Schalke fans might want to skip this. Everybody else, who has seen enough of Bayern players in Lederhosen and WAGs in Dirndls, can skip this as well.

It's Oktoberfest time in Munich again and Bayern paid a visit. As they do every year. And either Bayern are already operating on a level, where a 0-0 draw away at Hoffenheim equals a horrible defeat, or they really would have rather spend their day someplace else.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos tries to read out Hans Sarpei's favorite Facebook pages.

Up until two months ago, Hans Sarpei's sole 15 seconds of Internet fame was a YouTube clip of him getting a ball in the face. But now he suddenly stands alongside of Chuck Norris.

All thanks to none other than Felix Magath Facebook legend himself who signed him.

Man, the past week or so has been quite kind to the Red Bulls. After Irene washed away any hopes of the Galaxy match being played, New York saw their playoff position actually improve despite not playing a single match since August 20th. As of now, New York owns the 10th and final playoff spot, sitting behind Columbus, SKC, Houston, and Philly in the East.

Facing an uphill battle in the Europa League and the premature exit of Raul, Schalke fans could use some cheering up. Few players are better suited for such a task than Brazilian striker Ailton in particular when he is riding a horse to training.

It took 810 days and cost €60m to renovate the Mercedes Benz Arena, and Stuttgart made sure that investing all the time and money was absolutely worth it. Most notably, the running track is gone, of course, and the capacity has been bumped to 60441. But some thought has also been put into the rest of the match day experience, resulting in the men's toilets behind the curve offering a view onto the field.

That's right, folks; to go along with the laundry list of accomplishments the Metro Bulls have attained in their illustrious history, you can add 2011 Emirates Cup Champions to it. Now while it's no La Manga, it ranks right up there with the Mickey Mouse Cup of 2010. Hey, this is about the only Red Bulls news I can get excited about nowadays, so get off my back.

Well, it looks like Backe's decision to make Thierry Henry the next Red Bulls captain is official. After seeing Henry wear the armband in Wednesday's friendly against Atlante, there was some speculation as to whether the decision would be carry over into the regular season.

Well, it seems as though Don Garber's "big announcement" was a big PR letdown and irked many MLS fans, but it works just fine for me. Red Bull Arena will play host to the MLS All-Star game for the first time since 1997 back at Giants Stadium, although the opponent has yet to be released.

No, not them. As the offseason winds down, the Red Bulls have undergone quite a facelift. New York has added plenty of new faces and parted with some old ones as well. With all these changes, the question on many fan's minds is, "How will Hans Backe make it all work?"

First things first, the Red Bulls have officially signed long sought after striker, Luke Rodgers from Notts County in England.