We keep it strictly binary this week.

0. The combined number of goals Bayern's strike duo Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni scored so far this season.

1. The number of goals former Bayern striker Lukas Podolski scored so far this season. Lukas Podolski joined Cologne in the summer, after Klose and Toni were continuously given the nod ahead of him.

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With the first quarter of football almost over in most leagues around Europe, now is a good time to measure the current progress of some of the giant clubs on the continent. Actually, analyzing the success or failure of clubs in general won't be nearly as exciting as identifying a more specific object of analysis.

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Preview of this weekend's important Bundesliga fixtures! FC Bayern München v FC Köln This Saturday's bundesliga clash between Munich and Cologne should be an interesting one. Former FC Bayern striker Lukas Podolski will make his return to the Allianz Arena after his summer sale to FC Köln. Podolski spent three years in Munich but were [. Click to continue reading...

Stuttgart host Bremen, Lukas Podolski returns to Munich and Prussians face off in Moenchengladbach in Round 8. Clark Whitney previews all the weekend action...
Friday
Schalke – Eintracht Frankfurt
Saturday
Hannover - Freiburg
Bayern Munich - Koeln
Bayer Leverkusen - Nuernberg
Bochum - Wolfsburg
Mainz - Hoffenheim
Borussia M'gladbach - Borussia Dortmund
Sunday
Stuttgart - Werder Bremen
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Hamburg SV maintain their great start to the season with a convincing 3-1 win over Stuttgart, New signing Eljero Elia, fresh from his first goal international goal in the week, put in a man of the match performance, providing the pass for Petric's screamer, before scoring a scorcher himself.

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I missed the first round of games on family vacation. While I still have the Gladbach-Bochum game on DVR to watch for fun, my first game of the season, albeit delayed, was Dortmund's 1-0 victory at home over Köln. It was a thoroughly deserved victory where Dortmund put the Billy Goats to the sword and could have easily won by half a dozen goals, so commanding was their display.

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The above TV promo was done to hype Lukas Podolski's first home match back with his original and hometown club, FC Koln, which just happened to be a friendly against his former side, Bayern Munich.

There's something about the two club crests painted on his cheeks and the grinning turn he does at 0:10 into it that is both incredibly creepy and hilarious.

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The transfer period started with two early big money moves. In fact, very big money moves anywhere outside of Madrid. Diego sealed a transfer to Juventus for €24.5m, while Bayern were willing to spend €30m for Mario Gomez; further bonus payments not included.

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Cologne's Lukas Podolski hit up the WBA middleweight world boxing blah-do-bloo in Nurburg with his girlfriend, Monika Puchalski. July 11, 2009. Image by Getty Images Click to continue reading...

Cologne's Lukas Podolski hit up the WBA middleweight world boxing blah-do-bloo in Nurburg with his girlfriend, Monika Puchalski. July 11, 2009. Image by Getty Images Click to continue reading...

No, no es exagerado el título. Ya que Lucas Lobos será quien represente la imagen más importante de los nuevos tachones adidas F50i en México, justo como ya lo hace Lionel Messi a nivel mundial.

El lema de la campaña es "Todo Equipo Necesita La Chispa" y creemos que aquí adidas no se equivocó en la elección de Lobos como su imagen, ya que aún con los problemas del equipo, el argentino siempre mostró deseos, calidad y se entregó en la cancha.

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En el mes de Mayo, en el evento más fuerte del fútbol en el mundo: Champions entre Barcelona vs. Manchester United; todos vimos meter a Lionel Messi el segundo gol del Barcelona y festejando se quita su tachón y lo besa.

A parte que todo mundo se acuerda de que el Barcelona se lleva la Champions, todos queríamos saber la marca y el estilo del tachón que estaba usado y besando: adidas F50i .

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German international striker Lukas Podolski has returned to Bundesliga football club FC Cologne (1. FC Koeln / 1. FC Köln ) after a somewhat unsuccessful spell at Bayern Munich. Here is a look at Podolski's FC Köln official presentation on June 24, 2009 at the Rheinenergiestadion in Cologne. Podolski spent the last three Bundesliga seasons [. Click to continue reading...

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Afterward, Donovan was dismissive of Rossi, saying, "If the guy doesn't want to play for us, then I don't really care about him."

Really. Are we going to get our knickers in a bunch if Vedad Ibisevic scores against the team? Because Bosnia might be in the same group in the World Cup.

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One of the Bundesliga's funner 4-4-2's.

GOALKEEPER
Rene Adler
Near Elder (if word about his back is true)

DEFENDERS
Paul Stalteri
Ultra Pilates (perhaps, but what about Ultra defending?)

Michael Gravgaard
Alarm!

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A bitter loss for Werder Bremen in the UEFA-Cup final yesterday, as they were defeated 2-1 by Schachtjor Donezk in extra-time. Without players like Diego, Per Mertesacker or Hugo Almeida, Bremen hoped to get through the extra 30minutes and into the penalty shoot-up while having with Tim Wiese an excellent goalkeeper between the posts.

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I am not quite sure how much of an audience an article about the German Bundesliga can get, but I will still give it a shot. After all, if there is one league that has continued to offer an air-tight title race throughout the year, it has to be the German first division. With two games to go, as many as four teams have a realistic chance of being crowned champions.

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Bayern eventually overcome Klinsmann's bad karma with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Leverkusen and with referee Thorsten Kinhöfer still confused about what constitutes a penalty nowadays following the Champions League semis.

Had Klinsmann been still in charge, Bayern would have played poorly and van Buyten and Demichelis would have conceded a penalty each.

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• Third division table toppers Union Berlin are building a stadium for the fans by the fans. (Deutsche Welle: VOD - MP4)
• Hoffenheim's fairy dust has evaporated and now Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger heaps more misery on them by challenging their title as Germany's greatest village team. (ESPN Soccernet)
• Talking about misery.

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Wir sind hier zwar ein - oder nein, der! - Bundesliga-Blog, aber einen kleinen Nachdreher auf die Länderspieltage kann ich mir nun doch nicht verkneifen. Vor den Länderspielen erneuerte Joachim Löw seine Kritik an der Bundesliga. Der Bundesligafußball muss schneller und technisch besser werden, ja freilich.

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Michael Ballack and Lukas Podolski almost came to blows in the second half of Germany's 2-0 victory against Wales.Podolski slapped Ballack because he apparently did not like what his captain was telling him.The mystery of what Ballack actually said to rile Podolski is going to rank alongside other great soccer mysteries of our time like what Materazzi actually said to Zidane or why Cristiano Ronaldo keeps falling down in the penalty area .

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Bless you, Lukas Hitting your team-mates is not a good idea. It tends not to make you too many friends in the dressing room. The exception to this rule is when the team-mate you decide to hit is Michael Ballack. Lukas Podolski stayed within the parameters we have just set out when he gave Ballack a [. Click to continue reading...

Some surprising results, but the usuals are through. Click to continue reading...

Last month we brought you news of FC Koln's Poldi-Pixel experiment, through which the smallish German club is aiding their prince's return home by selling pixels like advertising for €25 a pop. Despite the masses of billionaires with loose cash who read The Offside on a daily basis, it's not showing the most rapid progress [. Click to continue reading...

One cannot help but notice that when it comes to the German football players, not many of them fancy playing in the Premiership. I first started following the German Bundesliga around half a decade ago; the reason why I tuned in every single week to catch up with some Deutsch football was that I could never get to see enough German representation in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

The good news is that the Lukas Podolski to FC Köln transfer is definitely happening, with Poldi trading in life as a Bayern benchwarmer for a hero's welcome on return to his first Bundesliga club. The bad news is that it's not happening until summer 2009, possibly because Bundesliga teams don't do everything last minute. Click to continue reading...

A unique way of raising money from FC Köln Bundesliga outfit FC Köln have found an interesting way of generating the cash to purchase Lukas Podolski - getting people to advertise on their future star's face. Sadly, for now this is only online and players are not forcibly being tattooed with Jack Wolfskin on their eyelid. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you watch Gilberto Silva tackled by the ghost of Christmas past....... Giorgio Armani weighs in on the Kaka saga. (ESPN) And David Beckham has a slight memory relapse when asked about the same subject. (The Spoiler) The lasting effects of Ramon Calderon. (Guardian) Back to the future for ManU's 09/10 home kit. Click to continue reading...

German international Lukas Podolski has agreed to a deal with Bundesliga team Cologne. This deal takes effect at the end of the current season and will end a long unhappy streak for Podolski at Bayern. Podolski was frequently overlooked by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who preferred to start Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose and even Landon Donovan was starting over Podolski. Click to continue reading...

 

The long and ugly saga that Lukas Podolski's inevitable transfer has become appears to be reaching a conclusion and the outcome could be great news for Landon Donovan.

The U.S. national team star stands poised to take advantage of some more avalable playing time during his loan spell with Bayern Munich now that Podolski is moving closer to a transfer back to FC Cologne, his former club.

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The long and ugly saga that Lukas Podolski's inevitable transfer has become appears to be reaching a conclusion and the outcome could be great news for Landon Donovan.

The U.S. national team star stands poised to take advantage of some more avalable playing time during his loan spell with Bayern Munich now that Podolski is moving closer to a transfer back to FC Cologne, his former club.

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Reports out of Germany this morning indicate that Bayern Munich is close to sending Lukas Podolski back to his old club, 1st FC Cologne. The five-million euro deal will open the fourth striker space on the Bayern lineup, a space which Donovan will be filling during his loan period.
This long-expected development could open a new opportunity for Donovan to stay in Munich longer, perhaps until the end of the Bundesliga season (if not longer). Click to continue reading...

Most transfer rumours make me want to spit. It's usually players wanting money and clubs throwing it at them. And even though we ultimately don't care for the people involved, we wind up following the drama as it unfolds on newspaper back pages and Sky Sports News. See Cole, Ashley, 2006, or Berbatov, Dimitar, 2008. Click to continue reading...

The biggest story to come out of the FA Cup Third Round this weekend was the way Manchester City was torn apart by Nottingham Forest. Given the media's need for a story, the immediate response from the press was to put Mark Hughes on the hottest of hot seats along with even starting the short [...] Click to continue reading...