There is much to like about the DFB-Pokal.
First of all, its' format contrasts nicely with all other season long competitions. A pure
knockout tournament. 90 minutes minimum. 120 minutes and penalty shootouts if necessary. No draws.
No rematches. No second legs. If you are the away team, live with it.
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It's time to brush up on your knowledge of provincial Germany and long forgotten club name
prefixes. The draw for the first round of next season's DFB-Pokal took place today.
Personal Picks of the Round:
Kickers Offenbach - Eintracht Frankfurt (Fierce Derby, Arch Rivals = Fun and Violence - not that
the two should go together and hopefully it'll be mostly peaceful)
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Hamburger SV (sure to become a 51500 sell out)
Union Berlin - Werder Bremen (Union's fan renovated Old Forestry stadium deserved no less than the
title holder for it's first official match)
Everybody else
Germania Windeck - Schalke 04
Concordia Hamburg - TuS Koblenz
Sportfreunde Lotte - VfL Bochum
Tennis Borussia Berlin - Karlsruher SC
Dynamo Dresden - 1.
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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their
second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the
only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong
and solid effort.
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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their
second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the
only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong
and solid effort.
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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their
second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the
only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong
and solid effort.
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From left to right: Mesut Özil, Per Mertesacker, Claudio Pizarro, Tim Wiese, Torsten Frings et
al celebrate their DFB-Pokal victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday (1-0).
Photo: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images
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Today's Splashes do not really come from the Bundesliga as Germany played in China while Werder
Bremen defeated Bayer Leverkusen in order to win the national cup, the DFB-Pokal.
Those who are students or did not had to work or whatever had the grateful opportunity to watch
the China-Germany game at 0230pm (CET) on Friday.
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Today's Splashes do not really come from the Bundesliga as Germany played in China while Werder
Bremen defeated Bayer Leverkusen in order to win the national cup, the DFB-Pokal.
Those who are students or did not had to work or whatever had the grateful opportunity to watch
the China-Germany game at 0230pm (CET) on Friday.
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Today's Splashes do not really come from the Bundesliga as Germany played in China while Werder
Bremen defeated Bayer Leverkusen in order to win the national cup, the DFB-Pokal.
Those who are students or did not had to work or whatever had the grateful opportunity to watch
the China-Germany game at 0230pm (CET) on Friday.
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Cup finals saw the conclusion of the club season in both England and Germany today. In the FA Cup
Final, Chelsea came from behind to beat Everton 2-1. In the DFB-Pokal final, captain Frank Baumann
retired in style as Werder Bremen will see Europa League football after defeating Bayer Leverkusen
1-0.History was made in today's FA Cup final.
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European football competitions used to be a straight forward affair. Two cups for each domestic
league title and another one for the best of the rest all played out in a two-legged knockout
format. Then came the G-14, breakaway league threats and UEFA's response with a complicated mix of
pre-group stage qualification knockout ties, group stages and post group stage knockout ties.
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Das war es also, das erste von vier Nord-Derbys. Ein würdiger Auftakt der 19-tätigen
Hamburg-Bremen-Festspiele, wie ich finde. Ein Match, das zwar keinen hochklassigen Fußball, aber
hochspannende Unterhaltung bot. Als HSV-Fan muss ich konstatieren, dass das spielerisch einfach zu
wenig war, was die Rothosen vor heimischem Publikum präsentierten.
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The story out of the Premier League this midweek is a simple one; forget any thoughts on the title
race being back on. As I've said from the start, this title race is over. Thanks to another game
that is no where near close to being a classic, Liverpool saw Andrey Arshavin break out, scoring
four times and needed injury time to pull level.
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Am gestrigen Samstag Abend wurde von Nationalspielerin Ariane Hingst, als Glücksfee im
"aktuellen Sportstudio" im ZDF, das Halbfinale des DFB-Pokals ausgelost. Ein
glückliches Händchen für Mainz 05 hatte sie dabei allerdings nicht. Die
Karnevalisten müssen bei Bayer 04 Leverkusen in der Düsseldorfer LTU-Arena antreten.
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Video ansehen
Medienstar Reiner Calmund und Noch-Bayern-Manager Uli Hoeneß wirken in ihrem Gespräch
ein wenig als wären sie gerade von einer Beerdigung gekommen. Dass der FC Bayern kurz davor
gegen Bayer Leverkusen aus dem DFB-Pokal geflogen ist, ist doch kein Grund zur Trauer, jedenfalls
nicht für Calli, oder?
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Eight teams went in, four went out and on the surface the romance of the cup is alive and well. On
the inside, those teams "surprisingly" eliminated are in a deep crisis. Mainz 05 1-0
Schalke 04 Is there anyone still keeping track of the number of setbacks Schalke has to endure this
season? They are [.
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Heute um 20.30 Uhr, live zu sehen im ARD, treffen in der Düsseldorfer LTU-Arena die Werkself
und die Weißbiertrinker aufeinander. Wenn die Bayern nicht gewinnen wird Jürgen Klinsmann
wohl noch heftiger in die Kritik geraten und der Abwärtstrend in 2009 setzt sich fort. Besser
siehts bei den Leverkusener allerdings auch nicht aus, denn auch diese konnten [.
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Wer hätte das gedacht: Auch ohne sein Trainerdenkmal Jürgen Klopp (jetzt beim BVB) hat
Mainz 05 Erfolg. In der 2. Liga spielt der Club um den Aufstieg und im DFB-Pokal wartet mit Schalke
04 nun ein vermeintlich dicker Brocken vor dem Einzug ins Halbfinale. Anders sieht es da für
das Team von Schalke 04 aus.
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Am gestrigen Sonntag Abend wurden von Glücksfee Nadine Angerer, Nationaltorhüterin des 1.
FFC Frankfurt, die Viertelfinalbegegnungen des DFB-Pokals ausgelost. Hier verließ die Bayern
das sonst bekannte Losglück und der Hamburger SV darf sich auch den vermeintlich
schwächsten Gegner Wehen Wiesbaden freuen.
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Am gestrigen Sonntag Abend wurden von Glücksfee Nadine Angerer, Nationaltorhüterin des 1.
FFC Frankfurt, die Viertelfinalbegegnungen des DFB-Pokals ausgelost. Hier verließ die Bayern
das sonst bekannte Losglück und der Hamburger SV darf sich auch den vermeintlich
schwächsten Gegner Wehen Wiesbaden freuen.
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Die Hinrunde des Hamburger Sportvereins ist fast eine Kopie des letzten Jahres - zumindest was die
Ausbeute anbelangt. In der Tabelle rangiert man auf Schlagdistanz zur Spitze, die
UEFA-Cup-Gruppenphase hat man als Klassenbester bestanden, auch im DFB-Pokal ist man noch dabei.
Trotzdem will sich überschwängliche Euphorie beim ewigen Bundesligisten nicht so recht
einstellen.
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The DFB-Pokal Round of 16 draw took place on Sunday, and the UEFA Cup group stage draw just
concluded an hour ago. DFB-Pokal Round of 16 SC Freiburg - FSV Mainz 05 VfB Stuttgart - Bayern
Munich Bayer Leverkusen - Energie Cottbus Hamburger SV - 1860 Munich Karlsruher SC - SV Wehen
Wiesbaden VfL Wolfsburg - Hansa Rostock Carl Zeiss Jena - FC [.
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Wer mir bei Twitter folgt, der weiß zum Beispiel, dass ich gestern in Gladbach war. Hatte zwar
nichts mit dem Fussball zu tun, aber kurz bevor ich zum Bahnhof ging, habe ich durch ein
Schaufenster etwas DFB-Pokal mitbekommen. Elfmeter für Cottbus. 2:0 Naja, dachte ich, kann ja
mal passieren. Bei Gladbach läuft es ja gerade nicht [.
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The new Bundesliga season is about to kick-off in a few minutes. There are the usual new teams, new
coaches and new players to be excited about. There is a lot of football and a few trophies to be
excited about. And finally, for the footie nerds, there are also some organisational changes to be
[...]
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A Hans Moleman Production. Wolfsburg's Christian Gentner proves why the DFB-Pokal is called a
knockout competition during his team's first round match against fourth division side Heidenheim
(3-0). via: 101 Great Goals
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Luke is back with the second installment of his DFB-Pokal previews. He covered all matches except
for Hertha's. We don't want to make life too easy for our team bloggers... SpVgg Unterhaching vs SC
Freiburg August 8, 2008 20:30 CET Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching Last Cup
apperance: 2007-08 Last Cup title: Still waiting.
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Our regular reader Luke has volunteered to provide us with some previews for the upcoming DFB-Pokal
first-round ties. He decided to begin with FC Cologne to make sure he gets into my good books.
Clever... SV Nierderauerbach vs 1. FC Köln August 7, 2008 20:30 CET Sportpark Husterhöhe,
Pirmasens 1. FC Köln Last Cup appearance: 2007-08 Last Cup title: 1982-83 Last year: [.
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Es scheint als gäbe es nach dem spannenden DFB-Pokalfinale am Samstag keine Verlierer. Der FC
Bayern München hat die Erwartungen erfüllt und den ersten Titel in dieser Saison
eingefahren. Und Borussia Dortmund? Wenn man sich so durch die Medien liest, könnte man
meinen, der BVB hätte großes geleistet.
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Wahiba and Franck Ribery with their new arrival. Delivery took a bit longer than originally
expected, but all went well in the end. They named it DFB Pokal; 52 cm in height and weighs 5,7 kg
(1,7 feet and 12,5 pounds). Congratulations.
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Zugegeben, auf Äußerungen und Ankündigungen von Trainerclown Thomas Doll
herumzureiten, ist abgedroschen. Einen Blick auf die Sportseiten der westfälischen Lokalpresse
möchte ich euch jedoch nicht vorenthalten. Thema ist das Bundesligaduell zwischen dem FC
Bayern und Borussia Dortmund am Sonntag, welches nur sechs Tage später in Berlin wiederholt
wird - als DFB-Pokal-Finale.
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Create your own fan choreo; via probek.net. (madin.jp) Michael Ballack promotes a good cause.
(International Herald Tribune) Rafael van der Vaart will leave a trail of dirt soaked water behind,
when he leaves Hamburg with a title. (Goal.com) Stanislav Sestak is Bochum's new Theofanis Gekas.
(fifa.com) Bayern Munich don't like the Olympics.
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1. Stuttgart have ultimately botched up their season. They unceremoniously crashed out of the
Champions League and down into the depths of the Bundesliga mid-table section already. The
DFB-Pokal remained something of a lifeline for Stuttgart's season. The quick route to Europe and
even the chance for some silverware and thus salvation.
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"Ja Herr Toni. Ich hab's auch gehört. Das war Abseits!" - Minuten später - "Jaja, Toni, ich hab's
gehört! Das war aufgestützt. Das Tor zählt nicht. Da hilft auch kein ungläubiges Lachen." Etwas
später hat es sich dann aber ausgeTonit ein klares Frustfoul führt zur Gelb-Roten Karte des
Italieners (Hast du das gehört?
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The draw for the next round of the DFB-Pokal is out, and the most interesting matchup surely will
be the clash between Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen. Third division side Wuppertal hit the
jackpot, as they were awarded the lucrative draw against Bayern Munich, and are already
contemplating moving to a bigger ground like the [...]
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