German Bundesliga Recap 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are brief recaps for all the Bundesliga matches played on February 11, 2012.

Bayer Munich 2-0 Kaiserslautern

Bayern keeps pace with Dortmund with a clean sheet. Both goals came in the first half as Bayern held Kaiserslautern to one shot on goal.

By Chris Wright

In which, during Borussia Monchengladbach's DFB Pokal quarter-final tie with Hertha Berlin on Wednesday night, Monchengladbach striker Igor De Camargo goes down like a big cheating sack of spuds to get Hertha centre-half Roman Hubnik sent off...

Is he alright?

German Bundesliga Match Predictions 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are predictions for all the Bundesliga matches on February 11, 2012. Times listed are GMT or local UK time.

German Bundesliga Match Predictions

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Bayern Munich v Kaiserslautern, 14:30 Bayern Munich wins 2-0

Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen, 14:30 Borussia Dortmund wins 1-0

Mainz v Hannover 96, 14:30 Mainz wins 2-1

Stuttgart v Hertha Berlin, 14:30 Stuttgart wins 3-1

Werder Bremen v Hoffenheim, 14:30 Werder Bremen wins 2-1

Borussia Monchengladbach v Schalke, 17:30 1-1 Draw

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German Bundesliga Match Predictions 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

By FRANCO PANIZO

Landon Donovan's time with Everton is nearing its end and while he may want to make an impact in all of his remaning games with the club, this weekend's match might be at the top of his list.

Everton are set to face Chelsea in a match that will pit Donovan against the likes of John Terry, Juan Mata and Florent Malouda.

There is plenty of high-profile soccer going on around the world this Wednesday, but perhaps no games carry as much significance as the two African Cup of Nations semifinals. Ivory Coast and Ghana took care of business in the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals with matching 3-0 victories, and all that stands in the way of a star-studded tournament final is one more win for each team.

By FRANCO PANIZO

U.S. prospect Alfredo Morales has not seen the field for Hertha Berlin since October, but that will not stop him from making his first-ever start in the Bundesliga this coming weekend.

Morales is slated to start at right back in place of the suspended Christian Lell when Hertha faces Hannover 96, according to head coach Michael Skibbe.

How 51 USMNT players performed for their club teams this weekend:

Goalkeepers (7)

Guzan, Brad (Aston Villa/BPL)
Dressed however did not play in 3-2 loss to Arsenal in FA Cup 4th round.

Dominic Cervi (Celtic/SPL)
Did not dress in 3-1 win over Falkirk in League Cup action.

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George John could be on the move (again). (Getty Images)

A fun bit of news broke late yesterday evening. Two US National team defenders George John and Omar Gonzalez were said to be leaving the national team camp for "club-related matters". Naturally their two teams instantly sent out messages about those matters.

Former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel has been sacked by Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin over an ongoing 'lying' row with the club's Sports Director Michael Preetz.A war-of-words played out in the German media on Sunday with both Babbel and Preetz accusing each other of lying over aspects of the former defender's new contract.

Markus Babbel sacked by Hertha Berlin

Markus Babbel has been sacked as coach of Hertha Berlin, a day after announcing he would not extend his contract beyond the end of the season.

View the full story here: The Mail

A news article on 2011-12-19 07:39:23 from: The Mail

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Friday, December 9
Hertha Berlin v Schalke 2:30pm ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com
NCAA men's College Cup semifinal, Charlotte-Creighton 6pm ESPNU, ESPN3.com
NCAA men's College Cup semifinal, UCLA-North Carolina 8:30pm ESPNU, ESPN3.com
Wellington v Perth 11pm Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, December 10
Southampton v Blackpool 7:30am Fox Soccer Plus, foxsoccer.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Brad Friedel made waves with his comments about Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey this week, but its his team that has been making waves in the Premier League recently. Friedel and Tottenham Hotspur have not lost in the Premiership since the second week of the season, but they'll have to see off tricky Stoke City this weekend if they are to continue their run of good form.

By Chris Wright

Love it, love it, love it. Want it, want it, want it...

Not a Hannover fan? Never fear, they're also available Dortmund, Hertha Berlin and St Pauli flavour...

Spotted over on the truly brilliant 500 Reasons To Love Football.

A hard days night to FC Bayern
Bayern Munich 4-0 Hertha Berlin (15:10:11)
Last month Mr and Mrs Orton took a romantic sleeper train to Germany to see FC Bayern Munich play at the futuristic Allianz Arena. This was their day (and night)...
A couple of weeks ago Mrs O (Debra, as in the Mrs) and I found ourselves with the opportunity to see Bayern Munich play Hertha Berlin at the super sexy Allianz Arena.

Anthony Brooks in Action for the U-20s

One of the newer faces in the U-20 Men's National Team pool is John Anthony Brooks, who goes by Anthony. The big defender has been in a few camps before and he's enjoying his time here in Germany: "I think it's been greats," Brooks told the YNT Blog.

The United States is set to face its biggest test of the Klinsmann era with a visit to France on Friday in an international friendly. This is just the third meeting between the two teams with France winning the previous two games 6-0 and 3-0 in 1979.

France
France has already qualified for Euro 2012 so expect France coach Laurent Blanc to give some younger players much needed experience.

Cherundolo is one of three players on the U.S. roster who is the captain of his club team
Here's all the news and notes you need to get prepped for the USA's first match against France since 1979, and the first ever in the famed Stade de France. A few to get you started ..

The U.S. men's national team returns to action on Friday with a match-up against France, a match that should tell us plenty about the current state of Jurgen Klinsmann's team.

Klinsmann will have a strong group to choose from for Friday's match. Both Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey will be available, and German-born Fabian Johnson is set to make his national team debut.

How 50 USMNT players performed for their club teams this weekend:

Goalkeepers (7)

Guzan, Brad (Aston Villa/BPL)
Dressed however did not play in 3-2 win over Norwich City.

Dominic Cervi (Celtic/SPL)
Did not dress in 2-1 win over Motherwell.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Domination.

That's one of the words that can best be used to describe Rangers' undefeated season, a season that Carlos Bocanegra, Maurice Edu and the rest of the club will attempt to build on when they face Dundee United on Saturday.

Currently nine points clear of second-place Motherwell with an 11-2-0 record, Rangers should take another step towards claiming a fourth straight Scottish Premier League title if it can live up to its expectations against Dundee.

Jurgen Klinsmann continues to use his pipeline to Germany for talent with his latest roster selections for the United States games against France and Slovenia. No less than five players born in Germany are on the roster, including newcomer Alfredo Morales who received his first senior team call up.

U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Caleb Porter has named 31 players to the roster for the upcoming training camp in Duisburg, Germany, which also features several players who are age-eligible for the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team. The camp will be held from Nov. 7-16 at the Sportschule Wedau, a German sporting school where the players will train and stay.

And I don't mean former Galaxy striker Edson Buddle, who now plays in Germany, and was called up into the U.S. squad today for its two upcoming friendlies in Europe.

Here's more from the Associated Press:

CHICAGO (AP) -- German-born defender Alfredo Morales and midfielder Fabian Johnson were among 22 players selected
Thursday for the U.

US Soccer took to twitter on Thursday to announce the roster for the November friendlies. The United States travels to Europe to play France on the 11th (3pm ET - ESPN2) and Slovenia on the 15th (noon ET - ESPN2). GK: Bill Hamid (DC United, Tim Howard (Everton) DEF: Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers), Timmy Chandler (Nurnberg), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Alfredo Morales (Hertha Berlin), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting) MID: Kyle Beckerman (RSL), Michael.

photo by Hunter Dorton/ISIphotos.com

Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra and Tim Howard headline the U.S. men's national team roster for the upcoming friendlies in Europe against France and Slovenia.

There's one new face in camp, with Hertha Berlin defender Alfred Morales among the 22 players selected by Klinsmann.

Juergen Klinsmann picked 22 players for the U.S. men's national team friendlies at France on Nov. 11 (3 p.m. ET, ESPN2, Univision, ESPN3.com) and Slovenia on Nov. 15 (noon ET, ESPN2, Galavision, ESPN3.com).

A few surprises but mostly what you would expect from Klinsmann at this point. It seems as though Orozco Fiscal has replaced Jonathan Bornstein as the weird defensive call-up that makes no sense.

Following the announcement of the USA's roster for the friendlies against France and Slovenia (LINK), U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann answered questions for ussoccer.com:
On his plans for the camp:
"It's going to be busy. The fight will continue for starting spots, and it's important to see how the players perform in every training session.

*Midfielder Jose Villarreal, a Leuzinger High product, and defender Zarek Valentin, who made 24 starts for the Goats this season, were among 31 players selected for the camp, which will run Monday through Nov. 16 in Germany under Claudio Reyna, U.S. youth technical director.

And check out all those German-based players on the full squad:

Goalkeepers: David Bingham (San Jose), Cody Cropper (Ipswich, England), Sean Johnson (Chicago), Jon Kempin (Sporting KC)

Defenders: Gale Agbossoumonde (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Anthony Brooks (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Sean Cunningham (Molde, Norway), Royal-Dominique Fennell (Stuttgarter Kickers, Germany), Greg Garza (no club), Perry Kitchen (D,C.

Thirty-one players were called in for the combined U-20/U-23 training camp in Duisburg, Germany, from Nov. 7-16.

GOALKEEPERS David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes; Pleasanton, Calif.), Cody Cropper (Ipswich Town; Athens, Ga.), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire, Lilburn, Ga.

From US Soccer:

Conor Doyle will be in action for the US (not Ireland)

U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Caleb Porter has named 31 players to the roster for the upcoming training camp in Duisburg, Germany, which also features several players who are age-eligible for the U.

Joe Corona will get his chance with the United States after all.

The Tijuana attacker and one-time Mexican youth international is among 31 players called into a United States Under-23/Under-20 combined training camp by new U-23 coach Caleb Porter.

The players will train in Duisburg, Germany, from Nov.

• Niklas Wildhagen recalled his traumatic experience, when Otto Rehagel left Bremen for Bayern. (Regista)
• Jonny Eyres looked at how Bundesliga promotion hopefuls Fortuna Düsseldorf slowly worked their way back up the divisions. (http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/10/13/soldiers-ofthis-is-fortuna-dusseldorf.

By IAN HOLLIDAY

There are better strikers than Gonzalo Higuain, but there may not be any in better form right now. On Saturday, Higuain scored his third hat-trick in four matches to lead Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Real Betis.

It was the striker's second hat-trick in as many La Liga matches, bringing his goal total to eight on the season, behind only fellow Argentine Lionel Messi for the league lead.

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One of the oldest and fiercest rivals in European soccer resumes today as Manchester United travels down the M6 to take on Liverpool (7:45am, ESPN2) in the latest installment of the North West Derby.

Manchester United is currently in first place in the English Premier League, tied with Manchester City, while Liverpool will try to crack the Top Four with a win.

Club soccer around the world returns from the international break this weekend. And how.

Whether it's European-based rivalry matches like Liverpool-Manchester United or Lazio-Roma, MLS rivalry matches like Colorado-Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles-Chivas USA, or games featuring Americans abroad who are continuing to get acclimated at their new clubs, this weekend's schedule has it all.

Saturday ESPN2 has Liverpool - Manchester United at 7:30am. EPL on Fox Soccer: Manchester City - Aston Villa at 9:30am, Chelsea - Everton at 12pm, and Stoke City - Fulham at 5pm. On Fox Soccer Plus: Norwich City - Swansea City at 10am, QPR - Blackburn at 2pm, and Wigan - Bolton at 4pm. Championship on FS+: Portsmouth - Barnsley at 9pm.

It isn't often that a college soccer game headlines a day's action during the weekend, but today's South Florida/West Virginia tilt has something for all.

Along with being two of the country's top teams, South Florida and West Virginia feature some of the best pro prospects in the nation, with South Florida goalkeeper Chris Blais and West Virginia centerback Eric Schoenle among the most highly-regarded prospects in college soccer.