Weekly Dose 27.11.08

By: Jan | November 27th, 2008

• “It would have been unthinkable in our day.” – The Kaiser on Ribery’s Pink revolution. (BILD)
• Meet Klinsmann Coleiro from Malta. (American Arena)
• Mourning the death of loved ones through impressive goal tallies. (DW Ballspiel)
• Bundesliga takes football fans to the 21st century – i.e. the present. (Telegraph)
• Basically the same article again, but structured in a clean and easy way, so that you can use it in a presidential debate. (Telegraph)
• Bundesbag S02E14: Veh to Blue. (Some People are on the Pitch)
• Catching up with FC Cologne’s Petit. (DW Bundesliga Kick Off! – MP4 – VOD)

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, Arminia Bielefeld, FC Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne, Arminia Bielefeld, Artur Wichniarek, FC Bayern Munich, Franck Ribery, Franz Beckenbauer, Grafite, Petit, VfL Wolfsburg, Weekly Dose

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• ursus arctos |  November 27th, 2008 at 6:30 am

  
  
  

  Absolutely brilliant photo.
  Is that Kaiserin Ein oder Zwei?

  Posted from Italy

  

• Jürgen Kalwa |  November 27th, 2008 at 7:08 am

  
  
  

  This is Beckenbauer’s first wife Brigitte.

  Posted from United States

  

• diana |  November 28th, 2008 at 4:17 am

  
  
  

  Never knew the Kaiser was once very…psychedelic.

  Jan, I did saw the two links from the Telegraph ahead of the Germany-England and so the links are kind of ‘old’ for me. But maybe you can add this to the Weekly Dose. It came from The Telegraph today – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/3531940/Premier-League-fans-tighten-belts-as-tickets-go-unsold-Football.html I only brought the link over given it mentioned this: ‘High-level talks are also ongoing in an attempt to secure discounted fares for travelling supporters to bolster attendances in away ends. It is a move inspired by the booming German Bundesliga, where attendances outstrip even the Premier League.’

  I used to remember my father told me that when he was in London for work four years ago, he almost went to watch a Premier League match there but ended up the match he wanted to watch…the tickets were sold out. The next best alternative for him like what many does in England – head to a pub to watch the match (which he eventually did). A case of when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Anyhow, my father even noted that watching football on TV there is expensive.

  As much as we complain about the subscription fees for watching football matches on pay-TV here in my country, at least we are more luckier than our English counterparts. But no way one can convert my father into watching the Bundesliga. Never. I do respect his choice. It’s what he has been watching since his schooldays and his loyalties are still there. You have to think…even though there are also other major European leagues than the EPL on TV here, the EPL still generate the most coverage in our papers here. Maybe the British colonial past may have to do with it.

  I, um, do watch both leagues (EPL, Bundesliga) on TV.

  Posted from Singapore

  

• diana |  November 28th, 2008 at 4:19 am

  
  
  

  Forgot to add in this. I was meant to say ‘ahead of the Germany-England friendly match’, in regards to the two links from The Telegraph you posted, Jan.

  Posted from Singapore

  

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