''Sportske novosti'' on 1 March 1962 and from then on it was published five times per week. Since 1967 it was published six times per week (every day except on Sundays). From 1974 to 1987 it had a circulation of 100,000 copies which turned ''Sportske novosti'' into the most popular sports newspaper in
Yugoslavia
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In 1952 it established the annual
Sportsman of the Year
Since its inception in 1954, ''Sports Illustrated'' has annually presented the Sportsman of the Year award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Amer ...
(''Sportaš godine'') and
Sportswoman of the Year (''Sportašica godine'') awards for notable achievements in Yugoslav sports, selected by the jury of sports journalists from around the country. In 1990 it also began presenting awards for
Men's Sports Team of the Year (''Momčad godine'') and
Women's Sports Team of the Year (''Ekipa godine'') for notable achievements in
Croatia
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In 1999 it was acquired by
Europapress Holding
Hanza Media (until July 1, 2016: Europapress Holding, or EPH) is the leading media company in Croatia and Southeast Europe, with 5 daily newspapers, more than 20 magazines, and 20 digital editions.
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publishing company and since 2001 it is regularly published on Sundays. Later that year the
''Sportske novosti'' Footballer of the Year award for the best
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player in the world as voted by some of the world's top coaches and players was established. On 30 December 2005
Zvonimir Boban
Zvonimir "Zvone" Boban (; born 8 October 1968) is a Croatian former footballer who currently works at UEFA as the Chief of Football. Boban played as a midfielder and was usually deployed as an attacking midfielder. He played most of his professi ...
was appointed
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of ''Sportske novosti'' who later announced that the newspaper would in the future give more attention to football-related news. Boban resigned from his position in December 2008 due to his long-standing dissatisfaction with the editorial board.
In 2013, along the Croatian football syndicate established
Football Oscar The Football Oscar ( hr, Nogometni Oscar) is an annual football award given by the Croatian Association Football Union and Sportske novosti since 2013. In the 2017 edition the award was renamed as Trophy Footballer ( hr, Trofej Nogometaš). It is aw ...
awards, chosen by Croatian footballers and coaches. The chosen categories are Croatian Footballer of the Year, HNL Footballer of the Year, HNL Young Footballer of the Year, HNL Goalkeeper of the Year, HNL Referee of the Year, HNL Coach of the Year, HNL Team of the Year, and Fairplay Team of the Year.
See also
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Sportske novosti awards
''Sportske novosti'' awards ( hr, Nagrade Sportskih novosti) refer to annual sports awards given by ''Sportske novosti'', a Zagreb-based Croatian daily sports newspaper. The awards originated in the 1950s and went on to become one of the most pres ...
''(For highest achievements in Croatian men's, women's and team sports)''
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Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award
The Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award or SN Yellow Shirt for short ( hr, Žuta majica Sportskih novosti) is an annual football award given by the Croatian sports daily ''Sportske novosti''. It is awarded to the best football player playing in th ...
''(For the
Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...
footballer of the year)''
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Sportske Novosti World Footballer of the Year award ''(For the best world footballer of the year)''
References
External links
Official website
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Sports newspapers
Newspapers established in 1945
Daily newspapers published in Croatia
Sports mass media in Croatia
Croatian-language newspapers
Sport in Croatia
Mass media in Zagreb