So transfer deadline day came and went without much fuss. Over on the live blog we had an influx of Matthews, Willem Dafoe scoring against Sp*rs, rapping Clint Dempsey, Andrei Arshavin as Rita Hayworth and then ... a signing!

Young Germanian Thomas Eisfeld (wonderfully captured here by @gooner_nate) put pen to paper on a four year deal.

The race for the Bundesliga title is getting very interesting with each passing week as Bayern Muinch, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke all notched up wins to ensure that there was no let up in the league standings.

All three teams are level on 40 points with fourth place Borussia Mochengladabch only a point behind.

It may have have happened in a loss, but Fabian Johnson scored his first goal for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Johnson opened his account with the club he joined last summer by netting in the second half of Hoffenheim's 3-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. Johnson got on the end of a low cross and one-timed a powerful shot into the back of the net to prevent Hoffenheim from getting shut out for a second consecutive game.

Hoffenheim attacker Fabian Johnson pulled one back late in a 3-1 loss at Borussia Dortmund.szólj hozzá: Dortmund Hoffenheim 3:1 GOALS- Greg Seltzer

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich angered their supporters yesterday with news that they would be making a spectacular signing before the transfer window closed only for the fans to later find out that it was a marketing gimmick.

Apparently, Bayern was trying to gain interest for their new app by creating intense speculation as to who the signing would be.

It has been reported this morning that the German newspaper Bild has revealed that Arsenal have been making enquiries about the Paraguayan international striker Lucas Barrios, who is currently playing at the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. The 27 year-old has excellent goalscoring stats in the last few years, having netted 49 goals in just 53 [.

Their Words "I had a number of very flattering offers, and a lot of teams were involved, including, at some level, AC Milan. To be honest, the team that I was closest to going to was Borussia Dortmund. They had just won the European Championship, Júlio César had left, and they were interested in bringing me in.

FC Norsjaelland has confirmed they would not stand in the way of starlet Jores Okore leaving the club.
The 19-year-old is being linked with a host of teams across Europe and a number of Premier League sides are reportedly keen.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle are all understood to have been watching the Danish teenager.

We've semi-regularly tried to post a Friday "What to Watch this Weekend" (WtWtW) viewing guide. Starting today, we'll aim to bookend that with a companion "What We Watched this Weekend" (WWWtW) summary pulled primarily from weekend email chatter among the CultFootball crew, maybe spiced up with some video highlights.

Two goals from Patrick Herrmann and another from highly rated forward Marco Reus guided Borussia Monchengladbach to a 3-1 win over Bayern Munich, cutting the Bavarians' lead atop the Bundesliga table to a single point.

Bastian Schweinsteiger struck late in the match for Bayern, but that was too little too late for the visitors, who could be joined at the summit by defending champions Borussia Dortmund over the weekend.

Marco Reus, the rising star in the German Bundesliga having helped Borussia Mönchengladbach to a respectable fourth place during the winter break, will be leaving the club at the end of the season to play for Borussia Dortmund.

It was announced today on Mönchengladbach's website that the player will remain at the club for the 2011-12 season before signing a five year deal with the current German champions Dortmund for a transfer fee of 17,5 million Euros.

On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. Part one will feature January to June while part two will focus on July to December.

Bundesliga blog: The goal kings of the Bundesliga

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** The first half of the season in Germany came to end on Saturday with Schalke, Dortmund and FC Bayern all winning to keep the title race wide open.

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is keen on bringing Borrusia Dortmund midfielder and reported Arsenal target Mario Gotze to Old Trafford. The newspaper is reporting that the sinister Scot had sent scouts to watch Gotze on four different occasions and that there were United scouts present during Germany's recent [.

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When Caleb Porter released his initial roster for the upcoming U.S. Under-23 training camp in Florida, a few omissions raised some eyebrows.

A couple of those players in question are now included, as Borussia Dortmund striker Terrence Boyd and UCLA playmaker Kelyn Rowe were added to the camp, during which Porter will get a look at 30 players eligible for Olympic qualifying.

Soft penalties are an epidemic. Stephane Mbia's challenge/rearranging of Sebastian Kehl's face is not a soft penalty. This is earning every single bit of the penalty and then some, with Kehl being subbed off. (He's fine, though probably not remembering much of pi.)

Fair warning: not for the exceedingly squeamish.

Marseille secured their passage into the Champions League last 16 after a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund with Mathieu Valbuena grabbing an amazing injury-time winner This is what the UEFA Champions League is all about! Knock-out football, pressure, drama and great goals to boot. Trailing 2-1 with 10 minutes on the clock (at one point [.

By Chris Wright

Looks like Borussia Dortmund went a little 'heavy artillery' against Marseille as the night wore on...

'INCOMING!'

'Dortmund One, be advised. We gotta direct hit!'

For the record, it didn't work. After finding themselves 2-0 down after half-an-hour, Marseille eventually came from behind to win 2-3 thanks to a supoib 87th-minute Mathieu Valbuena goal, thus booking the French side a spot in the last 16.

Didier Drogba scored a brace either side of a first-half goal from Ramires to guide Chelsea to a 3-0 win over Valencia that sees them qualify for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.

After many question marks raised over his abilities in recent months, the 33-year old Drogba looked very much like his old self as he opened the scoring as early as the 3rd minute.

The Vancouver Whitecaps added a veteran fullback with loads of World Cup experience to his name by signing South Korean defender Lee Young-Pyo.

According to reports, the 34-year-old Lee is joining the club on a one-year deal with an option for one more. It remains to be seen on which side of the field Lee will play for first-year manager Martin Rennie, with left backs Jordan Harvey and Alain Rochat already in the fold.

Other than the games played in preseason, this certainly shapes up to be the least important outing of the season. We're heading to Greece to take on Olympiakos in the final match of the group stages of the Champions League. But fortunately for us, we already have first place wrapped up, so there's no need to wear out our main players in this one.

Wigan away tomorrow and a 7am start from Sussex. The full horror of the 3-2 defeat a couple of seasons back still haunts me but we must travel with confidence although they did win last week so will be about as buoyant aas they could be when the face us. Great.

We managed a 2-2 draw last term and AW has had his say ahead of the Premier League encounter at the DW/JJB/ASBO Stadium and he has reflected on recent results going ginto tomorrow's game.

Wigan away tomorrow and a 7am start from Sussex. The full horror of the 3-2 defeat a couple of seasons back still haunts me but we must travel with confidence although they did win last week so will be about as buoyant aas they could be when the face us. Great.

We managed a 2-2 draw last term and AW has had his say ahead of the Premier League encounter at the DW/JJB/ASBO Stadium and he has reflected on recent results going ginto tomorrow's game.

Wigan away tomorrow and a 7am start from Sussex. The full horror of the 3-2 defeat a couple of seasons back still haunts me but we must travel with confidence although they did win last week so will be about as buoyant aas they could be when the face us. Great.

We managed a 2-2 draw last term and AW has had his say ahead of the Premier League encounter at the DW/JJB/ASBO Stadium and he has reflected on recent results going ginto tomorrow's game.

There have been many talks about the potential signing of Eden Hazard from Lille or Mario Gotze from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal recently, especially after the Gunners lost Nasri and Fabregas in the recent summer. A creative spark from midfield is extremely essential if Arsenal are to push for any sort of major honours in [.

Bayern are catching up with Barcelona. Philipp Lahm may speak the truth but his sense of timing is really a bit off this season. Whether it is publishing memoirs in the middle of his career, or making bold claims a day ahead of embarrassing defeats for both Barcelona and Bayern. He just can't get it right.

Frank de Bleeckere was the referee in the Arsenal v. Dortmund Champions League last week, and his positioning in that match was much better than in the England/Spain match. He stayed behind the play, and did not interfere with the...

Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin believes fatigue played a role in Saturday's English Premier League game, against Fulham. Speaking to his official website, the Russia International explained that the tough mid-week Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund ...

This wasn't the kind of game that I wanted to watch at midnight after an immensely enjoyable day with friends and their families who are visiting us for the holidays. And I get no joy in typing this report at quarter past two in the night but writing can also be cathartic at times and that's just what I am hoping to achieve.

Thomas Vermaelen was the villain turned hero last night when he scored at both ends of the pitch to ensure Arsenal earned a point form their fixture against Fulham. The draw means that the Gunners remain in position 6 in the EPL table.

However, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger had other reasons as to why his side performed the way they did.

Arsene Wenger was not too unhappy at dropping two points to Fulham yesterday, and he thinks that his Arsenal team were still tired after the exertions of beating Borussia Dortmund in midweek to ensure qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League. "The positive again is that we have shown exceptional spirit, desire and [.

After an emphatic win over Dortmund in the Champions League, the Gunners host Fulham at the Emirates in a match described by Wojciech Szczesny as 'vital', and rightfuly so. A win could see Arsene Wenger's team back in the top four and few would bet against them to get the job done. Fulham have never [.

After last Wednesday's important win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, the Gunners welcome Fulham at the Emirates for today's later kick-off. As always, please find below links to websites providing streaming services for today's ...

Arsenal continue their decent into the relegation zone after another disastrous Champions League match where they once again showed their defensive frailties and lack of mental strength and character, and facing the stalwart Fulham FC will offer no let up to the North London crisis situation.

Morning all,

with the job well and truly done in Europe the attention can now turn back to the Premier League and tomorrow's game against Fulham. The early team news is that we don't appear to have lost anyone after the game against Dortmund. Koscielny's withdrawal was due to 'fatigue' and beyond the short and long-termers there's nothing new to report on that front, which is good to hear.

Starting the season pretty poorly, many football viewers expects that Arsenal will struggle not only in the league but also dominating their Champions League group, but apparently the opposite occurred as the Gunners became the first English teams that qualified from the European club competition.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was delighted, on Tuesday night, after he was one of the best players for the Gunners, against Borussia Dortmund. Asked what manager Arsene Wenger told the players at the end of the ...

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