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How To Choose Your Ideal Bundesliga Club - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Are you new to German football, and attracted to the much-lauded mix of exciting end-to-end
football, standing fans, cheap beer and cheap tickets, not to mention the chance to watch football
in a country where the national team can actually amount to something come crunch time?
How To Choose Your Ideal Bundesliga Club - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Are you new to German football, and attracted to the much-lauded mix of exciting end-to-end
football, standing fans, cheap beer and cheap tickets, not to mention the chance to watch football
in a country where the national team can actually amount to something come crunch time?
One of the biggest reported issues surrounding the New York Red Bulls over the last few seasons
is their goalkeeper situation. Bouna Coundoul was never the best option, neither was Greg Sutton or
Frank Rost.
Manager Hans Backe has made a couple decent moves this winter in goal but none that really
strike anyone following this league has something that will help their cause in being a MLS Cup
contender.
By Chris Wright
In which, during his side's 3-1 Nordderby win over Hamburg in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen
hardman Marko Marin gets hacked down mercilessly by an empty plastic cup thrown from the
crowd...
Of course, objects being thrown from the terraces is deplorable, but the fact that Marin
instinctive reaction is hit the turf holding his Achilles as soon as he feels the nudge is, to my
eye at least, indicative of the mindset of flimsy footballers these days.
By Chris Wright
In which, during his side's 3-1 Nordderby win over Hamburg in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen
hardman Marko Marin gets hacked down mercilessly by an empty plastic cup thrown from the
crowd...
Of course, objects being thrown from the terraces is deplorable, but the fact that Marin
instinctive reaction is hit the turf holding his Achilles as soon as he feels the nudge is, to my
eye at least, indicative of the mindset of flimsy footballers these days.
While staring at this photo of two Borussia Dortmund boys and their WAGs at a post-fashion show
party in honour of sweets and other high carb/high sugar delights, we were struck by one undeniable
truth: shop assistants lie. Oh, how they lie.
They lie to the innocent and cash-rich when they tell them, "Why yes, Mr Kehl, Palm Beach suits
are going to be huuuge this Spring.
UEFA Power Rankings 20 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Below are my weekly power rankings for the top (8) clubs teams in UEFA. These rankings are a
combination of their play in domestic and UEFA competitions.
Real Madrid continue to be in the top spot while there's little change in the rest of the power
rankings.
After winning MLS Cup, earning a place in the Champions League and become the MLS equivalent of a
SuperClub, the LA Galaxy had questions to answer at the end of 2011.
The possible departures of David Beckham, Juninho and the confirmed loss of Donovan Ricketts raised
questions. Add to that the threat of extend loans from Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, the Galaxy
had quiet cause for concern.
Holger Badstuber. Seen here reinforcing today's remit of focussing only on football results. No, we
really
are that easily distracted. Image: GUENTER SCHIFFMANN/AFP/Getty Images.
With everyone stomping all over what we consider to be our remit this weekend namely
waffling about matters only loosely related to the playing of football we've decided to do the
reverse.
A whole gaggle of interesting matches to watch this weekend. We've chosen a handful each on
Saturday and Sunday, including the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations, a couple each from
the big leagues (Premier League, including Chelsea-ManUtd; Serie A, highlighted by AC Milan-Napoli;
La Liga the one we're most interested in is Atletico Madrid-Valencia), plus a few wild cards
(e.
Dopo la vittoria con conquista del primo posto da parte del Borussia Dortmund, vittorioso pr 2 a 0
sul campo del Norimberga, si attendeva la risposta del Bayern Monaco ma i bavaresi non sono andati
oltre l'1 a 1 sul campo dell'Amburgo, nella 20/a giornata di Bundesliga. Stesso risultato, ma tra
le mura amiche, perContinua a leggere .
Good heavens. We hope you warmed your hands first, Sami! Images via gq-magazin.de.
Avert your eyes, Kickettes! We haven't revealed this much flesh on the site in one go since Tim
Howard was kind enough to get his nekkid on for ESPN, and our server collapsed under the weight of
our rampant lust.
verrückt!! There's nothing quite like a goofy footballer pretending to be an overzealous
fan and you can count on Germany and Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller to do it! As
the Euro 2012 approaches, the German National Team have been hard at work rolling out campaigns to
drum up home support, launching new jerseys (ironically, it's back to 1972′s away green kit!
Just two of the weapons...
Addition by subtraction for Jose Mourinho?
It's a big moment today for Barca. The Nou campers just crested a double-digit deficit to Real
Madrid in La Liga with Real Madrid's talent it's hard to see Mourinho's troops dropping that
trophy. Gulp.
The Champion's League is where Barcelona must make their name this year.
photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
A handful of Americans could be in action on Thursday afternoon as the knockout phase of the
Europa League begins, including two who will be in direct competition with one another.
Jozy Altidore and Sacha Kljestan are set to battle in the first leg of their Round of 32 Europa
League fixtures.
When you play in the Bundesliga, you don't get many chances to share the pitch with Lionel
Messi, so Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Kadlec and Manuel Friedrich wasted no time in trying to snag
Messi's shirts during the first leg of their side's Champions League tie against Barcelona. And now
Bayer sporting director Rudi Voeller, himself a legendary footballer, is intent on punishing the
two players for what he saw as an overzealous schoolboy pursuit of a fellow professional's
shirt.
By Chris Wright
After barely surviving the drop last year and playing like clueless loons for the majority,
Borussia Monchengladbach are currently riding high in second spot in the Bundesliga table (three
points behind leaders Dortmund), and with good reason. For you see, coach Lucian Favre has got the
playing some simply sublime tiki-taka style passing football the kind of football that has seen
them christened 'Borussia Barcengladbach' by the entire German sporting press me.
Ever Banega in happier automotive times. Images: vcfcentral.com, JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images, AP
Photo/Roberto Pfeil.
From attempting to leave the gas station while the car is still being filled to an ice skating
mission on a frozen but ultimately not frozen enough pond, we're heavy contributors to the
pantheon of dumb.
Time for a rest?
Midweek Premier League match. Haven't had that in a while. Tonight, Arsenal travel to Bolton
looking to capitalise on the yesterday's results. I say results when it's actually only a single
result. That of Chelsea's draw away to Swansea. Effectively, they've gained a point over us, both
by the result and the fact that we lost ours when we went to Liberty Stadium.
The day after reports that Edson Buddle had been released from his contract with Ingolstadt in
Germany's 2.Bundesliga, Major League Soccer announced that he has signed with the Los Angeles
Galaxy. Buddle left the Galaxy following the 2010 season. "I am thrilled to be able to return to
MLS and a club that has meant so much to me in my career," Buddle said in a press release.
The quarter final stages of the African Nations Cup gets under way, and this week, we also travel
to Germany, Italy and England for some tasty ties.
By FRANCO PANIZO
U.S. prospect Alfredo Morales has not seen the field for Hertha Berlin since October, but that
will not stop him from making his first-ever start in the Bundesliga this coming weekend.
Morales is slated to start at right back in place of the suspended Christian Lell when Hertha
faces Hannover 96, according to head coach Michael Skibbe.
Our German correspondent is back with a look at some of the teams and players doing well as the
Bundesliga restarts.
Our German correspondent is back with a look at some of the teams and players doing well as the
Bundesliga restarts.
Nell'anticipo della 20/a giornata della Bundesliga, il Borussia Dortmund passa con un convincente 2
a 0 sul campo del Norimberga e balza in testa alla classifica con 43 punti, tre in più del Bayern
chiamato alla risposta sul difficile campo dell'Amburgo. Sono di Kehl e Barrios le firme sul
successo esterno dei gialloneri.
On this week's podcast our German correspondent Hans looks at the Bundesliga after the mid-winter
break.
On this week's podcast our German correspondent Hans looks at the Bundesliga after the mid-winter
break.
The Bundesliga title race keeps getting more interesting each week. Yesterday, the chasing pack
of Schalke and Borussia Mochengladbach who were just a point behind leaders Bayern heading into
this weekend's games were both held to draws that saw them lose ground in the title race.
However, the shock result of the weekend was Bayern's 1-1 home draw with Hamburg.
The latest development in football kits? Invisibility properties. We can make use of that here.
Image: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Europe.
Did you spend the last 48 hours in your homemade duvet cave, eating nachos and taking in as much
sport as possible between well deserved naps? We did.
Putting footballing rivalries aside for the benefit of the greater good isn't something that
happens too often, but if it's happened anywhere, it's not surprising that it would be in the
Bundesliga. Praised as "a model of financial virtue and good governance," the league has rejected
gluttonous spending in favor of actually turning a profit.
If you've paid any attention to the Bayern Munich news bits over the past years, you'll know
that they've got some characters running the show. Thus their public persona isn't exactly seen as
the cuddly teddy bear, smiled-at-least-once-in-their-lives types. So to hear that they gave
Borussia Dortmund, a direct competitor, a loan which saved them from bankruptcy in 2003 is
just.
If you've paid any attention to the Bayern Munich news bits over the past years, you'll know
that they've got some characters running the show. Thus their public persona isn't exactly seen as
the cuddly teddy bear, smiled-at-least-once-in-their-lives types. So to hear that they gave
Borussia Dortmund, a direct competitor, a loan which saved them from bankruptcy in 2003 is
just.
The big freeze produced one big winner. Germany's winter so far: a mild
December was followed by a warm January was followed by a frigging cold February. It's probably
some strange global warming phenomenon again, or 2012, or... It meant that matchday 20 took place
under arctic circumstances.
The big freeze produced one big winner. Germany's winter so far: a mild
December was followed by a warm January was followed by a frigging cold February. It's probably
some strange global warming phenomenon again, or 2012, or... It meant that matchday 20 took place
under arctic circumstances.
You could be looking at the Annual Congregation of Munich's Santa Clauses,
except this photo would've been only complete if Mario Gomez joined the bench
instead of looking down at them! During Bayern's 1-1 draw against Hamburg over the weekend, there
was a lot of frustration and anger from all corners of the club.
UEFA Power Rankings 7 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Below are my weekly power rankings for the top (8) clubs teams in UEFA. These rankings are a
combination of their play in domestic and UEFA competitions.
The rankings haven't changed from the last (late January) as the top three remain the same.
Als echter Fußballfan möchten Sie sich kein Spiel entgehen lassen. Wichtige Termine hindern
jedoch oft daran, dass Sie die Spiele nicht immer am Fernseher verfolgen können. Nicht alle Spiele
werden live im Fernsehen übertragen. Trotzdem müssen Sie kein Ergebnis verpassen, wenn Sie nicht
die Möglichkeit haben, die Sportschau am Wochenende zu schauen.
photo by John Dorton/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Gale Agbossoumonde has accomplished quite a bit in his young career. At 20 years of age,
Agbossoumonde has already received his first senior national team cap, played in Europe and won a
U.S.
German Bundesliga Match Predictions 10 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Below are predictions for all the Bundesliga matches on February 10, 2012. Times listed are GMT
or local UK time.
German Bundesliga Match Predictions
Friday, 10 February 2012
Wolfsburg v Freiburg, 19:30 Wolfsburg wins 2-0
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German Bundesliga Match Predictions 10 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
La 21° giornata di Bundesliga parte stasera, ore 20.45, con l'anticipo serale fra Wolfsburg e
Friburgo. Dopo il pareggio, senza reti, contro il Borussia Mönchengladbach, gli uomini di Magath
cercano insistentemente punti per alimentare le proprie speranze di entrare fra le prime otto, e
quindi tra coloro che aspirano a partecipare all'europa del prossimo anno.
