Ende vergangener Woche meldete sich Ashkan Dejagah noch mit "schwerer Zerrung" krank und verzichtete damit auf die Teilnahme am Länderspiel gegen Israel am gestrigen Abend. Wenige Stunden später das Wunder: Keine Probleme mehr. Dejagah kann am Wochenende gegen seinen alten Club Hertha ran. "Ein besonderes Spiel für mich," so der Wolfsburger Mittelfeldspieler. Click to continue reading...

Historians have argued for centuries the exact date Miroslav Klose last scored a goal. It's been that long. The big man himself was starting to feel the pressure during the game against Berlin last Sunday. After missing another chance, he lost his cool and took a swing at the goal post. Fortunately for Klose he missed. Click to continue reading...

Cologne defender/epic journeyman Pierre Wome is about to be in some really big trouble. At the end of this weekend's game against Wolfsburg, Pierre threw what looks to have been a quite intentional elbow at Ashkan Dejagah (4:08 mark above) that is now under investigation by those who take care of these matters in the [. Click to continue reading...

Unless you've been living under a rock the last few days, which some may think I have, you probably haven't heard about Germany U21 player, Ashkan Dejagah, and his withdrawal from his side's upcoming Euro U21 qualifying match in Israel. Some newspapers have been wholly biased on their coverage of the matter with motives that are without a doubt questionable. Click to continue reading...