International

November 5th, 2009

Champions/Europa League Matchday 4: Hertha FCB

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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. Bayern wanted a football teacher [...]



October 22nd, 2009

Champions/Europa League Matchday 3: It Takes Two

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2 Blackouts. Stuttgart continued to show signs of life in their game against Sevilla and they continued to produce stupid defensive lapses, which continually cost them the games. Two such mistakes, coupled with the referee missing an offside position helped Sevilla to a comfortable 3-1 victory.
2 Own Goals. When Bordeaux’s Ciani picked up where Freiburg’s [...]

October 14th, 2009

Weekly Dose 14.10.09

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One of these things is not like the others: Football, Louis van Gaal, Empathy. (NRC Handelsblad)
Form is temporary. Fate is permanent? (ESPN Soccernet)
They’ve got beer fests in Stuttgart too and this time it was OK for Jens Lehmann to attend. (Das VfB Stuttgart Blog)
Hannover 96 fight to modify the 50+1 club ownership rule. (Bundesliga Talk)
The [...]

September 17th, 2009

Champions/Europa League Matchday 1 Wrap-Up

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Three wins, two draws and one defeat makes for a balanced but not too glorious start to this year’s European season.
Wolfsburg. You are never too old for an impressive Champions League debut. Grafite (30) scored a hat-trick and became only (or already?) the sixth player to do so on his debut. Each of his goals [...]

September 15th, 2009

The Money Game: Champions League vs Europa League

By: Jan | Comments 5 Comments

We’re heading into a new season of European football, which for most people really only means Champions League football. The big question ahead of every Champions League season is of course not who wins it – Stuttgart won’t, Wolfsburg won’t and most probably Bayern won’t either so why bother – but who earns how much. [...]



September 14th, 2009

The Evolution of Günter Netzer’s Hair

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There are many legendary football players. There are many legendary hair styles. But only a select few managed to combine the two. Germany and Borussia Mönchengladbach playmaker Günter Netzer is one who had the hair of legends.
This post sets out to tell its’ story.
Season 1965/1966 to 1966/1967

Here’s the template from which to start. Notice the [...]

May 21st, 2009

A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme for Football Fans

By: Jan | Comments 7 Comments

1. Get a piece of paper.

It doesn’t have to be white. Just make sure it fits the color-scheme of your football club of choice.
2. Use the paper to take part in a pre-match fan choreograpgy.
 

 

May 20th, 2009

Name the Ringtone

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Bremen’s sporting director Klaus Allofs needs some cheering up at the moment and would like to put that ringtone on his cell. What’s the name of the song?
Name more…

April 28th, 2009

A Quick and Complicated Guide to Europe

By: Jan | Comments 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 [...]

April 14th, 2009

Photo: Ribery Creepery

By: Jan | Comments 7 Comments

This photo is disturbingly fascinating.
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images






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