http://bundesliga.theoffside.com News from The German Bundesliga Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:51:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a bleak season for VfL Bochum. The club sits 17th in the table, switched coaches instead of fortunes and only had Hertha Berlin to cheer them up. A trip to the national team can be a welcome change of scene for the players. Bochum's central defender Anthar ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/vfl-bochum/international-break-bochum-go-to-south-africa.html It's time for a little overdue wrap up post with the correct answers to the recent quizzes. One of These Players is not Like the Others Answer: Didi Hamann. All other players were transfers from Karlsruhe to Bayern, while Hamann came through Bayern's youth system for a change. Kudos to: BVBFan and Luke Honorable ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/weekly-quiz-answers.html Eight days ago I tried to read up on African Champions League winners TP Mazembe, while keeping an eye on the game between Hannover and Hamburg. It was a frustrating experience, because I had to realize that neither my multitasking, nor Hamburg's ability to defend a lead was quite up ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/hannover-96/a-final-farewell-to-robert-enke.html "German international goalkeeper Robert Enke has been killed after being hit by a train at a level crossing, police said on Tuesday. Police said that the death could be a suicide." - AFP Words fail me. http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/hannover-96/rest-in-peace-robert-enke.html The clubs at the top of the table keep crawling along. The clubs at the bottom keep sinking. Referees had a forgettable weekend and in between a player and a coach dropped bombshells. Philipp Lahm. Bayern's disappointing draw at home against Schalke. Robben's moment of madness for which he should have ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bayern-munich/matchday-12-captain-future.html 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell. Depending on who you ask it was either because of David Hasselhof, an accident or a peaceful revolution of the East German people. One football fan was particularly looking forward to this event, after cheering on the "wrong" football teams for over two decades. ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bayern-munich/what-it-took-to-be-a-bundesliga-fan-in-east-germany.html Which player is seen here reflecting large amounts of light straight back to the sun? http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/name-the-player-7.html With Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni locked at 0 Bundesliga goals this season, some Bayern fans will probably welcome this opportunity to escape into nostalgia for a short while. In 1974 Gerd Müller succeeded where Michael Ballack had failed in 2002 and won the Bundesliga, Champions Cup (Champions League) and the ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bayern-munich/goals-galore-gerd-mullers-bundesliga-and-champions-cup-goals-19731974.html Bayern Munich fans are certainly not in a particularly good mood at the moment. The situation in the Bundesliga is far from hopeless but still disappointing, while Bayern will need a miracle of sorts to progress in the Champions League. Thus, some fans may be in disbelieve, some may question ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/bayern-munich/video-bayern-use-water-cannon-against-their-own-fans.html 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat for Bundesliga clubs in Europe this week. The good news is that five out of six have it all in their own hands to progress to the next round. The odd club out is of course Hertha B… no wait. Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux. ... http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/teams/werder-bremen/championseuropa-league-matchday-4-hertha-fcb.html