At the Heysel Stadium in Brussels on the eighteenth of June 1972, West Germany lifted their first major tournament trophy since the 1954 World Cup. Two years later, at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, they lifted the World Cup. Yet it is sometimes said that the team of 1972 is more fondly remembered than the team of two years later, and it is certainly fair to say that the road to these twin victories was not without its problems.

verrückt!! There's nothing quite like a goofy footballer pretending to be an overzealous fan and you can count on Germany and Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller to do it! As the Euro 2012 approaches, the German National Team have been hard at work rolling out campaigns to drum up home support, launching new jerseys (ironically, it's back to 1972′s away green kit!

It's now officially four crucial months to the Euro 2012 and following Fabio Capello's resignation last night, England has no manager to lead them to glory! That's exactly what Jack Wilshere groaned about ("Euro's is just around the corner and we have no manager?

You could be looking at the Annual Congregation of Munich's Santa Clauses, except this photo would've been only complete if Mario Gomez joined the bench instead of looking down at them! During Bayern's 1-1 draw against Hamburg over the weekend, there was a lot of frustration and anger from all corners of the club.

How To Choose Your Ideal Bundesliga Club - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Are you new to German football, and attracted to the much-lauded mix of exciting end-to-end football, standing fans, cheap beer and cheap tickets, not to mention the chance to watch football in a country where the national team can actually amount to something come crunch time?

Chasing the Big Leagues Greuther Fuerth (Bundesliga II) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a new series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the halfway point of 2011/12.

Chasing the Big Leagues Fortuna Dusseldorf (Bundesliga II) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a new series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the halfway point of 2011/12.

Mirror: Bundesliga blog: Could Podolski and Goetze move to the Premier League?

Welcome to our German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** Over a week into the January transfer window and it is no surprise to see a host of clubs in the English Premier League eyeing up some of Germany's top talents.

When I first started watching football as a child in the mid-1980's FC Cologne (1. FC Köln) was one of the traditional powerful clubs of the Bundesliga. Cologne was the first champion of the Bundesliga in 1963/64 and in 1978 won the "double," which to this day is the pinnacle of success in the Rhein city.

When I was in Germany back in December, I watched an interview with Bayern Munich's Sporting Director Christian Nerlinger. Part of the discussion revolved around Bayern's interest in the newest young German football star, Marco Reus, who Bayern executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge termed "a person of interest.

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.

By Chris Wright

Introducing Edgar Prib, a man who it says here plays professional football for Greuther Furth in the second tier of German football, though on this evidence we think he may be a competition winner from the local blind school...

Come in No.

Bundesliga blog: Can Cologne hold on to their most prized asset in January?

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** The festive period will bring mixed emotions for FC Cologne boss Stale Solbakken with the January transfer window and the winter break interrupting the league campaign.

Bundesliga blog: Has Huntelaar finally found his home at Schalke?

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** As time goes on, there is a large burden hanging over the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen with Schalke yet to clinch a Bundesliga title since 1963.

Bundesliga blog: Dortmund set for season-defining week after impressive win at FC Bayern

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** Monday morning will be a tough one for the Dortmund supporters who have probably undertaken a weekend-long drinking session.

Germany Women's National Team players Anja Mittag & Saskia Bartusiak sign autographs for young girls from the Pestalozzi school in Wiesbaden.

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His technique is exquisite. His movement is terrific. His vision is breathtaking. His quality is unquestionable.

He is 22 years of age. He is one of the Bundesliga's hottest properties. His name is Marco Reus, and he is the latest star to emerge from German football.

After a blistering start to the season, Reus has been thrust into the spotlight, and many top clubs around Europe have taken notice of his fine performances.

Bundesliga blog: Big match preview FC Bayern vs Borussia Dortmund

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** All eyes will be on the Allianz Arena on Saturday night as the Bundesliga resumes following the last international break of the year.

Fußball-himmel
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.

What's this a magic show?! Nicht, just some candid shots from Germany's Euro 2012 jersey presentation session in Hamburg yesterday. Clearly, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller aren't used to signing autographs on the 10-feet wall they have at home.

By Chris Wright

A nude (save the dignity-preserving baseball cap) bloke took to the pitch during Bayern Munich's 2-1 away victory over Augsburg at the weekend and proceeded to perform what has since been branded the 'Wang Dance' in German football forums a brief, intricate piece of choreography that included a couple of backwards somersaults and plenty of genital waggling.

Bundesliga blog: Is Marco Reus the next star to hit the Premier League?

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** The topic of young players from the Bundesliga could go on for weeks or months after I pinpointed five of the best uncapped youngsters in the country.

Germany: The Next Generation? Five of the best uncapped youngsters making a splash in the Bundesliga

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** German football has seen something of a renaissance over the last 10 years and the major reconstruction of the sport has seen the Bundesliga become, arguably, the best league in Europe and the nationalmanschafft strolling to Euro 2012 with ease.

This probably has to be one of the worst excursions ever excuted in football history seriously. There have been some potential bombers preceding this German football team visiting the zoo, Spanish national team climbing boats, Dutch Oranje heading to Brazil's Copacabana beach in their trainers and more recently, Real Madrid going go-karting.

Although the game ended 1-1 it was a very disputed match. After a quickfire goal by Wolfsburg in the 65th second through Mandzukic, the wolves retreated and Hamburg pushed forward in a good fashion and the goal could not be very far. Petric equalized in the 56 minute and Hamburg seemed ready to push even harder and get the win, but that didn't happen as they seemed out of fuel.

Bayern signing Jupp Heynckes was the best thing to happen to Toni Kroos. The prototypical wunderkind to come out of Germany's reformed youth system, needed Heynckes to pop up at Leverkusen, to finally play his long awaited breakthrough season in the Bundesliga. Now that the two are reunited at Bayern, he could well establish himself at the top of German football, both at Bayern and the German national team.

Bundesliga blog: The attack may take all the glory but Dortmund's success is built on a solid defence

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar *** Given the level of competition in the Bundesliga this term, Dortmund have struggled to carry their top form of last season into this campaign and have spent most of the nine weeks around mid-table.

By Chris Wright

Germany coach and former 1970s catalogue model Joachim Loew has seen his lucky blue cashmere sweater sold to retail magnates Galeria Kaufhof for a cool €1 million on behalf of a children's charity (the deal actually took place last year) and, in turn, the sweat-stained pull-over has now been donated to the DfB's new German football museum, which is set to open in Dortmund at some point in 2014.

A new & relatively unknown name has sprung up onto center stage of SPANISH FOOTBALL today (however brief). MARIO GOTZE, 19 year old German & BORUSSIA DORTMUND midfielder that Spanish Sports paper "Marca" claims is on the REAL MADRID agenda. Gotze: courtesy Marca Perhaps its the lack of local Football news that makes the paper venture into German Football.

The blue article of clothing in question should look familiar, as it's the one Jogi Loew was sporting during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. An item so desirable a German football museum has paid one million euros for it, crusty remnants of sinus spelunking and all.

It looks authentic, if only because it looks like most well-worn sweaters like it's been crumpled at the bottom of a closet in the corner.

Bundesliga blog: Cardoso is a ‘no-go' so who'll be next Hamburg boss?

Welcome to our new German football blog, courtesy of BundesligaFussball's Ross Dunbar ***It is safe to say that the Frank Arnesen revolution at the Volkspark hasn't gone according to plan with Hamburg at the bottom of the Bundesliga after eight matches.

Right, we know Gossip Wednesday takes place tomorrow but this was just too difficult to pass up! Every football club needs to do Oktoberfest, like Bayern Munich (bitte! / pleeease). Forget all those gala nights and red carpets (here's looking at you, Man United) just arrive in your finest Bavarian suits and dresses- like Thomas Mueller and his wife, Lisa, above - and you're all bloody well good to go!

Bayern Munich are a legendary team for the supporters of the notorious club, and football fans around the world. In recent times the German side have been very successful. They've won the Bundesliga title a total of 22 times, the DFB-Pokal 15 times, the DFB Liga-Pokal 6 times, they've been the UEFA Champions League winners on 4 occasions, the runners up in the European Cup on 4 occasions, and managed to claim the Europa League once back in 1996.

Currently in 17th place in the German Bundesliga, Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg in the Breisgau district of Baden-Württemberg. The club is in its third consecutive season in the top tier of German soccer following its promotion from the German 2.

Borussia Dortmund mark return to the Champions League with a bang. And a missed opportunity. Dortmund's game against Arsenal was eerily similar to their Europa League matches against Sevilla and Paris last season. Dortmund dominated proceedings and failed to convert their dominance into goals.

Borussia Dortmund mark return to the Champions League with a bang. And a missed opportunity. Dortmund's game against Arsenal was eerily similar to their Europa League matches against Sevilla and Paris last season. Dortmund dominated proceedings and failed to convert their dominance into goals.

This may not to be news to those of you who follow German football but today I was informed of yet another Afro-Germerican™ player I had no idea about. His name is Andrew Wooten and he's with Kaiserslautern's reserve team.
If he's any good I haven't the faintest. Ask Philneezy, he could tell you maybe.

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is by far one of the most knowledgeable players on German football having spent years playing in the Bundesliga. And speaking to Arsenal Player, the Germany International was indeed full of information ...

It is a difficult group because in hat number four we got the most difficult team.

Dortmund were in [that] hat, where you expect usually a team who will be easier to play.

They are the team who is coming up in Germany, who have dominated the last year in German football and who will certainly be the most dangerous team for us, with Marseille.

Tomorrow, Arsenal start their European adventure, the one we're all used to seeing, with a trip to Germany to take on Borussia Dortmund. Borussia, as we all know, won the Bundesliga last year, and were definitely the team to avoid in Pot 4 of the CL Draw. So naturally, we got them..

The thing about Dortmund is that they are, in many ways, the German Arsenal (circa 2009-2010)- a young, determined team with a central attacking midfielder as its' playmaker and fulcrum.