Bundesliga Offside Rewind: Picks of the Week

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This week has been all about:

Friendship - or lack of. (Hertha Offside)
Team mates - or lack of. (Werder Offside)
Beards. (Bundesliga Offside)
Buttocks. (Bundesliga Offside)
Kits. (Bundesliga Offside)
European success. (Hamburg Offside)
European disappointment. (Bayern Offside)

Category: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, FC Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hertha BSC Berlin, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Hamburger SV, Tag Index

Champions League Matchday 5: Late Bloomers

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Just as the Bundesliga clubs were all a little late to the Champions League party, I’m a little late with this short wrap up. But if you know your way around The Offside, you might have noticed that all matches have been covered by the Scotland Offside, the Valencia Offside and the Real Madrid Offside […]

Category: International, Champions League, VfB Stuttgart, FC Schalke 04, Matchday Coverage, Werder Bremen, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: Glasgow Rangers, Real Madrid, Valencia, 1. Bundesliga, Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart, International, Champions League, Matchday Coverage, Tag Index

Artifacts from the 90s: Ugly Borussia Dortmund Kits

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From left to right: Season 1991/1992, Season 1992/1993 and Season 1993/1994. In 1992 Dortmund finished second behind Stuttgart, followed by two fourth place finishes. In 1995 Dortmund finally won the Bundesliga, repeated this feat in 1996 and added the Champions League title one year later. In 1991 Ottmar Hitzfeld took charge as coach and in […]

Category: Borussia Dortmund, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, Kits, Tag Index

Matchday 13: Comebacks

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Thirty goals spread out over nine matches made for an entertaining weekend, that nonetheless left me feeling a bit unsatisfied. Mostly because it lacked any real surprises or shake-ups in the table. Munich, Bremen and Hamburg all worked their way to victories. Hamburg’s 2-0 win over Rostock can probably be labelled ‘most confident performance’ compared […]

Category: VfL Wolfsburg, Hannover 96, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, Hansa Rostock, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, Werder Bremen, Matchday Coverage, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Matchday Coverage, Ivan Klasnic, Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart, Hertha BSC Berlin, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, VfL Wolfsburg, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, Hansa Rostock, Tag Index

Mischievous: Rene Adler exposes Sergej Barbarez’ Butt

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Sergej Barbarez just went through a stereotypical villain-to-hero cycle at Bayer Leverkusen. First booed by the fans, he has by now proven to be a worthy stand-in for the injured Bernd Schneider. And so it was time to kiss and make up with the fans after Leverkusen thrashed Duisburg 4-1. Rene Adler contributed to the […]

Category: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Sergej Barbarez, Rene Adler, Tag Index

Snapshot: Floodlights

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One of the few positive side-effects of the dark and cold winter days is the extensive use of floodlights at football stadiums. Bayer Leverkusen - MSV Duisburg (4-1).

Category: MSV Duisburg, Snapshots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Snapshots, MSV Duisburg, Tag Index

Beardwatch: Kevin Kuranyi

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Kevin Kuranyi has once again proven his worth for Schalke 04 this weekend. Schalke beat Hanover 3-2 and Kuranyi scored the first two goals himself and got the assist for the third. His chances-to-goals ratio is still abysmal, but looks world class compared to what his team mates managed, while he was injured.
According to his […]

Category: Snapshots, FC Schalke 04, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: Kevin Kuranyi, 1. Bundesliga, FC Schalke 04, Snapshots, Tag Index

Perfect Match: Armin Veh - Eerie Castle

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Here’s Stuttgart’s coach Armin Veh, presumably watching a flock of bats flying over the stadium in Frankfurt. Judging by the position of his feet, he barely managed to suppress his instinctive reaction to turn himself into a bat and follow the pack. But he had a football match to coach and his team did really […]

Category: Snapshots, VfB Stuttgart, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: Armin Veh, 1. Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart, Snapshots, Tag Index

Weekly Dose 25.11.07

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A new adidas commercial to go with the new German national team kit. (YouTube)
Latest rumours: Jürgen Klinsmann and Bernd Schuster are linked to the England job. (AFP)
Hooray: The meaningless Ligapokal has been cancelled until the DFL comes up with an alternative meaningless cup competition. (Reuters)
A video interview with Karlsruhe’s Andreas Görlitz. (DW Bundesliga Kick off!)
A […]

Category: Karlsruher SC, International, Arminia Bielefeld, Hamburger SV, National Team, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: adidas, Germany, Ligapokal, Jürgen Klinsmann, Bernd Schuster, England, 1. Bundesliga, National Team, International, Andreas Görlitz, Ernst Middendorp, Huub Stevens, Hamburger SV, Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC, Tag Index

Bundesliga Offside Rewind: They’ve given their all

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As in: the German players who held Wales to a 0-0 draw at home, Jogi Löw who motivated them from the sidelines and the team of Bundesliga Offside bloggers who kept you entertained. In an attempt to assimilate every possible regular feature from all over The Offside, here’s the Bundesliga week in review. And it […]

Category: Hamburger SV, International, Hertha BSC Berlin, Werder Bremen, National Team, 1. Bundesliga

Tags: Bundesliga, Hertha BSC Berlin, Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV, Diego, Per Mertesacker, Chrisantus, Germany, Cyprus, 1. Bundesliga, National Team, International, Tag Index