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Five Things we learned from the DFB Pokal Round of Sixteen
By: Jan |
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The DFB Pokal offered a little prelude to this weekend’s Bundesliga action with Bayern Munich playing an away match against a third division club in front of 60000 fans, while second Bundesliga sides Hoffenheim and Jena sent two Bundesliga teams packing. What else?
1. You don’t need Jens Lehmann for Penalty Heroics
Borussia Dortmund famously didn’t sign […]
Category: Hamburger SV, Borussia Dortmund, VfL Wolfsburg, Alemannia Aachen, TSV 1860 Munich, 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, FC Schalke 04, DFB-Pokal, 2. Bundesliga, Matchday Coverage, Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich, 1. Bundesliga
Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Diego, Mario Gomez, Manuel Neuer, DFB-Pokal, Matchday Coverage, Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg, Alemannia Aachen, 1899 Hoffenheim, TSV 1860 Munich, Tag IndexWeekly Dose 30.1.08
By: Jan | 3 Comments
Now that the Bundesliga is back, it’s time to revive the popular Weekly Dose feature; with “now that the Bundesliga is back” being a weak excuse and with “Weekly” in “Weekly Dose” being more of a guideline than a rule anyway.
Why Germany will win Euro 2008. (ESPN)
Why England will win Euro 2008. (BBC)
In 1982 the […]
Snapshot: Ottmar Hitzfeld’s imaginary Friend
By: Jan | No Comments
I leave it up to you, whether you want this imaginary friend to be Uli Hoeness (see: witty insight), or whether you fancy the idea, that Ottmar created an imaginary companion - whom he is welcoming in this photo - to help him cope with the pressure at Bayern Munich. I definitely like the […]
Transfers: Seven to watch in 2008
By: Johnny on the Spot | No Comments
The window is closing and the second half of the season is starting. Let’s look at seven signings that will make an impact this year and the future in the Bundesliga.
7) Alexander Bade moves from Paderborn to Dortmund. This guy will only be a backup, but Dortmund was forced to sign him […]
Bundesliga Offside Rewind: Wake up Ivan!
By: Jan | No Comments
It’s your birthday! And the Bundesliga is back. No more tiring training sessions and meaningless friendlies, but good old fashioned ninety minutes, which actually do count for something. Thus, last week was the last week of football blogging without football. It went a bit like this:
Either Abby, Lulu or Dieter is/must be slowly losing track […]
Category: Hamburger SV, Facts and Figures, Borussia Dortmund, Hertha BSC Berlin, FC Bayern Munich, 1. Bundesliga Tags: 1. Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich, Hertha BSC Berlin, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Facts and Figures, Tag IndexNomen est Omen: Bekim Kastrati suffers a particular Injury
By: Jan | 9 Comments
Bekim Kastrati is a striker for third division side Fortuna Düsseldorf and plays for the Albanian national team. Fortuna are currently ranked 6th in the league, with a fair chance to win promotion to the second Bundesliga. Bekim Kastrati has managed to score two goals so far in this campaign. A week ago Fortuna hosted […]
Category: MiscellaneousIn Numbers: Europe’s Five Big Leagues at the Halfway Point of the Season
By: Jan | 5 Comments
The Bundesliga is still in hibernation, while all other big European leagues are already fully enjoying their second half of the season. It’s a little excercise in delayed gratification I guess. Here’s some numerical evidence to prove that it will at least be worth the wait. The numbers are coming from a Setanta Sports article […]
Snapshot: Like Father and Son
By: Jan | 1 Comment
Time to reveal the mystery of the man in the shadows. It was indeed Miroslav Klose, seen here having fun with a Bayern physio, who makes Miro look very young (as in twelve years old perhaps).
Name this Player
By: Jan | 8 Comments
Following the success of my Name this Coach post a while back, here’s the official sequel. Something to keep you guessing, while I try to come up with a post with a higher word count.
Bundesliga Offside Rewind: Two Weeks to go
By: Jan | No Comments
Or one and a half weeks, if you count in the DFB Cup. That is one and a half weeks full of winter break bridging blogging, which already brought you such classic posts as:
News and notes. (Hamburg Offside)
Out with one.. in with another? (Bayern Offside)
You Say Training, I Say Trial. (Hertha Offside)
No Swelling to the […]
Category: Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, International, FC Schalke 04, FC Bayern Munich, National Team, Werder Bremen, 1. Bundesliga Tags: Luca Toni, 1. Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, National Team, Werder Bremen, Hannover 96, International, Tag Index
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