Like all streakers, the one that invaded the pitch during Sunday's match between Hertha Berlin and Cologne had an important message to share with everyone.

Just kidding he was being a vulgar, self-important idiot and he went down like all the rest...

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We keep it strictly binary this week.

0. The combined number of goals Bayern's strike duo Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni scored so far this season.

1. The number of goals former Bayern striker Lukas Podolski scored so far this season. Lukas Podolski joined Cologne in the summer, after Klose and Toni were continuously given the nod ahead of him.

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Hungary vs. Sweden, Puskás Ferenc Stadion, September 5th 2009. Sweden won the 2010 World Cup qualifier 2-1.

Photo credit: photoreti via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

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Kenny Cooper and the Lions will try to bounce back from their midweek cup blowout when Kaiserslautern come to town while Steve Cherundolo and Hannover will hope to keep their momentum as they visit Cologne. Click to continue reading...

Sylvie van der Vaart on set at The Super Talent show in Cologne.
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Sylvie van der Vaart on set at The Super Talent show in Cologne. Click to continue reading...

The German Bundesliga had the highest attendance of any European domestic league in the 2008-09 season. This season is no different with the league averaging well over 40,000 per match. While the Bundesliga does not have the television revenue of the English Premier League, they contain very strong loyal fans.

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First of all, I need to apologize. I interviewed Tim back at the end of August and am just now getting this out. I feel I did a disservice to the time he was so kind to give me. But, better late than never, so I have transcribed our talk about new South Americans in the Bundesliga.

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With the first quarter of football almost over in most leagues around Europe, now is a good time to measure the current progress of some of the giant clubs on the continent. Actually, analyzing the success or failure of clubs in general won't be nearly as exciting as identifying a more specific object of analysis.

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Establishing something comparable to England's Big Four remains a distant dream for last season's top four in the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg are 7th after disappointingly drawing with Bochum. Munich are 8th after disappointingly drawing with Cologne. Stuttgart are 13th after disappointingly losing to Bremen.

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Establishing something comparable to England's Big Four remains a distant dream for last season's top four in the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg are 7th after disappointingly drawing with Bochum. Munich are 8th after disappointingly drawing with Cologne. Stuttgart are 13th after disappointingly losing to Bremen.

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Preview of this weekend's important Bundesliga fixtures! FC Bayern München v FC Köln This Saturday's bundesliga clash between Munich and Cologne should be an interesting one. Former FC Bayern striker Lukas Podolski will make his return to the Allianz Arena after his summer sale to FC Köln. Podolski spent three years in Munich but were [. Click to continue reading...

Hamburg stay top despite being held to a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt. Hamburg are now only top on goal difference ahead of Bayern Leverkusen.

Hamburg took the lead in the game with Ze Roberto, in fantastic form, scoring his third goal of the season.

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Lehmann committed an error to gift Cologne their second goal at the weekend when he raced out of his area only to lose possession and allow Wilfried Sanou to shoot into an empty net from 45 yards out.
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Here are the fixtures for the 2009/2010 Bundesliga season. There should be some great action this year in the Bundesliga and we all look forward to seeing the results. Check back often for more information about this Bundesliga season. Friday, 25 September 2009 Nurnberg v VfL Bochum, 19:30 Saturday, 26 September 2009 Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04, 14:30 Cologne v [. Click to continue reading...

Jens Lehmann was dropped by Stuttgart after attending Oktoberfest, hours after his team's defeat against Cologne (2-0) in Bundesliga. Plus, Arsenal's former goalkeeper gifted his rivals the 2nd goal by losing the ball outside the area. As we can see up there in the picture, Jens is smiling (something suspicious in itself) next to his wife [. Click to continue reading...

[101 Great Goals] The decision making abilities of Mad Jens took a predictable hit this weekend, as the older he gets the crazier his adventures. On the pitch against Cologne it was a typical adventure of Lehmann-esque proportions, as evidenced above. Jens, using his everyday skills of logic, decided bolting 40 yards from his net [. Click to continue reading...

By AriesBayern head coach Markus Babbel was very annoyed with Jens Lehmann after his team's 2-0 defeat by Cologne over the weekend. He decided to come out of his area, rush way out to tackle an opponent and of course was left with egg on his face when the ball ended in the back of an unguarded net! Reminds you of his mad rushes when he used to play for Arsenal doesn't it? Click to continue reading...

I'm sick of this crappy little network and having to deal with their bullshit.

They suck. Plain and simple! They promised us 3 games a week and they are already backing off to 2 games a week at best. They promised a contest that never materialized. They pick up Europa and won't even show German teams.

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Schalke 04's Halil Altintop tries to ignore Kevin Kuranyi as he unwillingly finds out what he had for lunch during Sunday's match against Cologne.

[Photo: REUTERS/Ina Fassbender]

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MLS on TeleFutura: New England - Chivas USA at 3pm. EPL on Setanta: Birmingham City - Aston Villa at 7am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Fulham - Everton at 11am. Bundesliga on GolTV: Cologne - Schalke 04 at 11:30am. ESPN2 has a La Liga game scheduled for 11am, teams not available at press time. La Liga on GolTV: Xerex - Athletico Bilbao at 3pm. Click to continue reading...

I'm hoping to have a few goodies ready for you sometime tomorrow, plus I had a word with U.S. attacker Mix Diskerud about the upcoming U-20 World Cup and I will bust out a new Top 5 List. But that's all for tomorrow, for now we watch TV...Let's begin with Cologne's Adil Chihi, who gave his side momentary hope against the Bundesliga leaders with this thunderbolt. Click to continue reading...

The German Bundesliga began its 2009-10 season this week with a full set of matches starting on Friday through Sunday. On Saturday there were 6 matches including clubs Schalke, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Hertha Berlin, and more. Here's are video highlights from each of Saturday's matches.

TSG Hoffenheim (1) – Bayern Munich (1) – German Bundesliga – Saturday August 8, 2009

Hertha Berlin (1) – Hannover 96 (0) – German Bundesliga – Saturday August 8, 2009

FC Nuremberg (1) – Schalke 04 (2) – German Bundesliga – Saturday August 8, 2009
Mainz (2) – Bayer Leverkusen (2) – German Bundesliga – Saturday August 8, 2009 Werder Bremen (2) – Eintracht Frankfurt (3) – German Bundesliga – Saturday August 8, 2009 Borussia Dortmund (1) – FC Cologne (0) – German Bundesliga – Saturday August 8, 2009 Click to continue reading...

Borussia Dortmund got off to a winning start in the 2009-10 Bundesliga, as they beat FC Koln ( Cologne) 1-0 at home. FC Koln substitute Marvin Matip scored an own goal in the 75th minute and that ultimately proved to be the difference between the two sides. Final score :- Borussia Dortmund 1-0 FC Koln ( [. Click to continue reading...

The FIFA series has been around for years now and the latest release "FIFA 10″ is getting a lot of attention after last season's highly acclaimed FIFA 09. Last season's version was reviewed very highly and EA Sports is set to improve with FIFA 10. I was able to ask FIFA 10 producer David Rutter some questions about the game.

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The Manchester City career of Elano is hanging by a slender thread, with the Brazil international left out of the club's trip to South Africa and seemingly top of their clear-out list.

The Bundesliga side, Cologne, have approached City about taking the 28-year-old on loan and though he is understood not to be keen on the idea Elano may soon have to resign himself to a new challenge.

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Over two years ago I got curious about Internet based club TV services, which more and more Bundesliga clubs were launching at the time. With Cologne being a prominent absentee, I decided to make my pick of test subscriptions based on presumed benchmark (Bayern), sympathies (Hamburg) and Champions League football (Stuttgart).

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Cologne's Lukas Podolski hit up the WBA middleweight world boxing blah-do-bloo in Nurburg with his girlfriend, Monika Puchalski. July 11, 2009. Image by Getty Images Click to continue reading...

Cologne's Lukas Podolski hit up the WBA middleweight world boxing blah-do-bloo in Nurburg with his girlfriend, Monika Puchalski. July 11, 2009. Image by Getty Images Click to continue reading...

On the 20th of June 2006 in Cologne, Germany, I was sat high behind the goal in the RheinEnergieStadion (then called simply 'The FIFA World Cup Stadium') when in the fourth minute, a figure crumpled to the ground. It was hard to see who it was from my unique vantage point, but the man sitting to my left immediately turned round and said 'any money it's Owen'.

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The new Hamburger SV home shirt ( heimtrikot) for the 2009-10 German Bundesliga season has been officially unveiled. HSV finished 5th in the German Bundesliga last season. The new HSV home jersey is manufactured by Adidas, and can be bought for 79.95 euros online. The shirt bears a resemblance to an outfit worn by the club [. Click to continue reading...

It took forever, but we FINALLY got around to the last You Write the Caption contest. How could you forget this image of an enraged Michael Ballack chasing down Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo during Chelsea's Champions League semifinal loss to Barcelona (yes, it's been that long).

It may have been more than a month ago, but this image is still funny, and so are the top entries from the contest.

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It took forever, but we FINALLY got around to the last You Write the Caption contest. How could you forget this image of an enraged Michael Ballack chasing down Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo during Chelsea's Champions League semifinal loss to Barcelona (yes, it's been that long).

It may have been more than a month ago, but this image is still funny, and so are the top entries from the contest.

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In other words: our Wolfsburg Offside is looking for someone to take over and join our lively Bundesliga family here at The Offside.

Please send your fake takeover applications to admin@nufc.co.uk and the real ones to daryl@theoffside.com.

Update: Just as I write this post the Borussia Dortmund Offside goes up for auction as well.

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Didn't loyalty used to go a long way? I know, not with players who immediately leave clubs when they smell two Euros more at another one. Okay, there a few exceptions of course, Lukas Podolski for instance who returns to his love FC Cologne or Robert Enke who does not want to transferred away from Hannover but should and therefore has to.

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