3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat for Bundesliga clubs in Europe this week. The good news is that five out of six have it all in their own hands to progress to the next round. The odd club out is of course Hertha B... no wait.

Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux. Bayern wanted a football teacher and got a textbook case of how little possession stats tell you about the outcome of a football match.

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U.S. U-20 fans may remember that it was a youthful Hoffer who helped Austria send the Yanks packing from the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Canada.
The 22-year-old Hoffer also made Austria's Euro 200 squad. He had a very strong league campaign with Rapid Vienna.
2008-09 Austrian Bundesliga stats follow -- 26 games started, 6 substitutions, 24 goals. Click to continue reading...

Who will steal Cristiano Ronaldo's crown as Europe's top goal scorer? Click to continue reading...

Imagine you play for Rangers and [Insert Scottish brand of high fashion here] has made professional attire for your travels. Suits, shirts, ties - the whole lot. Only problem is they#8217;re pinstriped. Green and white pinstriped. Oh my. Or say you#8217;re on the books of Roma and Valentino Garavino holds a runway show to unleash [. Click to continue reading...

Less than 10 days ago Marc Janko was a Name To Remember. Since then, he's gone from "hey, remember my name" to "hey, I think I'll make European history". Marc's played two games since that post (three technically, since it was amended to include the hat trick he scored that day) and in those two [.. Click to continue reading...

There was a link to the story on Marc Janko with FIFA in the Daily Dose yesterday, so I decided to check out the Red Bull Salzburg match this evening to catch a glimpse of this goalscoring monster and all I can muster is...wow. The Austrian Bundesliga isn't exactly a top drawer league, but it's [...] Click to continue reading...

I like goals. Do you like goals? Austria likes goals. Second weekend in a row the Austrian Bundesliga has produced a double-digit goal thriller, though this one less of a thriller for one, more so for the other. Last week it was Sturm Graz & Mattersburg in a 6-5 squeaker. This week Red Bull Salzburg - [. Click to continue reading...

Forget about the German Bundesliga, they can't hold a candle to their Austrian step-brother. Sure, the drama of Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund was nice, but last time I checked, and I checked recently, 11 is still more than 6. A lot more in the world of football. The only real explanation for this is the [. Click to continue reading...

Nineteen year old American striker Preston Zimmermann has parted company with Hamburg SV of the German Bundesliga and signed for newly-promoted Austrian Bundesliga club SV Kapfenberg. Click to continue reading...

We officially launch another new section of Albion Road today - the Scoreboard (scoreboard/scoreboard.html) . We'll be providing the results and standings of the top division league in every country we cover, from the Austrian Bundesliga to the Turkish Super League. You'll be able to access them via each league profile as well as an all-purpose scoreboard page (available via the main menu) which will include a link to each league's current standings. Click to continue reading...

After being the subject of numerous rumors this past off-season, Austrian midfielder Jürgen Säumel has signed a three-year contract with Torino of Serie A. The twenty-three year-old former captain of Austrian Bundesliga SK Sturm Graz joins a capable midfield that includes Italy capped World Cup Champion Simone Barone and Alessandro Click to continue reading...

Nate Jaqua has returned to Houston after a half season in the Austrian Bundesliga that saw him score six goals and increase his profile. Jaqua even earned a call up to the US National Team after an almost three year... Click to continue reading...

Nate Jaqua has returned to Houston after a half season in the Austrian Bundesliga that saw him score six goals and increase his profile. Jaqua even earned a call up to the US National Team after an almost three year absence for the match against England at Wembley. I've seen some other publications hail [. Click to continue reading...

The Austrian Bundesliga gets started tonight with a premier match of Sturm Graz vs. Rapid Wien today with the Green-Whites (Rapid) expected to get off to an impressive start. Defending champions Rapid Wien have a host of players that are key to national team development and should be carefully watched Click to continue reading...

The two clubs face off in the first qualifying round of the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup. The first leg will be played on July, 17 2008 and the second leg on July 31, 2008.
Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg finished second last season in the Austrian Bundesliga with 63 points. The club is paced by Croatian defender Niko Kovač, Austrian midfielder René Aufhauser, Swiss forward Johan Vonlanthen, and German forward Alexandre Zickler. Click to continue reading...

The above photo comes courtesy of a loyal reader in England who inquired as to who the un-named American trialist was. From this we learn that a former Dynamo player may be suiting up for Ipswich Town.
Normally we would not report on the trial of a player who had already left MLS. Click to continue reading...

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Has his European experiment scoring goals for Cashpoint SC Rheindorf Altach ended? It would appear so. According to this report he may be coming home to the Dynamo. A Dynamo team which could use another proven goal scorer. According to this report....

• On Jaqua: Canetti labeled as "serious" the talks the team and Jaqua's agent have had regarding the forward's possible return to MLS.

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Take a look at this photo of SV Josko Ried's Seo Jung-Won.
Aside from wondering why the South Korean is about to cry, I wonder, is the Austrian club the world's most sponsored? I count nine logos on the shirt (a few are hiding around the collar) and another (see here) has its home on the back of the shorts. Click to continue reading...