Life in the Ninth Division of German Football
The problems faced by big Bundesliga clubs are familiar to us all. The struggle to juggle European competitions with league responsibilities, operating within the rubric of the financial regulations,...
View ArticleDFB Pokal Round 1: Five Underdogs to Root for
The Davids are Taking on the Goliaths. Last season’s first round saw a few surprising results, like Hoffenheim’s shocking 4-0 loss to fourth tier side Berliner AK, or Karlsruhe’s surprising 4-2 win...
View ArticleThe eternal Miro – The story of an unlikely career
One can’t help but be impressed if one takes a closer look at Miroslav Klose’s stats. The 35-year-old has scored 121 goals in 307 Bundesliga appearances, he has gotten on the score sheet a total of 68...
View ArticleAndreas Biermann suicide highlights struggle with depression in football
On Saturday night Andreas Biermann’s current club Spandauer Kickers confirmed that the 33-year-old had committed suicide. The former Union Berlin, Tennis Borussia Berlin and FC St. Pauli defender had...
View ArticleSV Wilhemshaven keeps sticking it to FIFA
The town of Wilhemshaven is best known for its deep-water port, which allows Germany to important crude oil. FIFA officials, however, are more concerned about the city’s sixth division club that has...
View ArticleDortmund’s Watzke – ‘Lower League football lacks sex appeal’
Borussia Dortmund’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has made some waves with his comments in his latest interview with the German football magazine kicker. Besides his comments about Bayern and Wolfsburg...
View ArticleZlatan and Rot Weiss Oberhausen – A match made in heaven?
After the transfers of Renato Sanches and Mats Hummels to Bayern München, most followers of German football thought that the biggest deals ahead of next season had already been made. However, fourth...
View ArticleMarco Sailer joins ambitious Regionalliga side
One of the symbols of Darmstadt’s magnificent first season back in the Bundesliga was scruffy striker Marco Sailer. His long, unkempt beard and his wild running style on the pitch truly symbolised what...
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong? The Debacle at 1860 Munich
TSV 1860 Munich have had the kind of week that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons, and the clubs entire future is now in serious doubt. Just days after 1860 were [...]
View ArticleSerdal Celebi – The first blind footballer to be nominated for the goal of...
German broadcaster ARD has allowed the viewers of the popular sports show “Sportschau” to vote for the goal of the month ever since 1971. The competition has featured goal scorers from several...
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