International Break: Bochum Go to South Africa
It has been a bleak season for VfL Bochum. The club sits 17th in the table, switched coaches instead of fortunes and only had Hertha Berlin to cheer them up. A trip to the national team can be a welcome change of scene for the players. Bochum’s central defender Anthar Yahia and their striker Zlatko Dedic chose to make the most of it by sending their nations to South Africa in a decisive World Cup playoff…
Anthar Yahia scored the solitary goal against Egypt in the 40th minute. You’ve got a say, a central defender doesn’t get to score such a cracking goal all too often. The fact that it sent Algeria to South Africa was just the cherry on top.
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Weekly Quiz Answers
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It’s time for a little overdue wrap up post with the correct answers to the recent quizzes.
One of These Players is not Like the Others
Answer: Didi Hamann. All other players were transfers from Karlsruhe to Bayern, while Hamann came through Bayern’s youth system for [...]
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A Final Farewell to Robert Enke
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Eight days ago I tried to read up on African Champions League winners TP Mazembe, while keeping an eye on the game between Hannover and Hamburg. It was a frustrating experience, because I had to realize that neither my multitasking, nor Hamburg’s ability to defend a lead was quite up to the challenge. Robert Enke [...]
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Rest in Peace Robert Enke
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“German international goalkeeper Robert Enke has been killed after being hit by a train at a level crossing, police said on Tuesday. Police said that the death could be a suicide.” – AFP
Words fail me.
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Matchday 12: Captain Future
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The clubs at the top of the table keep crawling along. The clubs at the bottom keep sinking. Referees had a forgettable weekend and in between a player and a coach dropped bombshells.
Philipp Lahm. Bayern’s disappointing draw at home against Schalke. Robben’s moment of madness for [...]
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What it Took to be a Bundesliga Fan in East Germany
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20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell. Depending on who you ask it was either because of David Hasselhof, an accident or a peaceful revolution of the East German people. One football fan was particularly looking forward to this event, after cheering on the “wrong” football teams for over two decades. Helmut Klopfleisch from then-East Berlin [...]
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Name the Player #7
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Which player is seen here reflecting large amounts of light straight back to the sun?
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Goals Galore: Gerd Müller’s Bundesliga and Champions Cup Goals 1973/1974
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With Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni locked at 0 Bundesliga goals this season, some Bayern fans will probably welcome this opportunity to escape into nostalgia for a short while. In 1974 Gerd Müller succeeded where Michael Ballack had failed in 2002 and won the Bundesliga, Champions Cup (Champions League) and the World Cup. On his way [...]
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Video: Bayern use Water Cannon against their own Fans
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Bayern Munich fans are certainly not in a particularly good mood at the moment. The situation in the Bundesliga is far from hopeless but still disappointing, while Bayern will need a miracle of sorts to progress in the Champions League. Thus, some fans may be in disbelieve, some may question the coach or the players, [...]
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Champions/Europa League Matchday 4: Hertha FCB
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3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat for Bundesliga clubs in Europe this week. The good news is that five out of six have it all in their own hands to progress to the next round. The odd club out is of course Hertha B… [...]
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Team News
Match preview: VfB Stuttgart v Hertha Berlin
After what seemed another ridiculously long international break we're back once again, and facing an opponent that can hopefully kickstart the club with a positive domestic result. For all the troubles Stuttgart have had this year thus far Hertha have fallen even further (4th place last year, dead last ...
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Int. Week/Henry incident
"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory."
Those words are written in Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Nebraska.
Maybe if he does come to MLS, he'll have time to stop by and think about it. I wouldn't want a part of a trophy ...
The story of the best ball-kid in the world
Once upon a cold, rainy Hamburg night...
Okay, so there is no need to be that dramatic. But, really, this ball boy on the second goal for St Pauli, which proved to be the one that won the game, is something else. The form is excellent, not a zipped ...
Nov 12, 2009 | Read this article...
In Memoriam: Robert Enke
From the club's website:
FC Bayern Munich has reacted with distress and shock to the news of the death of Germany international goalkeeper Robert Enke (32) on the evening of Tuesday 10 November 2009.
We, the board of directors, officials, players and members of the club greatly mourn the loss of Robert ...
Nov 11, 2009 | Read this article...
Robert Enke, Rest in Peace
November 10, 2009: The Bundesliga and the Nationalmannschaft lost an extremely talented player. His family and friends have suffered a great loss. My thoughts are with them.
Nov 10, 2009 | Read this article...
RIP Robert Enke
I was going to say something about the Köln games and the events there, but now is not the time.
RIP Robert Enke, and my thoughts are with his family.
Nov 10, 2009 | Read this article...
Robert Enke: 24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009. RIP
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Happy 40th Jens, and other miscellaneous stuff
A very happy 40th birthday wish to Jens Lehmann; enjoy the break.
After a spiritless 0-0 draw away to M'gladbach Stuttgart will have some time to recover from injuries and fatigue. The spotlight of glaring deficiencies seems to have shifted a bit from defensive lapses and now shines brightly on ...
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RIP Robert Enke
Rest in Peace with Lara.
Honored to have watched our HSV play yours over the last few seasons.
Hooray for FC Hollywood
First of all, apologies to all of you for a slow response to this most interesting of weekends. Although I don't blame the match, I've been pretty sick for three days, but trying to make a comeback today.
Clearly, I don't want to write a match review. I'd simply make two points about the match itself. It was a relative slight improvement at least over the Bordeaux match, and also you could pretty much see the Hoffenheim or Bremen match as pretty reasonable facsimiles of the performance.
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