Alexandria soon to be overrun with Croatian soccer hunks
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Big news for aspiring WAGs (and HABs) in Washington: The Croatian National Team will be training and staying in Alexandria during this summer's World Cup.
Why it matters: Do we have to spell it out for you? Okay, fine: There will be some hunky Croatian soccer daddies roaming our streets.
State of play: Croatia's team, aka the Vatreni, will practice at Episcopal High School and stay at The AKA Hotel near Old Town starting in June.
- From ALX, the team will travel to matches in Dallas, Toronto and Philly.
Zoom in: If you want a crash course in the heritage of your future bae (or, you know, just want to celebrate another culture), Alexandria is hosting a Croatian cultural festival along the waterfront June 6.
- Swing by for Croatian music, wine and food.
Plus: In Old Town, wine bar Wine Gallery 108 will offer Croatian wines and tastings, and Old House Cosmopolitan Grill will have a Croatian-inspired menu.
- And keep your eyes peeled around ALX for a DASH bus wrapped in Croatian colors.
Or head into D.C. for a June 17 watch party at Franklin Hall celebrating Croatia's face-off against England cohosted by the Croatian Embassy and the "Slightly Overweight Fathers of Alexandria" group (yep, that's a thing), per a spokesperson.
The intrigue: Unfortunately, Googling "Who is single on the Croatian soccer team" doesn't pull up a list of resources we can share with our eligible readers.
- That means it's up to you, Axios D.C. singletons, to do some hard-hitting, boots-on-the-ground journalism and report back to us.
Flashback: ALX is making a name for itself as a haven for pro-athlete hotties: The city also served as the basecamp for the United Arab Emirates' Al Ain FC team during last year's FIFA Club World Cup.