Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue was lucky to escape unhurt after being hit in the stomach by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was trying to clear a backpass from teammate Heiko Westermann. The 26-year old could be ... Click to continue reading...

In yesterday's friendly match between Ivory Coast and Germany, Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue was lucky to escape unhurt after being hit in the stomach by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was trying to clear a ...

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The international break means there will be little club news to report. But it seems some sort of groundwork is already being set in motion, with the transfer window a month and a half away.

Here's Schalke defender Marcelo Bordon, in an interview to German newspaper, Bild on goal keeper, Manuel Neuer:

"I know it would be terrible for the supporters of the club, but you have to keep the situation of the club in mind.

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Sir Alex is reportedly considering replacing one world class keeper with another.

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Manchester United and Bayern Munich are both mulling moves for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, according to reports in Italy.

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Sir Alex looks for Edwin's replacement.

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Manchester United have been watching German goalkeeper Rene Adler.

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The final two matches in the group stage of UEFA World Cup Qualifying are coming up with several teams not yet qualified. Most of the favorites have qualified or will with one more victory. The current teams that have qualified for the World Cup finals next summer in South Africa are South Africa, Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea, Brazil, Ghana, England, Spain, Netherlands, and Uruguay.

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Es tut einem als BVB-Sympathisant in der Seele weh, wenn man dieser Tage die Nachrichtenwelt verfolgt. Als wäre es noch nicht genug, dass man das Derby mit reichlich Pech und Unvermögen vor heimischem Publikum verloren hat, so musste Reservist Kevin Großkreutz, der Südtribünengängern des BVB als "einer von ihnen" bekannt ist, sich auch noch im Nachspiel des Bundesligaklassikers blamieren.

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Plenty of drama in the Revierderby this weekend, where FC Schalke 04 won 1-0 at BVB Dortmund's Westfalenstadion. First there was the "did it cross the line?" moment when BVB's Lucas Barrios long range strike hit the underside of the bar and bounced down either inside or outside of the goal. The YouTuber who posted the [. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex looks to talented Serie A keeper as a long term keeping solution.

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Manchester United are looking for a goalkeeper after Van der Sar. Despite Ferguson's comments, it seems difficult that Ben Foster will replace the Dutch man, due to his recent poor performance.

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It� was a great weekend for Manchester United. Not so much for its current stopper, Ben Foster.� Edwin Van der Sar's stand-in keeper has not impressed at United so far as he had a� sub-par performance against their city rivals. Had it not been for Michael Owen's late winner, Foster would've been ripped apart by Sir Alex Ferguson.

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2008 beendete Oliver Kahn seine Karriere. Die Nachfolge im Tor des FC Bayern wurde bereits zuvor dem damals hoffnungsvollen Talent Michael Rensing versprochen. Doch Michael Rensing schien mit dem Druck nicht wirklich klar zu kommen; und patzte immer wieder. Vor dem Spiel in der Champions-League gegen den FC Barcelona degradierte ihn dann sein damaliger Trainer zur Nummer Zwei – und der vorherige Ersatztorhüter Hans-Jörg Butt durfte das Tor der Bayern hüten.

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According to ESPN Soccernet, Manchester United are interested in signing Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for around £5million.� Schalke boss Felix Magath told Die Welt,

"I have heard Manchester United would be interested in signing Manuel Neuer .

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Many a football fan around the world is in full-on rejoicing (or relief, for some) mode, with the focus shifting back towards club action on the pitch.

However, there are still more than two weeks to go in the summer transfer window, so there's still plenty of business yet to be concluded in the market.

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Manchester United have been linked with Schalke's 23-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Schalke boss Felix Magath has claimed he's had nothing concrete from United in regards to the young keeper, who has already broken in to the German international set-up.

"I have heard Manchester United would be interested in signing Manuel Neuer," he said.

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Sir Alex appears to be looking for a reliable pair of hands to take over from Edwin rather than trust the job to Foster.

ALEX FERGUSON is trying to wrap up a £5million deal for keeper Manuel Neuer before Bayern Munich increase their bid.

The Manchester United manager has received rave reports about the FC Schalke stopper, 23, who is being dubbed the new Peter Schmeichel.

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The Under 21 European Championship in Sweden has been one of the most exciting tournaments in competition's history and no less than five teams had been hoping to go all the way. Spain proved to be a big disappointment since they had been eliminated in the group stage, whereas Italy impressed even though they failed to make it to the final.

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The U21 Championship finals between England and Germany are moments away and we can't wait to catch all the boys-to-men action.

Whilst we wait, with HD telly facial hair markers set to zoom, let's catch up on a few more of the players we've been enjoying during the tournament.

Manuel Neuer

Country: Germany
Team: Schalke
Position: Keeper
Claim to Fame: His nickname, Ducky, of course.

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The U21 Championship finals between England and Germany are moments away and we can't wait to catch all the boys-to-men action.

Whilst we wait, with HD telly facial hair markers set to zoom, let's catch up on a few more of the players we've been enjoying during the tournament.

Manuel Neuer

Country: Germany
Team: Schalke
Position: Keeper
Claim to Fame: His nickname, Ducky, of course.

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This has been one of the most exciting editions of the Under 21 European Championship and a lot of players have shown great deal of potential. This is my choice for the Team of the Tournament and be free to give your thoughts and comments on how this team should look like.

Keeper: Manuel Neuer (Germany)

Schalke keeper has been in tremendous form throughout the tournament and no wonder that Joachim Low already sees him as the part of the senior national team.

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Well, it's not time to wrap up the whole tournament yet, but at least everything that happened since the opening match against Spain. In short: Germany made it to the final (against England) after beating Finland (2-0), drawing England (1-1) and beating Italy (1-0). Following the good performance against Spain it wasn't a completely unthinkable outcome.

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Everton's Jack Rodwell was England U-21s hero as they maintained their unbeaten run in the European U-21 Championships.
Coach Stuart Pearce made 10 changes to the England U21s who have already qualified for the semis, and Germany's Gonzalo Castro took full advantage of the situation as he was released down the right and sliped the ball past Loach with ease. Click to continue reading...

Er ist einer der besten Spieler Europas und er hat die Bundesliga zwei Jahre lang wie kaum ein anderer bereichert. Ein drittes Jahr wird es jedoch nicht geben - sein Weggang ist längst besiegelt. Das Fußballgenie aus Frankreich wird den FC Bayern verlassen, und ich bin überzeugt davon, dass die Verantwortlichen aus München das längst eingesehen haben und bereits mit den Einnahmen des Megatransfers planen.

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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong and solid effort.

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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong and solid effort.

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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong and solid effort.

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Christophe Daum pulled off the biggest surprise of the early silly season, by quitting Cologne to return to Turkey via Fenerbahce. I would love to hear Jan's input on this, but my take is that it could be a sucker punch for the Billy Goats as they face the sophomore curse. Daum had a somewhat iconic air at Colgne.

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Well, the Business-Punchinellos in the Bundesliga management decided before that season that it would be a great idea to bring back the 1991 abrogated relegation play-off games, meaning that the 16th of the Bundesliga plays the 3rd of the 2nd Bundesliga in back-to-back matches. We now get treated with soccer-istical dainties such as Cottbus against Nuremberg.

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Well, the Business-Punchinellos in the Bundesliga management decided before that season that it would be a great idea to bring back the 1991 abrogated relegation play-off games, meaning that the 16th of the Bundesliga plays the 3rd of the 2nd Bundesliga in back-to-back matches. We now get treated with soccer-istical dainties such as Cottbus against Nuremberg.

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Well, the Business-Punchinellos in the Bundesliga management decided before that season that it would be a great idea to bring back the 1991 abrogated relegation play-off games, meaning that the 16th of the Bundesliga plays the 3rd of the 2nd Bundesliga in back-to-back matches. We now get treated with soccer-istical dainties such as Cottbus against Nuremberg.

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Goalkeeper

Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin)
Make no mistake about it, Berlin's rise from bottom half side to title contenders was based on defense. They were a hard side to break down and on the off-chance that a team did, there was Drobny to get by.

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So here it is. Good to finally see Neuer, though it makes me wonder why only him out of the U21. Otherwise, no real surprises considering Wolfsburg is top and Löw seems to be around for a lot of Stuttgart matches. Tor Robert Enke (Hannover 96), Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke 04) Click to continue reading...

This is not Manuel Neuer's way of paying tribute to one of Germany's best ever goalkeepers - it is his way to exact revenge. Revenge for four minutes in May 2001.

Manuel Neuer was 15 when he stood in the curve of Schalke's old Parkstadion, ready to celebrate Schalke's first championship since 1958.

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This is not Manuel Neuer's way of paying tribute to one of Germany's best ever goalkeepers - it is his way to exact revenge. Revenge for four minutes in May 2001.

Manuel Neuer was 15 when he stood in the curve of Schalke's old Parkstadion, ready to celebrate Schalke's first championship since 1958.

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Jaroslav Drobny (HBS) 13 saves! This is what it takes to stop Bayer. Fantastic effort by the Czech puts him above Lehmann and Rost, who were both impressive as well. Pedro Geromel (Köln) This is the second straight week for Brazilian. He had a fantastic game neutralizing Rob Freund and he had a goal-line clearance [. Click to continue reading...

Germany's worst football team is looking for sponsors. (Spiegel Online) Why take a new photo of Jens Lehmann, when an intern with a pirated copy of Photoshop does the trick for VfB Stuttgart? (The Local) Seven reasons why the Bundesliga is better than the English Premier League. (Bundesliga Talk) The grass is always greener. Click to continue reading...