Weekly Dose 06.08.08

By: Jan | August 6th, 2008

• Bundesliga Talk present their selection of this summer’s best transfers in the Bundesliga – ironically written by a former Bundesliga Offside blogger, who joined Bundesliga Talk on a free transfer this summer. Damn you Bosman! (Bundesliga Talk)
• 101 Great Goals pick their favorite Bundesliga signings as well. (101 Great Goals)
• FC Buddha Munich on its’ path to enlightenment. (Spiegel Online)
• American sports fans fed up with the rampant commercialization of their favorite past time seek solace in English footballl. Last Week: English football fans fed up with rampant commercialization sought solace in German football. Next week: German football fans fed up with the economic uncompetitiveness of their league seek solace in English football. (ESPN Soccernet)
• Soccerlens’ Eddie Griffin choses the easy way to start an argument and presents his Bundesliga (Minus Bayern Munich) Best XI. (Soccerlens)
• Rafael van der Vaart in an exclusive BILD interview. (BILD)
• Martin Jol in an exclusive(?) FIFA interview. (FIFA.com)
• Franck Ribery is Germany’s footballer of the year. (uefa.com)
• Deutsche Welle’s Jefferson Chase argues that Hamburg can kiss their Champions League ambitions goodbye, now that vdV left the club. (Deutsche Welle)
• CAS overrule FIFA and say clubs don’t have to release players for the Olympics. (Reuters Olympic Blog)
• An odd find: CNN publish a Bundesliga season preview. *original content* (CNN.com)

Category: FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen

Tags: Diego, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Franck Ribery, Hamburger SV, Martin Jol, Rafael van der Vaart, Rafinha, Weekly Dose, Werder Bremen

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• diana |  August 6th, 2008 at 7:05 am

  
  
  

  Given the reactions regarding to the CAS ruling is still developing, what’s the latest move from Schalke and Werder Bremen? I was watching Sportscenter Asia from ESPN’s Asian feed earlier (from slightly more than half an hour ago) and it reported that the two clubs will decide later today on what to do. For now the last I know also from the same programme, Barcelona may relent in terms of letting Messi play in the Olympics.

  Freaky. I was just reading the same article minutes ago on the news about Ribery. And then you posted the link here! Also, definitely the first time for me in terms of the CNN website, a preview to the new Bundesliga season.

  ‘Damn you Bosman!’
  Aha. The Bosman ruling happening right in your face, Jan.

  Posted from Singapore

  

• Jan |  August 6th, 2008 at 7:37 am

  
  
  

  Schalke and Werder said Rafinha and Diego can stay but they want the Brazilian FA to take out an insurance for the players – for the case they get injured – and possibly pay their wages while they are in Beijing.

  Posted from United States

  

• diana |  August 6th, 2008 at 8:14 am

  
  
  

  A compromise, in a way. Anyhow, just saw this from teamtalk.com (it’s regarding what you said on the clubs’ reactions) – http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,3033_3941480,00.html

  Posted from Singapore

  

• Willy |  August 6th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

  
  
  

  I hope Niederauerbach will win agains cologne…jk won’t happen. Anyways boys nice little page here! Keep it up!

  Check out groundhoppingusa.blogspot.com

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• Abby |  August 6th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

  
  
  

  Jan: that’s also what Hertha have worked out with Serbia in regards to Gojko Kacar, actually. I plan to discuss it later…(really, I’m alive!)

  Posted from United States

  

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