Remake and Original: The Llama (Ger 2008, Ita 1990)

By: Jan | 1 Comment

Mladen Kristajic (Schalke) and Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke) reenact the infamous spitting incident between Frank Rijkaard (then AC Milan) and Rudi Völler (then AS Roma) during the World Cup 1990 Round of 16 clash between Germany and the Netherlands. The remake has the splashier special effects, but Mladen Kristajic is a poor mans Frank Rijkaard and [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, FC Schalke 04, International, National Team, Snapshots

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, FC Schalke 04, Frank Rijkaard, Germany, International, Kevin Kuranyi, Mladen Kristajic, National Team, Netherlands, Rudi Völler, Snapshots, World Cup 1990

Viva Colonia: From New York to South Africa to Cologne

By: Jan | 5 Comments

When a Brazilian girl on the streets of New York starts to chant the carnival song Viva Colonia…

 
..and when a bunch of kids in South Africa join in…

 
…and when 50000 fans in Cologne’s Rhein Energie Stadion do the same…

 
…then this global Cologne lovefest can only be explained with this:

 
A rare big win against a big [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, FC Schalke 04, Videos

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, FC Schalke 04, Videos

Weekly Dose 24.09.08

By: Jan | 2 Comments

The best of the worst Bundesliga “haircuts”. (BILD.de)
Six goals and two assists in five Bundesliga matches = Hoffenheim’s Vedad Ibisevic. (SoccerBlog.com)
Olli Kahn: where has all the testosterone gone? (DW Ballspiel)
Want to know more about how Stefan Effenberg mate poached Thomas Strunz’s wife? Then send your questions to FourFourTwo. (FourFourTwo.com)
Bundesliga Talk’s retelling of the classic: Wizard [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1899 Hoffenheim, FC Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1899 Hoffenheim, FC Bayern Munich, Mesut Özil, Michael Rensing, Oliver Kahn, Stefan Effenberg, Vedad Ibisevic, Weekly Dose, Werder Bremen

Franck Ribery’s Daughter applauds Werder Bremen

By: Jan | 5 Comments

 
Here’s Franck Ribery’s daughter applauding Werder Bremen, after they just made it 5-0 against Bayern Munich this weekend. Seems Franck or his wife have done a good job teaching her either the concept of fair play or sarcasm. In the worst case we’ll soon see Paparazzi photos of Franck or Wahiba buying Werder Bremen fan [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich, Videos, Werder Bremen

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich, Franck Ribery, Videos, Werder Bremen

Photo of the Day: Happy Couple

By: Jan | 3 Comments

Hertha’s Gojko Kacar and Josip Simunic. Both are watching/looking on…

Category: 1. Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC Berlin, Snapshots

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Gojko Kacar, Hertha BSC Berlin, Josip Simunic, Snapshots

Weekly Dose 19.09.08

By: Jan | 1 Comment

The table never lies: Hamburg are on top. (Bundesliga Talk)
That’s why Rod Gilmor looks at the mixed fortunes of Martin Jol’s current and former club. (Telegraph)
Goals Lukas Podolski can actually celebrate become a rare sight. (Ballspiel)
New Axis of Evil: you’re either with Hoffenheim or against Hoffenheim. (ESPN Soccernet)
Scott Murray has second thoughts about Germany’s 1974 [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, 1899 Hoffenheim, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, International, National Team

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, 1899 Hoffenheim, FC Bayern Munich, Germany, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, International, Jan Schlaudraff, Lukas Podolski, Martin Jol, National Team, Netherlands, Weekly Dose, World Cup 1974

Jens Lehmann annoys his Bavarian Neighbors

By: Jan | No Comments

Following his transfer to Stuttgart, Jens Lehmann and his family moved to the small Bavarian town of Berg about 250 km from Stuttgart. A quiet and peaceful town, I guess. While he has an apartment in Stuttgart, he still choses to commute from Stuttgart’s training ground and to Berg from time to time using a [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Jens Lehmann, VfB Stuttgart

The Jan Schlaudraff Goal Construction Kit

By: Jan | 4 Comments

For a goal of the month quality goal by Jan Schlaudraff we need two ingredients:
a = a chipped ball over an onrushing goalkeeper.
We’ll take Hannover’s second / Jan Schlaudraff’s first goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach from this weekend (5-1).
 

 
b = a great little run from left to right, dribbling past the entire back line of [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Alemannia Aachen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hannover 96, Videos, Werder Bremen

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Alemannia Aachen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hannover 96, Jan Schlaudraff, Videos, Werder Bremen

Forbidden Cities: The Story of the Revierderby

By: Jan | 3 Comments

Right in time for the biggest derby in Germany: a 25 minute documentary to help you brush up on your Schalke and Borussia Dortmund knowledge. The documentary was filmed before, during and after the infamous 2006/2007 derby, which Dortmund won 2-0 to crush Schalke’s title dreams. Two seasons later emotions have cooled down a bit, [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, Backstory, Borussia Dortmund, FC Schalke 04, Facts and Figures, Videos

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Backstory, Borussia Dortmund, Facts and Figures, FC Schalke 04, Revier Derby, Videos

Weekly Dose 12.09.08

By: Jan | 3 Comments

Germany’s worst football team is looking for sponsors. (Spiegel Online)
Why take a new photo of Jens Lehmann, when an intern with a pirated copy of Photoshop does the trick for VfB Stuttgart? (The Local)
Seven reasons why the Bundesliga is better than the English Premier League. (Bundesliga Talk)
The grass is always greener… what an Arsenal supporter [...]

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, Werder Bremen

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Franz Beckenbauer, Hamburger SV, Jens Lehmann, Manuel Neuer, Michael Rensing, Paolo Guerrero, Rene Adler, Torsten Frings, VfB Stuttgart, Weekly Dose, Werder Bremen