El 15 de abril seremos testigos de una apasionante ronda de semifinales entre cuatro grandes: Arsenal Ladies, FFC Frankfurt, Olympique Lyonnais y Turbine Postdam; dos cuadros alemanes, las grandes de FA y las francesas reinas actuales de Europa. Inglesas y las alemanas del Frankfurt serán las encargadas de abrir la ronda, para después dar paso al duelo entre Lyon y Turbine Postdam.

Germany WMT's Nadine Angerer signed autographs for her fans at the team's training session yesterday... gotta love it! / via Bongarts

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What can I say about this match that hasn't already been said? Japan defeats the home team, and forces all of us to throw away the basic structure of our narratives about this world cup, in which everyone was supposed to be fighting for the chance to lose to Germany.
Japan played a perfect defensive game.

British Eurosport's ubiquitous football commentator Tim Caple was doing his level best not to say there were "no easy games in international football these days." Some clichés are oft-repeated because of the element of truth therein, but there were certainly no "easy games" in the first round of matches at this year's Women's World Cup in Germany.

Christine Sinclair's goal ended the Germans enviable World Cup record

The German women's team looked like it was coasting to a win led by an exciting new generation of multi-ethnic players just like their male counterparts. The names of Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi and Fatmire Bajramaj will no doubt become familiar to thousands as the World Cup goes on.

Am Sonntag, den 26.06.2011 beginnt die Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen. Unsere Nationalspielerinnen sind für die anstehenden Spiele schon bestens vorbereitet und können sich jetzt ein lockeres Tänzchen vor der Kamera erlauben. Alexandra Popp, Nadine Angerer, Celia Okoyino da Mbabi, Kim Kulig, Inka Grings, Fatmire „Lira" Bajramaj, Simone Laudehr und Anja Mittag sowie [.

Am Sonntag, den 26.06.2011 beginnt die Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen. Unsere Nationalspielerinnen sind für die anstehenden Spiele schon bestens vorbereitet und können sich jetzt ein lockeres Tänzchen vor der Kamera erlauben. Alexandra Popp, Nadine Angerer, Celia Okoyino da Mbabi, Kim Kulig, Inka Grings, Fatmire „Lira" Bajramaj, Simone Laudehr und Anja Mittag sowie [.

But, yay Müller!
Tor
1 Nadine Angerer 10.11.1978 1. FFC Frankfurt
12 Ursula Holl 26.06.1982 FCR 2001 Duisburg
21 Almuth Schult 09.02.1991 Magdeburger FFC
Abwehr
3 Saskia Bartusiak 09.09.1982 1. FFC Frankfurt
10 Linda Bresonik 07.12.1983 FCR 2001 Duisburg
15 Verena Faißt 22.

Photo by Krafft Angerer/Getty Images Europe.

We love awards shows that have no meaning, but simply act as a vehicle for an open bar and an excuse to wear a pretty dress. Take the "Couple Of The Year Awards" that were held in Hamburg, Germany last Monday, for example.

On the left is striker Mladen Petrić and his wife and Despina.