Silly Season
Cribs: Ronaldinho vs. Diego
By: Jan |
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While the transfer market is closed - much to the delight of Klaus Allofs I guess - the Diego transfer rumour merry-go-round is in full swing nonetheless. Early interest by Real Madrid was followed by Juventus was followed by Liverpool was followed by Barcelona. It won’t take long before Diego is linked to yet another [...]
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Bundesliga Offside Rewind: The Transfer Circus left Town
By: Jan | No Comments
They stayed in Berlin until the very last minute, due to popular demand by Dieter and Lulu, but eventually had to follow the law laid down by Judge Sepp. Lulu will take some comfort from their promise to come back in the summer.
Gilberto out, Domowtschiski in. (Hertha Offside)
Arguez in, Gilberto no longer out. (Hertha Offside)
Gilberto [...]
Transfers: The Summer Signings in Review
By: Jan | 3 Comments
The winter transfer window has just been closed, the second half of the season is about to kick off in a few hours and I had all the winter break to do a post like this one. But it wasn’t until yesterday, that I came across a page on the Gazetta dello Sport website, which [...]
Transfers: Seven to watch in 2008
By: Johnny on the Spot | No Comments
The window is closing and the second half of the season is starting. Let’s look at seven signings that will make an impact this year and the future in the Bundesliga.
7) Alexander Bade moves from Paderborn to Dortmund. This guy will only be a backup, but Dortmund was forced to sign him [...]
Snapshot: I love Movies, long Walks on the Beach and Werder Bremen
By: Jan | No Comments
Here’s Ivan Klasnic on the beach of Belek in Turkey, where Werder Bremen prepare for the second half of the season.
Whether Klasnic really loves Werder Bremen is up for debate though. His doctor recently got in a row with Bremen’s medical staff, who he accuses of misdiagnosing Ivan Klasnic’s condition. Something that didn’t go too [...]
The Bundesliga Offside in 2008
By: Jan | 4 Comments
Welcome back to the Bundesliga Offside. As you undoubtedly noticed I took a hiatus from blogging over the holidays and new year. I didn’t even care to announce my departure. Partly because I expected myself to return to blogging right after Christmas, and I surprised myself a bit with not doing so. Rest assured though, [...]
Hamburger SV: Insult to Injury (Update: And now place your Bets)
By: Jan | 1 Comment
Can you guess correctly?
a) Rafael van der Vaart gets his wish granted and leaves Hamburg to join Valencia. The photo has been taken during his official presentation in Valencia.
b) Rafael van der Vaart is still in Hamburg posing for the Spanish sports daily As with a Valencia shirt.
Really, his dying grand parents want to see [...]
Hamburger SV: History Repeating
By: Jan | 3 Comments
In late 2004 Thomas Doll took over as new Hamburg coach. The club had a disastrous start into the new season and was sitting at the very bottom of the table. Doll lead the team out of the relegation zone and into the Intertoto Cup, through which the team eventually made it to the UEFA [...]
Bayern Munich enters Third World Child Trade Business Race to sign the next Maradona
By: Jan | 1 Comment
I guess six to eight years from now will mark the beginning of a new golden age for the beautiful game.
That’s around the time when a large wave of young Maradona successors will eventually make the step from the youth academies of Europe’s G14 clubs to the big stage. At least that’s what every [...]
Eintracht Frankfurt: Call that bad Luck
By: Jan | No Comments
Something I learned this summer is that pre-season training camps and friendlies are just as dangerous for a player’s health as the competitive football these activities are preparing for.
Bayern Munich are running out of strikers, Werder Bremen cancelled a friendly against Mainz because big parts of their squad weren’t able to play and Stuttgart’s coach [...]
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