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A photo of Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena taken by probek after the game against Wolfsburg two weeks
ago. I think it puts some meaning into all the Klose Encounter headlines. I can picture a young
Richard Dreyfuss buying himself a season ticket and dumping his family for this stadium. Of course,
not until he remodelled the [.
"It was a strange feeling, like inner peace," Inzaghi told the Gazetta dello Sport after he
surpassed Gerd Müllers age old European record of 62 goals. According to Setanta though, Inzaghi
will now need to score four more goals to ultimately find his inner peace. Opta Sportsdata decided
to recheck Müller's goal tally and came [.
Werder Bremen's reserve goalkeeper Christian Vander holds a unique record. In 22 Bundesliga matches
he made 6 serious mistakes. This is a ratio that even Cottbus' Tomislav Piplica can't match. Here's
serious mistake no. 6, where he plays a beautiful pass to Rafael van der Vaart, who was happy to
half-volley lob the ball into Bremen's [.
The first half of the season is officially over, and Bayern have claimed the so called
Herbstmeisterschaft (autumn championship), which doesn't mean anything and isn't won in autumn
either. But a lot in football is about psychology and weird statistics. One weird statistic says
that 87% of the teams who won the autumn championship also [.
Bayern Munich did their best to keep us entertained during the week with their dressing room
catfights. Basically all European clubs kept us entertained in their fight to sign Rafael van der
Vaart. And there was more: Oliver Kahn got suspended... (Bayern Offside) ...presumably because he
skipped his much loved annual stand-up comedy act, that had become [.
A lot has happened but fairly little has changed this weekend. And tempers were running a bit wild.
Two months ago EA Sports launched their Can You FIFA 08? campaign, in which the likes of Klose and
Ribery (or Ronaldinho or Rooney and Sergio Ramos) are challenged to replicate the tricks they
perform in the videogame. Fair enough. But what about those whose football can't offer the same
style and flair?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the cover boy for this year's edition of Pro Evolution Soccer, with a second
player in the background, who differs from country to country. The English version features Michael
Owen, the French version features Didier Drogba, the Italian version features Gianluigi Buffon and
the German version features .
I pulled a Jens Lehmann this week and mostly sat on the bench, watching other people blog. Then I
told the press how Abby, Angela, Arian and Chris aren't world class bloggers, and how I'll soon
take over their blogs - or else leave in the winter. Until then, they had the following to say
[...]
Borussia Dortmund almost pulled off a Werder Bremenesque 8-1 against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday.
But even their 6-1 Roger Federer score made for an entertaining game. And it's even better if you
happen to have a passionate South American pundit providing the commentary.
Schalke were the least likely of all Bundesliga teams to advance. All credit for this achievement
goes to Rosenborg Trondheim. Without their heroics against Valencia, Schalke wouldn't be
celebrating their first ever round of sixteen in the Champions League. A success that is worth an
extra €12 million for Schalke - minimum.
Barcelona will host Stuttgart tonight in their last Champions League group match. Both teams have
nothing to play for. Both manager's decided to shuffle their squads. And Barcelona's assistant
manager Johann Nesken's is now facing the difficult task to motivate his players for the game. He
figured a painful memory with one particular German team [.
All Bundesliga clubs are organised as eingetragener Verein (eV), which Wikipedia tells me would be
similar to a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) in Britain or a Non-Profit Corporation (NPC) in the US -
to give you some orientation. They often aren't pure football clubs either, but can cover a variety
of sports.
... well it's actually a compilation video of his neatest tricks and goals. But only a few hundred
views away, and a small margin ahead of a clip of his wonder goal against Aachen, comes this one -
for whatever reason.
Though if it was, I would tell either Klose or Ribery to let Phillip Lahm have his turn. He seems
to be missing out. Bayern Munich thrashed Aris Salonika 6-0 in the UEFA Cup tonight. They ended up
winning their group and made up for their recent run of 0-0 draws. Luca Toni scored four [...]
"Wait! He already got one," some of you may say. The white one, with which he posed this summer to
force his transfer. That's why his team mates chose Valencia's orange away kit for his Christmas
present instead; complete with his number 23 and the name van der Verrat printed on the back.
Verrat is [.
The UEFA Cup and Champions League draw just took place. The lone Bundesliga representative Schalke
04 picked up FC Porto as their next opponent in the Champions League. Porto and Sevilla were high
on the wishlists of high profile second placed teams like Liverpool, Arsenal, Roma etc. So, people
seem to think those two were [.
Abby, Chris and Angela already covered most of this weekend's biggest games, so this recap is
basically just a quick reminder to visit their blogs. And it's for completeness' sake too. Werder
Bremen 2-1 Hamburger SV Bremen won the northern derby, to much of the dismay of Chris over at the
Hamburg Offside.
I pulled a Jens Lehmann this week and mostly sat on the bench, watching other people blog. Then I
told the press how Abby, Angela, Arian and Chris aren't world class bloggers, and how I'll soon
take over their blogs - or else leave in the winter. Until then, they had the following to say
[...]
(Summary is not available.)
It wasn't meant to be for Bayer Leverkusen back in 2002. Instead of winning their first ever
Bundesliga and Champions League title, it was Neverkusen all over again. They choked in the league
(as always) and were denied by Zinedine Zidane in the Champions League final. May it serve as
consolation, that it wasn't some [.
It's been a strange weekend. Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and Hamburg each had the golden
opportunity to capitalise on the others' failings, yet despite trying really hard, none of them
succeeded. Bayern Munich Bayern's 0-0 draw against Duisburg could have been filed under the same
category as their 0-0 draw against Frankfurt, if it wasn't for the [.
It's been a strange weekend. Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and Hamburg each had the golden
opportunity to capitalise on the others' failings, yet despite trying really hard, none of them
succeeded. Bayern Munich Bayern's 0-0 draw against Duisburg could have been filed under the same
category as their 0-0 draw against Frankfurt, if it wasn't for the [.
As Chris has just explained in detail on the Offside main page, Rafael van der Vaart has one or two
admirers, who would like to lure the midfield superstar to their clubs next summer. While Hamburg
have rumouredly offered him to double his pay check, only quixotic HSV faithfuls can imagine him
playing in a [.
This match has proven to me, that I'm not free of prejudices - though I'm really, really trying
(honestly). I was away on Friday and when I checked the news and read the score-line this morning,
my thoughts and well wishes were already with the poor Energie Cottbus fans. This was Cottbus'
highest ever Bundesliga [.
(Summary is not available.)
A few months ago, Uli Hoeneß happily announced his summer blockbuster transfers. Life hasn't been
the same at Bayern Munich since. The club sold a record number of jerseys and other merchandise,
the Allianz Arena is bursting at the seams and teenage girls are lining up outside of the Säbener
Straße screaming "Ribery!
Gary Lineker is 47 and Manuel Neuer is 21 - it's possible. It's just that English and great
goalkeeper don't go together. So, probably not.
Two months ago EA Sports launched their Can You FIFA 08? campaign, in which the likes of Klose and
Ribery (or Ronaldinho or Rooney and Sergio Ramos) are challenged to replicate the tricks they
perform in the videogame. Fair enough. But what about those whose football can't offer the same
style and flair?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the cover boy for this year's edition of Pro Evolution Soccer, with a second
player in the background, who differs from country to country. The English version features Michael
Owen, the French version features Didier Drogba, the Italian version features Gianluigi Buffon and
the German version features .
Nuremberg's coach Hans Meyer is one of the best and most likeable coaches of the Bundesliga. He
first saved Nuremberg from relegation and then lead them to a 6th place finish and a DFB Cup win
last season. In his free time he is coaching the German national team of writers, who competed in
the [...]
Nuremberg's coach Hans Meyer is one of the best and most likeable coaches of the Bundesliga. He
first saved Nuremberg from relegation and then lead them to a 6th place finish and a DFB Cup win
last season. In his free time he is coaching the German national team of writers, who competed in
the [...]
"It was a strange feeling, like inner peace," Inzaghi told the Gazetta dello Sport after he
surpassed Gerd Müllers age old European record of 62 goals. According to Setanta though, Inzaghi
will now need to score four more goals to ultimately find his inner peace. Opta Sportsdata decided
to recheck Müller's goal tally and came [.
A few days ago Setanta reported that Filippo Inzaghi hadn't one-upped Gerd Müller's European
goalscoring record yet. In fact he was still four goals short of doing so. The article relied on
data coming from Opta Sportsdata and claimed that Gerd Müller had in fact scored 66 goals in 74
matches, compared to Inzaghi's 63 [.
Borussia Dortmund almost pulled off a Werder Bremenesque 8-1 against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday.
But even their 6-1 Roger Federer score made for an entertaining game. And it's even better if you
happen to have a passionate South American pundit providing the commentary.
It wasn't meant to be for Bayer Leverkusen back in 2002. Instead of winning their first ever
Bundesliga and Champions League title, it was Neverkusen all over again. They choked in the league
(as always) and were denied by Zinedine Zidane in the Champions League final. May it serve as
consolation, that it wasn't some [.
(Summary is not available.)
Or maybe not, or maybe it is already. I know as little about China's music charts, as you might
expect from a European. And now enjoy the video and song, which will have you humming along the
lyrics for the rest of the day.
