International Break: Bochum Go to South Africa

November 18th, 2009 | By: Jan | 1 Comment

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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November 17th, 2009

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 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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November 16th, 2009

A Final Farewell to Robert Enke

By: Jan | Comments 1 Comment

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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November 10th, 2009

Rest in Peace Robert Enke

By: Jan | Comments 8 Comments

Robert Enke “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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November 10th, 2009

Matchday 12: Captain Future

By: Jan | Comments 7 Comments

Philipp LahmThe 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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November 9th, 2009

What it Took to be a Bundesliga Fan in East Germany

By: Jan | Comments 1 Comment

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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November 6th, 2009

Name the Player #7

By: Jan | Comments 6 Comments

sunny Which player is seen here reflecting large amounts of light straight back to the sun?


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November 6th, 2009

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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November 6th, 2009

Video: Bayern use Water Cannon against their own Fans

By: Jan | Comments 4 Comments

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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November 5th, 2009

Champions/Europa League Matchday 4: Hertha FCB

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Wichniarek - Lustenberger 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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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 ...

Nov 20, 2009 | Read this article...
Hamburger SV RSS

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 ...

Nov 19, 2009 | Read this article...
FC St. Pauli RSS

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...
Bayern Munich RSS

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...
Werder Bremen RSS

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.

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Hertha Berlin RSS

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...
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball RSS

Robert Enke: 24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009. RIP

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VfB Stuttgart RSS

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 ...

Nov 10, 2009 | Read this article...
Hamburger SV RSS

RIP Robert Enke

Rest in Peace with Lara.
Honored to have watched our HSV play yours over the last few seasons.

Nov 10, 2009 | Read this article...
Bayern Munich RSS

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.

Nov 10, 2009 | Read this article...

 

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