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Name the Player #5
By: Jan |
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The title says it all. A fairly easy one I think.
Name more…
Category: PhotosA Quick and Complicated Guide to Europe
By: Jan | 5 Comments
European football competitions used to be a straight forward affair. Two cups for each domestic league title and another one for the best of the rest all played out in a two-legged knockout format. Then came the G-14, breakaway league threats and UEFA’s response with a complicated mix of pre-group stage qualification knockout ties, group [...]
Weekly Dose “Klinsmann is bigger than the Swine Flu” Edition
By: Jan | 1 Comment
Yesterday German news channels were reporting non-stop about the sudden, yet somewhat expected end of Klinsmann’s reign at Bayern Munich. Self-styled pundits were only briefly interrupted by news snippets of potential new swine flu cases, followed by a statement of the leader of the Green/Labour/whatever party on, well, Klinsmann. Germany’s biggest national broadcaster decided to [...]
Category: FC Bayern MunichJob Security in Europe’s Top Leagues
By: Jan | 5 Comments
Getting the sack as a football coach isn’t really the worst thing that could happen to you and to Jürgen Klinsmann. Except for the banking sector there probably isn’t a job on this planet where screwing up pays you so much in golden handshakes. Looking at it this way, this season’s best places in Europe [...]
Manuel Neuer overcomes Bayern Trauma – Bayern overcome Klinsmann Trauma
By: Jan | 3 Comments
This is not Manuel Neuer’s way of paying tribute to one of Germany’s best ever goalkeepers – it is his way to exact revenge. Revenge for four minutes in May 2001.
Manuel Neuer was 15 when he stood in the curve of Schalke’s old Parkstadion, ready to celebrate Schalke’s first championship since 1958. Schalke had beaten [...]
Tags: FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Jürgen Klinsmann, Manuel Neuer, Matchdays, Oliver Kahn, VideosPhoto: Ribery Creepery
By: Jan | 7 Comments
This photo is disturbingly fascinating.
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images
Weekly Dose 06.04.09
By: Jan | 3 Comments
Third division table toppers Union Berlin are building a stadium for the fans by the fans. (Deutsche Welle: VOD – MP4)
Hoffenheim’s fairy dust has evaporated and now Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger heaps more misery on them by challenging their title as Germany’s greatest village team. (ESPN Soccernet)
Talking about misery… (101 Great Goals)
Bayern Munich’s dream team as selected [...]
Jens Lehmann makes a good Touchdown Pass Receiver
By: Jan | 4 Comments
On Friday Jens Lehmann signed his contract extension and on Saturday he decided to give something back to his fans. In Stuttgart’s away game against Bochum Jens Lehmann caught a 37 yard touchdown pass/cross from Bochum’s Joel Epalle to make it 1-0 for the home side. Good stuff. Joel Epalle was credited with the goal, [...]
Solo Goals Galore: Raffael and Grafite and Krzynowek
By: Jan | 8 Comments
It was an uncharacteristic match for Hertha Berlin against Borussia Dortmund (1-3). Their defense and goalkeeper weren’t infallible and their offense wasted dozens of chances – statistically and usually Berlin only need three chances per goal this season. So this great little solo run by Raffael to level the score (for only a couple of [...]
Ode to Joy
By: Jan | 2 Comments
Jens Lehmann has extended his contract to 2010!
As in more Mad Jens for another season.
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