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Here's Franck Ribery's daughter applauding Werder Bremen, after they just made it 5-0 against
Bayern Munich this weekend. Seems Franck or his wife have done a good job teaching her either the
concept of fair play or sarcasm. In the worst case we'll soon see Paparazzi photos of Franck or
Wahiba buying Werder Bremen fan [.
In the light of ever more Hoffenheim table topping, coverage and hype, I thought it might be
interesting to take a look at how much of their success is Dietmar Hopp's money and how much of it
is Ralf Rangnick's genius. While at it, I decided to do the same for the remaining 17 Bundesliga
[...]
I guess Alexander Baumjohann's impressive solo-run starting within his own half of the field would
be even more impressive, if he had scored it against the defense of one of the seventeen Bundesliga
sides not coached by Thomas Schaaf. Baumjohann is 21 years old and joined Borussia
Mönchengladbach back in 2006 from Schalke.
No, it's obviously not SAP billionaire Dietmar Hopp. He hates those comparisons anyway, and will
probably sue anyone who still makes them. This is Hoffenheim's president Jochen A. Rotthaus. He
didn't do any questionable things in post cold war Russia and isn't rich by billionaire standards,
but the similarities are still striking.
Jens Lehmann tries to grin and bear it after seeing Manuel Almunia again ahead of VfB Stuttgart's
pre-season friendly against Arsenal. Almunia chose to keep his distance to avoid third-degree
burns. (Photo by Patrik Stollarz/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus) and Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich) started last Saturday's match from
the bench. To waste some time the two spontaneously decided to have a go at each other with a good
old stare down contest. Here is how it all played out... Kick off.
I have to hand it to Bayern Munich for keeping this a secret until the very moment pen was set to
paper. To quote Duffmann who wrote about it over at the Bundesbag blog: To say that I was surprised
by the news is an understatement. <brag>That's why it's probably all the more impressive,
that [.
1. It's the knockout rounds, stupid. Going by league and group stage performances, Tim Wiese
clearly looks the better keeper than Manuel Neuer. Blunders against Valencia and Chelsea in the
group stages and a couple more in the Bundesliga had taken Neuer from Jogi Löw's shortlist for the
Euro 2008. Tim Wiese isn't on it either, [.
Jürgen Klinsmann could have stayed in Orange County and coach South Coast Bayern instead.
(South Coast Bayern Futbol Club) For all Borussia Dortmund fans: a blog and forum about all things
former Champions League winner. (Planet Dortmund News / Planet Dortmund Forum) Bundesliga Talk
interviews famous Guardian sport-blogger Raphael Honigstein.
The best of the worst Bundesliga "hair cuts". (BILD.de) Six goals and two assists in five
Bundesliga matches = Hoffenheim's Vedad Ibisevic. (SoccerBlog.com) Olli Kahn: where has all the
testosterone gone? (DW Ballspiel) Want to know more about how Stefan Effenberg mate poached Thomas
Strunz's wife?
Warning: This blogpost is rated M for blood, gore, and violence. What better way to celebrate
Halloween on a Bundesliga blog than to bring you the best horror tackle, injury and hair combo the
league has ever seen in it's 45 year history. The setting: 1981/1982 season. Werder Bremen host
Arminia Bielefeld at the Weserstadion.
West Germany in 1974. Bayern were busy winning their European Cup triple. The German national team
was busy winning the World Cup. Kraftwerk were busy minimalising their Autobahn record. The
Bundesliga Offside blogger Jan was busy weaving the threads of fate to get his parents to date and
multiply a bit quicker, fearing he could [.
Here's referee Felix Brych showing Duisburg's Bojan Vrucina a yellow-red card gangsta-style. Well,
being a referee won't make you the coolest bloke in the neighbourhood, nor do the players on the
pitch respect you, neither do the coaches on the sidelines and TV stations celebrate every mistake
you make with seemingly endless slow-motion replays.
14 days till kick-off. The team blogs are buzzing with activity. This blog is slowly recovering
from its' summer hibernation. Following the Weekly Dose's triumphant return to this blog, it's now
time to have regular week-in-review posts again as well. Abby spent her time patiently waiting for
Etoile's Amine Chermiti.
Whatever that means in case of 1899 Hoffenheim fans - who probably run the gamut from
been-there-since-the-8th-division-days to billionaire bitches. (Photo by Thorsten
Wagner/Bongarts/Getty Images)
A must read interview with Hoffenheim's sugar daddy Dietmar Hopp. (Spiegel Online) The swimsuit
edition of the Hoffenheim story. And a small correction: the article quotes Ralf Rangnick as saying
Hoffenheim has the same budget as Energie Cottbus. He was comparing Hoffenheim's wage budget
(€23m) with Cottbus' overall budget (€23m).
One is a genius, the other is insane.
The Bundesliga is still in hibernation, while all other big European leagues are already fully
enjoying their second half of the season. It's a little excercise in delayed gratification I guess.
Here's some numerical evidence to prove that it will at least be worth the wait. The numbers are
coming from a Setanta Sports article [.
1. Hamburg are missing out. Just look at that photo. Though, Croatia didn't really impress in their
friendly against Scotland (1-1) and neither Dortmund's Mladen Petric nor Bremen's Ivan Klasnic
could put their names on the score sheet. I'm still a bit sad, that Bilic won't be coaching a
Bundesliga side next season.
It takes 120 minutes and two last minute comebacks for this to happen. The third most hated player
in the Bundesliga slaps the most hated player in the Bundesliga in the face to the music of REM.
Once you get tired of the slap, turn your attention to Phillip Lahm's reaction in the background.
via: 101 [.
Luke is back with the second installment of his DFB-Pokal previews. He covered all matches except
for Hertha's. We don't want to make life too easy for our team bloggers... SpVgg Unterhaching vs SC
Freiburg August 8, 2008 20:30 CET Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching Last Cup
apperance: 2007-08 Last Cup title: Still waiting.
"In 20 years' time the fridge probably won't stand in the corner anymore. The fridge will walk
beside you and hand you a bottle of coke." Philipp Lahm in an interview with Süddeutsche
Zeitung. Can't wait.
Germany's worst football team is looking for sponsors. (Spiegel Online) Why take a new photo of
Jens Lehmann, when an intern with a pirated copy of Photoshop does the trick for VfB Stuttgart?
(The Local) Seven reasons why the Bundesliga is better than the English Premier League. (Bundesliga
Talk) The grass is always greener.
(Summary is not available.)
Following his transfer to Stuttgart, Jens Lehmann and his family moved to the small Bavarian town
of Berg about 250 km from Stuttgart. A quiet and peaceful town, I guess. While he has an apartment
in Stuttgart, he still choses to commute from Stuttgart's training ground and to Berg from time to
time using a [.
Hertha's Gojko Kacar and Josip Simunic. Both are watching/looking on... a. A Sunset. b. The new
house they just built. c. A little puppy.
When a Brazilian girl on the streets of New York starts to chant the carnival song Viva Colonia...
..and when a bunch of kids in South Africa join in... ...and when 50000 fans in Cologne's Rhein
Energie Stadion do the same... ...then this global Cologne lovefest can only be explained with
this: A rare big win against a big [.
Reviewing this year's Bundesliga kits pt.1 (oldfootballshirts.com) Reviewing this year's Bundesliga
kits pt.2 (oldfootballshirts.com) Reviewing the history of kit sponsors in the Bundesliga. (ESPN
Soccernet) Reviewing the life of someone who looks after all those kits. (DW Bundesliga Kick Off! -
VOD - MP4) An interview with Germany's in-form striker Patrick Helmes.
34 Punkte nach 15 Spieltagen und drei Punkte Vorsprung vor den Bayern - da fragt man sich doch, wie
machen die Kicker aus der Nähe von Mannheim das bloß? Klaus von NDR Extra3 erklärt
auf einfache Art und Weise das Prinzip TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Nachahmung wärmstens empfohlen!
Actually, they just sing "schalalalala" and then "Hey Eintracht Frankfurt!"
followed by more "schalala", but they do it to the tune of the Pippi Longstocking theme
(German "Hey Pippi Langstrumpf!" version, English Maude Flanders Christian summer camp
version, cool original Swedish version). And they are doing it quite well, while jumping up and
down at [.
Borussia Dortmund's mascot Emma takes a trip around the world. (Emma Weltweit) A Day in the Life of
Rainer Willfeld, who teaches football to street children in Burkina Faso. (DW Bundesliga Kick Off!
- MP4 - VOD) Working 447 days for 4 minutes of football. (bundesliga.de) The fans of third division
side Union Berlin go hands on and [.
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.
Or one and a half weeks, if you count in the DFB Cup. That is one and a half weeks full of winter
break bridging blogging, which already brought you such classic posts as: News and notes. (Hamburg
Offside) Out with one.. in with another? (Bayern Offside) You Say Training, I Say Trial. (Hertha
Offside) No Swelling to the [.
I spent my weekend telling lies to my relatives, which depending on their age were about bunnies
and candy, and depending on their favourite team, were about how Hamburg or Bremen still have a
chance of winning the title. It was an entertaining diversion from the world of hard facts and
truth here at the [.
1. Nothing. The teams at the top of the table couldn't win their games. The teams at the bottom of
the table didn't lose their games. As such no team gained a lot of ground, nor did any team lose a
lot of ground. And if the six best teams in the league don't do their [...]
That's how we did our blogging this week. Anna had a little present for Bayern Munich. (Stuttgart
Offside) Stuttgart finally get a dedicated football stadium arena. (Stuttgart Offside) Tim Wiese is
walking in Toni Schumacher's shadow. (Bundesliga Offside) Scarfs for girls or scarfs for fans?
(Bundesliga Offside) Kaka and Eto'o could be playing for Berlin next season.
(Summary is not available.)
I... I'm lost for words - no wait, here they come in no particular order: off, ass, my, laughing.
Yesterday Hamburg won the Emirates Cup, finishing ahead of Real Madrid, Arsenal and Juventus.
Hamburg had already been invited to last year's edition of the mini-tournament, but had to cancel
their participation due to an Intertoto Cup game. In March Hamburg won said Intertoto Cup by
outlasting Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Cup.
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.
