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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 [...]
Tags: FC Bayern Munich, Germany, Hannover 96, Louis van Gaal, Mesut Özil, National Team, VfB Stuttgart, Weekly Dose, Werder BremenThe 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 [...]
Remake and Original: The Llama (Ger 2008, Ita 1990)
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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 [...]
Weekly Dose 19.09.08
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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 [...]
Quote of the Day: Philipp Lahm on the Fridge of the Future
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“In 20 years’ time the fridge probably won’t stand in the corner anymore. The fridge will walk beside you and hand you a bottle of coke.”
Philipp Lahm in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Can’t wait.
Weekly Dose 30.07.08
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BILD launched an English version of its’ webpage, which also includes a Bundesliga section. What can English-speaking Bundesliga fans expect? Well, nudity, nudity and even when an article is about transfers it’ll have the word boobs in the title. (BILD.de)
The Guardian republishes an article by Norman Crossland, which was originally written ahead of the 1966 [...]
Weekly Dose 31.05.08
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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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Weekly Dose 14.05.08
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I recently joined Angela over at the Germany World Cup Blog to do some Euro 2008 blogging. Daryl suggested we post more often now to build a readership ahead of the tournament. But I’ve already gone through the process with this blog, so why all the hassle again, right? So please head over to the [...]
Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, 1. FC Nuremberg, 2. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europa League, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, National Team, Werder Bremen Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, 1. FC Nuremberg, 2. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bernd Schneider, Euro 2008, Europa League, FC Bayern Munich, Germany, Hamburger SV, International, Jens Lehmann, National Team, Werder Bremen
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