Bislang sind zwölf Spieltage in der Bundesliga-Saison 2009/2010 absolviert. Nach einem solchen Zeitraum, kann man erste Aussagen treffen – beispielsweise darüber, ob sich die Millionen-Investitionen vor Saison-Beginn gelohnt haben oder nicht. In Stuttgart kommt zwar 8-Millionen Mann Zdravko Kuzmanovic so langsam auf Touren, allerdings überwiegt noch die (bisherige) Enttäuschung über die Leistungen der Neuzugänge Pogrebnyak und Hleb.

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Zugegeben, eine ketzerische Frage. Es gibt jedoch kaum einen Stürmer in der Bundesliga, dessen Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis zumindest zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt der Saison so eklatant auseinandergeht. Außer vielleicht das von Mario Gomez. Der Unterschied ist allerdings, dass Gomez oft nur eingewechselt wurde und trotzdem schon sechs Pflichtspieltore für Poldis Ex-Club FC Bayern erzielt hat.

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Louis van Gaal ist spätestens seit der zweiten Niederlage gegen Girondins Bordeaux und dem damit verbundenen Fast-Aus in der Champions League-Gruppenphase ein heißer Kandidat für die nächste Trainerentlassung der Bundesliga. Ausgerechnet Bayerns Ex-Meistertrainer Felix Magath kann am Wochenende mit seinen Schalkern in München das Schicksal des Holländers besiegeln.

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" Mmmmmmm. Where is my Rolodex? "

With Franck Ribery out, Bayern has been struggling without his creativity. They lost to Bordeaux, 0-2 in the CL and are almost out of contention to make the round of sixteen.

In the Bundesliga, Bayern are in sixth place with 19 points after five wins, four draws, and two losses.

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I don't know if anyone else reads World Soccer but I have a subscription to the magazine and in the most recent issue, they raised the point of the best striker in the world. I'll explain how they came to their conclusion in a moment but I was wondering what other people thought was required in a striker and who they feel is the best.

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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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Media criticism, internal criticism, huge injury concerns, a long winless streak, and the list goes on. All the aforementioned obstacles severely marred the opening of the current season for German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. In September, such was the state of affairs at Allianz Arena that new manager Louis van Gaal appeared to be on his way out of the Bavarian club sooner rather than later.

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All of days ago we were treated to a trailer of Fahrenheit 2010, the documentary which takes a look at the devious desires behind FIFA's insistence on a World Cup in South Africa. Not quite sure it'll have the clout to do any damage (read: bribes), but it shines more light on an already illuminated subject.

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Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da copa do mundo, em Hamburgo, no HSH Nordbank Arena, para um público de 51.500 pessoas, as seleções da Alemanha (5º no ranking da FIFA) e Finlândia (57º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo: 9 jogos, 4 empates, 5 vitórias da Alemanha, 8 gols da Finlândia e 29 gols da Alemanha. Click to continue reading...

Schaut man sich die Besetzung des deutschen Rekordmeisters, des FC Bayern München, im Sturm an, so liest sich das ganz gut: Mario Gomez, Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose. Alle Stürmer der Spitzenklasse. Eigentlich, denn hier liegen in der noch jungen Saison die Probleme des Münchner Star-Ensembles. Am Anfang sah ja noch alles ganz gut aus: Rekordeinkauf Mario Gomez traf recht zuverlässig und dann wurde auch noch Arjen Robben verpflichtet, ein weiterer Top-Mann für die Abteilung Offensive.

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Als Markus Babbel letzten November beim VfB Stuttgart den Trainerposten (vorübergehend) übernahm, wurde im Schwabenland die Euphorie schnell wieder groß, nachdem die Mannschaft mit Armin Veh nur schwach in die Saison startete. Am Ende war der VfB Stuttgart auf Platz drei und spielt diese Saison als Belohnung dafür in der Champions League.

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It's that special time of year, Kickettes.

No, not the time when you can finally justify spending your rent money on a pair of over-the-knee boots because it's fall well, that too but, because it's Oktoberfest. Cue dozens of footballers photographed taking part in beer swilling and much lederhosen merriment.

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It's that special time of year, Kickettes.

No, not the time when you can finally justify spending your rent money on a pair of over-the-knee boots because it's fall well, that too but, because it's Oktoberfest. Cue dozens of footballers photographed taking part in beer swilling and much lederhosen merriment.

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There's hella thigh talent within the Bundesliga: Luca Toni & Mario Gomez are two fine examples. This week, we're featuring a team you might not be able to locate on a map but will want to anyway.

Borussia Dortmund.

No clue. But damn it, we're up for this.

Our TTO meat market participants for today are hair chameleon Neven Subotic and the German Mickey Blue Eyes Sebastian Kehl.

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There's hella thigh talent within the Bundesliga: Luca Toni & Mario Gomez are two fine examples. For this week's Thursday Thigh Off, we're featuring a team you might not be able to locate on a map but will want to anyway.

Borussia Dortmund.

No clue. But damn it, we're up for this.

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Bayern Munich vs Juventus:

Definitely the most anticipated match of this week's Champions League play, this is a meeting that we have seen many times over the years. They do not usually live up to expectations as you can see from their previous score lines:

19.10.04 Juventus 1 Bayern 0

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Für einen Betrag zwischen 30 und 35 Millionen Euro wechselte Mario Gomez im Sommer vom VfB Stuttgart zum FC Bayern München. Damit ist Gomez der Rekordtransfer des deutschen Rekordmeisters – nie gaben die Münchner mehr für einen neuen Spieler aus. Doch so richtig zufrieden scheinen sie in München mit ihrem neuen Stürmer (noch) nicht zu sein.

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Wie wichtig die Jugendarbeit für den eigenen Verein sein kann, bekommt derzeit der VfL Wolfsburg zu spüren. Als die Verantwortlichen der "Wölfe" ihre eigentlich 25 Spieler für die Gruppenphase in der Champions League melden mussten, standen sie vor einem Problem. Die UEFA sieht es vor, dass vier dieser 25 Spieler sogenannte "Local Players" sind.

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Striker has had enough of sitting on the Bayern bench!

Italian international Luca Toni has confirmed that he will leave Bayern Munich if head coach Louis van Gaal does not utilise him sufficiently.

With striker Mario Gomez signed from Stuttgart this summer, the prolific Italian could end up warming the bench at Bayern this campaign.

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Die Fußball-Bundesliga macht derzeit Pause, denn es stehen Länderspiele an. Die einen testen einfach nur ihre Spieler, bei den anderen dagegen ist es ernst, denn es geht um die Teilnahme an der Weltmeisterschaft im nächsten Sommer. Am Mittwoch muss auch die Deutsche Fußball-Nationalmannschaft wieder in der WM-Quali ran.

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Miércoles 29/07 – Audi Cup – SemifinalesBayern Munich (Muller x 2, Schweinsteiger y Saer Sene) 4-1 Milan (Pirlo)- Once inicialEntre paréntesis los cambios realizados, donde la mayoría de los jugadores actuaron en gran parte de la segunda mitad con excepción del delantero Saer Sene, quien ingresó a los 80 minutos. Click to continue reading...

Mehr als 220.000.000 Euro gaben die Vereine der Fußball-Bundesliga in der nun beendeten Transferperiode für Verstärkungen aus – neuer Rekord! Eine unglaubliche Zahl, erst recht wenn man bedenkt, dass beim Thema Finanzen gerade die weltweite Wirtschaftskrise fast überall präsent ist. In der Bundesliga allem Anschein nach nicht.

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Check out the Bayern boys and their new Hugo Boss threads. Very posh.

Who do you think is rocking the suit best? We gotta give it to our favourite goof-ball Luca Toni, but think Mario Gomez is looking rather dapper too.

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Check out the Bayern boys and their new Hugo Boss threads. Very posh.

Who do you think is rocking the suit best? We gotta give it to our favourite goof-ball Luca Toni, but think Mario Gomez is looking rather dapper too.

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Germany's Mario Gomez gladly lets an employee of the sports medicine university Saarbruecken take an ear blood sample. Perhaps a little too gladly...

And yes, the fact that you're looking at a picture of a grinning Mario Gomez give ear blood is definitely a clue as to how horribly boring today's transfer deadline was.

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Bayern Munich grabbed their first three points after they thrashed last year's champions Wolfsburg 3-0. Sebastian Schweintiger's corner kick was cleared to Hamit Altintop just outside of the penalty area who unleashed a powerful shot that keeper Diego Benaglio only managed to parry in front of Mario Gomez who scored on the rebound. Click to continue reading...

Am 31. August ist die aktuelle Transferperiode beendet. In der Fußball-Bundesliga wurden bislang kräftig Transfers getätigt. Über 185.000.000 Euro gaben die Verantwortlichen der Vereine der 1. Bundesliga für Verstärkungen aus. Fast 51 Millionen Euro davon überwies der FC Bayern an andere Vereine.

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Although the weekend was marred by fan violence once again, the Colombian league did have some quality matchups to showcase this past weekend. The marquee matchup of the week was a battle between the top two teams in the current standings. Independiente Medellín went into Huila and were the first team to beat Los Bambuqueros at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid in seven matches. Click to continue reading...

Week 2 of the German Bundesliga was much like the opening week as the two big teams of the league nearly duplicated their results from the opening round.
Champions Wolfsburg continued to show that they are the best team in Germany with their 3-1 road win against FC Cologne. Edin Dzeko scored his 1st goal of the season and Nigerian Obafemi Martins added The Wolves 3rd goal in the 86th minute for the win. Click to continue reading...

The closing of the transfer window might be marked by the unexpected transfer of Serbian international, Gojko Kacar from Hertha to Stuttgart. German press says that Stuttgart are willing to pay fantastic 12 million Euros for the midfielder, but none of the interested parties were ready to confirm this.

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Can this man exult any less?

Bayern Munich fully understands that its nemesis is Felix Magath who left the club disgraced two years ago. He came back to win the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg. Before the season was up, the protean Magath had signed a deal as Schalke's new coach.

Both clubs are on top of the Bundesliga while Bayern has managed two effete draws.

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Werder took a point from Alianz Arena (1:1) and if we are to judge from the play, the visitors deserved to take three points. 69 000 people at the sold-out stadium in Munich saw German international, Turkish-born Mehmet Ozil open the score minutes before the break. Mario Gomez was the one to level the score 73 minutes into the game with the assistance of Phillip Lahm.

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[Dirty Tackle] Red Bull have thrown themselves firmly into the viral market, beginning last year with David Bentley and his top-of-the-building lofts and now adding Mario Gomez to their team of footballers whose transfer fees made a few heads snapback twice. This comes off as a clear homage to French trickster extraordinaire Remi Gaillard, whose serious street [. Click to continue reading...

What we have here is a viral for some kind of Red Bull festival thing featuring Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez and his urban trick shots. The first shot is by far the most stupid looking, but after that it actually looks pretty realistic. Not bad.

This isn't the first time Red Bull has done this, though.

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European football has never truly begun until Jens Lehmann reaches back into the cobwebs of his mind and unleashes upon us a quizzical which leaves us thanking the football gods Jens has not yet decided to retire. Well, the European season has begun, as just after Stuttgart's 2-0 loss to defending champeens Wolfsburg (away, it [. Click to continue reading...