Long before Sara Carbonero... there was Mamen Sanz! She's the equivalent of Victoria Beckham when it comes to the Spanish Mega Wag status (eye-rolls all across the town again, we see) but there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. Raul has been linked to a high money-making move to Qatar next season, and the worried German press who want him to stay at Schalke, it seems has declared that his wife has the final say it all of this.

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Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-1 Dynamo DresdenBorussia Dortmund 5-1 Wolfsburg Alemannia Aachen 2-2 Duisburg
Chris Durning from The Bar and In blog on his European football weekend in Germany...
Its good to be back. After taking in two matches around this time last year in North-Rhine Westphalia involving Borussia Monchengladbach and Rot Weiss Oberhausen we just couldn't get enough of the wonderful world that is German football.

Liverpool has announced the signing of former U.S. Under-17 national team captain Marc Pelosi on Tuesday, making Pelosi the second American to sign with the English powerhouse this year.

Pelosi has spent months with Liverpool, but his move to the club had been held up as he and Liverpool awaited international clearance for the move.

[Editor's note: Today is the final day of the qualifying round for Euro 2012. John Lally provides us with a rundown of which of today's 22 fixtures actually matter for qualification. Click through the "Group X" headings to see the group standings on UEFA's site, click thru the hyperlinked fixtures for further TV info and match previews on livesoccertv.

Good draw for England in the Euro 2012 as they have been drawn against Ukraine, France and Sweden. It is by now way an easy group for England, but considering who England could have been drawn against, Fabio Capello cannot be too upset.

In every tournament there is a proverbial "Group of Death" and Euro 2012 is no exception.

New Arsenal signing Per Mertesacker revealed that he always wanted to play for the Gunners after he purchased an Arsenal shirt when he was younger. Speaking from the Germany national side's training camp in Dusseldorf last ...

After signing a deal with Liverpool this summer, American teenager Villyan Bijev is heading out on loan.

Liverpool sent Bijev to Fortuna Dusseldorf in Germany's second division, where he'll get a better chance to secure playing time and develop as a player. The loan extends for the entire season.

Dusseldorf land Reds youngster

Fortuna Dusseldorf have completed the signing of Liverpool youngster Villyan Bijev on a season-long loan deal.

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By Walter Broeckx, If you can believe the media in France and Germany Per Mertesacker has flown to London this morning. They even say the flightnumber he took. He has gone with the Lufthansa flight 3382 from Dusseldorf to London to sign a contract till june 2015 at Arsenal. On Sunday he said when asked [.

Work permit or not, he can train with the lads

Because he's definitely not at the Reebok. It turns out that our poor Turkish delight (yes, I will continue calling him that) is still in Dusseldorf attempting to work out his permit. I originally read that the paperwork would go through Tuesday, but it now appears that Tuncay just had his appointment on Tuesday and that "it is normally a four or five day turnaround with the embassy".

Johann "Hans" Krankl en una de nuestras debilidades futbolísticas. Delantero centro austriaco, que vivió sus mejores años como futbolista en los años 70. Oportunista como pocos y un preciso definidor a un toque con la pierna izquierda. Krankl hizo muchos goles de disparos a pegados al palo desde el interior del área.

Edson Buddle got the start for FC Ingolstadt 04 up front against Erzgebirge Aue on Saturday, but it was Paderborn substitute Matt Taylor who grabbed Sunday's headlines against Dusseldorf.

Ricardo Clark could find himself in Eintracht Frankfurt's starting lineup for the team's home opener while Matt Taylor and Paderborn will look to build on last week's victory as they host Dusseldorf.

So the pre-game meeting is done and the team is making its way onto the bus for the half hour trip to Borussia Park. The team is focused on France, with kickoff about two hours away. So what can you do? Well, catch up on WNT video to start!
Behind the Crest
After the USA's epic win against Brazil, Abby Wambach and Hope Solo reflect on the dramatic comeback by the WNT.

The Veltins-Arena (The Auf Schalke Arena for UEFA's sponsorship purposes), Gelsenkirchen, host of the 2004 Champions League final, where Ronaldo winked, Rooney saw red, England crashed out and the re-birth of a siege mentality that Fergie used to take United to 3 league title and 1 European cup within the following 3 years.

German European Football Weekend Bonanza Take three lads; Andy, Dan and Thomas, stick them in Germany for a long weekend and what do you get? Tales of football and beer of course. Andy starts the ball rolling in Düsseldorf.... Fortuna Düsseldorf II 0-1 Pressen Munster (28:01:11) A freezing evening in Dusseldorf; I'm typically underdressed wearing a hoody and a lightweight jacket.