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Weekly Dose 31.05.08
By: Jan |
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Rafael van der Vaart covered in mud / turned into a lust object. (Kickette)
In terms of foreigners the Bundesliga is second only to the Premier League. (BBC)
And as such the Bundesliga also has the biggest representation of players at the Euros. (Guardian)
Despite all those foreigners Germany still qualified for the Euros and is considered to [...]
Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, National Team, Werder Bremen
Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Euro 2008, FC Bayern Munich, Germany, Hamburger SV, International, Ivan Saenko, Martin Harnik, National Team, Oliver Kahn, Rafael van der Vaart, Tranquillo Barnetta, Werder BremenIt was a good Season. It was a bad Season.
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It’s season review time to bridge the gap between now and the Euros or the next Rafael van der Vaart transfer saga.
It was a good season for…
Money. The three biggest spenders this season – based on their transfer deficit – were Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg and second division side Hoffenheim. Bayern’s millions bought them a double, [...]
Bundesliga Offside Rewind: On closer Inspection…
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…you will notice that the league is over and parts of this blog went into collective off-season hibernation. The parts that were still active had the following to say:
Brian resurrected the Werder Bremen Offside, right in time to cover the Diego to … rumours. (Werder Offside)
Speaking of Diego: he won’t spend his summer in Beijing. [...]
The Bundesliga at the Euros
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Will make its’ presence felt in numbers – whether it’ll be on the bench or on the pitch. A total of 65 players from the Bundesliga have been included in the preliminary Euro squads of the participating countries. A cool 21 more than the Premier League with 44, followed by La Liga with 43 and [...]
A Name to Remember: Marko Marin
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This feature is long over due. Marko Marin is a 19 year old youngster playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He debuted in the Bundesliga late in the 2006/2007 season. He came on as a substitute in a game against Eintracht Frankfurt and crowned his cameo with an assist, which helped Gladbach to a last minute 1-1 [...]
Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Backstory, Borussia Mönchengladbach, International, Marko Marin, National TeamWeekly Dose 21.05.08
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Top Buts Allemand 07-08; according to Canal+. (Dailymotion)
Hamburg’s new coach Martin Jol while cleaning his nostrils. (Block 11)
Once upon a time in the Bundesliga; that’s Diego shooting. (Sportbild)
Munich celebrates in a surreal HDR photograph. (Flickr)
Q: What would you be if you weren’t a footballer? Peter Crouch: A Virgin. (Who Ate All The Pies)
Javier Pinola must [...]
10 Things we learned from Matchday 34
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1. Nuremberg complete relegation double.
Schalke scored two goals. Schalke almost scored two own goals. In between Nuremberg squandered their chances, like they squandered their chances all season. Eventually those were Nuremberg’s final 90 minutes in the Bundesliga.
Nuremberg are now in sole possession of two less than flattering relegation records. They won the relegation double, by [...]
Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg, Arminia Bielefeld, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hansa Rostock, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, Matchdays, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg, Alexander Frei, Arminia Bielefeld, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hansa Rostock, Hertha BSC Berlin, Huub Stevens, Karlsruher SC, Luca Toni, Mario Gomez, Matchdays, Oliver Kahn, Ottmar Hitzfeld, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder BremenMy Fair Lady: Hertha’s Road to Europe
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The old lady Hertha is back in Europe. The club topped the national Fair Play Ranking and will compete in next season’t UEFA Cup as a reward. The Bundesliga Offside recaps the three crucial moments in Hertha’s UEFA Cup spot clinching season.
1. Josip Simunic takes anger management classes.
Hertha’s infamous defender, who usually gets anything from [...]
Bundesliga Offside Rewind: Good Byes
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Bayern said good bye to Oliver Kahn and Ottmar Hitzfeld, Hamburg said good bye to Huub Stevens and the Bundesliga Offside says good bye to another week of blogging.
Anna bid farewell to Silvio Meißner. (Stuttgart Offside)
…and will soon have to do the same for Rapahel Schäfer. (Stuttgart Offside)
Chris will say good riddance to Raphael van [...]
Franck Ribery bids farewell to Oliver Kahn
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I already wondered what had happened to Franck the Prankster, but here he is with his accomplice Daniel van Buyten. The roof of Bayern’s world headquarter + a bucket + Oliver Kahn + a camera filming it = excellent blogging material. I’m sure this will make it all the harder for Ollie to retire.
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