Watching the FA Cup 3rd round tie between Arsenal and Leeds United on Monday evening might not
have proved so entertaining if former Arsenal defender Martin Keown had not have been struck by a
ball hit by a visiting Leeds player in the pre-match warm up. Keown was standing by the pitch
alongside ESPN presenter Rebecca Lowe and ex-footballer Robbie Savage.
Forward Mario Rodriguez (above) is among a 12-player group competing in the 2012 U-19 Stuttgart
Junior Cup indoor event in Stuttgart, Germany.
U.S. Soccer sent a men's team to Stuttgart, Germany, to compete in the 2012 U-19 Stuttgart Junior
Cup, which is an annual indoor tournament.
Wir haben uns abkochen lassen.
Jerome Boateng, Abwehrspieler des FC Bayern München, nach der Niederlage im Spiel gegen den FSV
Mainz 05. (Quelle: Bild)
Referee Babak Rafati suicide attempt (Selbstmord)- Bundesliga Cologne Mainz game postponed is a
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Referee Babak Rafati suicide attempt (Selbstmord)- Bundesliga Cologne Mainz game postponed is a
post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter The German Bundesliga game between
Cologne ( Koln) and FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, November 19, 2011 was postponed after referee Babak
Rafati attempted suicide in the lead up to the fixture.
'Cause You're A-MAINZ-ing Just The Way You AreFSV Mainz 05 3-1 VfB Stuttgart (04:11:11)Making his debut for European Football Weekends, Everton fan Phil
Naylor. *applause*Like a lot of people I know, I'd never really considered Germany as a holiday destination before
the 2006 World Cup but, after having such a fantastic time there, I take every opportunity to go
back.
Inter Milan kicked off the new Serie A season with a defeat and there was frustration elsewhere
for European champions FC Barcelona, but the goals continue to flow for Mario Gomez and Wayne
Rooney as the duo helped respective sides Bayern Munich and Manchester United record big wins.
Italy
Inter were hoping to make the most of Friday's 2-2 draw for champions AC Milan against Lazio, but
Inter were upset 4-3 away to against Palermo, despite two goals for Diego Milito and a first for
summer signing Diego Forlán.
1. Title candidates stumble and struggle. Good news for the rest of the league:
Mario Götze has off-days. Dortmund have a bogey team and are perfectly beatable. The good news for
Dortmund: their biggest rivals still have some way to go to be a serious threat. Both Leverkusen
and Bayern just about grinded out their first unconvincing wins.
The Bundesliga is back in its 49th incarnation and Friday's curtain raiser was both wonderful
and frightening frightening at least for Bayern, Leverkusen and who else might have had vague hopes
to win the league next year.
Dortmund 3-1 Helpless SV. Defending champions Dortmund kicked off the new
season in style and with a promise of beautiful football, only they seem to be able to deliver this
season.
This one is a long shot, but according to Scottish news site the Daily Record the Portland
Timbers are interested in acquiring 26 year old Danish striker, Morten Rasmussen, from Celtic, one
of the top Scottish Premier League clubs. According to the report Celtic is looking to offload the
striker and there is interest from both the Timbers and Russian Premier League side FC Tom
Tomsk.
Nicklas Bendtner is set to play against the Scots this coming Wednesday evening, NB's future is
far from settled at Arsenal but is still one of the stars of his native Danish National Team. NB52
has continued to train with The Gunners' in the past few weeks despite his future not entirely
sorted.
Seid ihr auch der Meinung, dass man zu wenig von der Frauenfussballbundesliga im deutschen
Fernsehen sieht? Wollt ihr das ändern und wisst nicht wie? Dann haben wir hier einen guten
Linktipp für euch. Auf www.frauenfussball-in-die-medien.de könnt Ihr online Eure Stimme abgeben
und so dafür sorgen, dass ein wenig Druck auf den DFB und auf die [.
Die Zusammensetzung der Kader der 18 Erstligisten in Deutschland nimmt langsam Form an, denn
immer mehr Neuverpflichtungen für die kommende Spielzeit werden bekanntgegeben. Beim Hamburger SV
beispielsweise nutzt der neue Sportchef Frank Arnesen seine Kontakte zu seinem vorherigen Verein FC
Chelsea.
Reißt Mainz auseinander, macht was ihr wollt...
Lewis Holtby, Mittelfeldspieler des FSV Mainz 05, fordert die Fans in Mainz dazu auf, die
Qualifikation für Europa League gebührend zu feiern.
English speaking BVB fans are on cloud nine. Their German speaking counterparts are on cloud
seven. But maybe there's a way to bring the two together for the big party on May 14th. Roman
Weidenfeller will volunteer as a translator. A 2-0 victory over Nuremberg clinched Dortmund's
seventh German championship and the first title after nine years, thanks to Leverkusen doing, what
Leverkusen does best.
Dortmund need to postpone their lap of honor through the Bundesliga. Manuel Neuer may have made
the "next big step" in his career from one Europa League bound club to another. A wild winning
spree at the bottom of the table leaves Cologne and St. Pauli as this weekend's biggest losers.
Leverkusen 2-1 Hoffenheim.
Bayern Munich, freshly freed from Louis can Gaal's dictatorship, do a Schalke and put five past
a sorry opponent. Leverkusen, being that opponent, suffered a severe case of title race deja-vu.
Dortmund seized the opportunity to put one hand on the Bundesliga shield. Elsewhere teams struggled
to achieve that one decisive victory to escape all their relegation woes.
Tim Howard and Everton will give it another go against Chelsea in the FA Cup after the two sides
played two a 1-1 draw in their fourth-round matchup three weeks ago.
With a spot in the fifth round against Reading on the line, Howard will need to be at his best
to shut down Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, where Didier Drobga is expected to rejoin the starting
lineup after being benched in favor of the cup-tied Fernando Torres against Fulham.
The FA Cup usually presents some appealing David-vs.-Goliath matchups, and some of this
weekend's fifth-round matches are no exception.
Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal have Crawley Town, Notts County and Leyton
Orient, respectively, in their paths to reach the quarterfinals.
The last time Bolton faced Everton, Tim Howard robbed Stuart Holden of what would have been his
first Premier League goal. The in-form Bolton midfielder has a second chance to beat his
international teammate on Sunday.
Bolton-Everton is one of the marquee matches of the day for American soccer fans, but another
one of great importance is happening in Germany, where captain Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96
continue their push for a UEFA Champions League berth with a key game against Werder Bremen.
Big week in Europe as the Bundesliga returned the action, Barcelona extended its unbeaten run to
a club-record 28 games, while in Italy the Serie A title race got tighter.
Spain
A four-point gap has opened up at the Liga summit after Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by
bottom club Almeria, while Barcelona beat Málaga 4-1.
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