The German Cup quarterfinal draw has been made, sending Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 to visit 3. Liga club VfL Osnabruck in the early-February matchup. Click to continue reading...

It is very likely that Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel may be out of the job after the forthcoming weekend. He received the dreaded vote of confidence after their 1-0 defeat to improving Hannover 96 last Saturday but the club's Sporting Director Horst Heldt made it clear that he was looking for a response against the 2 Bundesliga side Greuther Furth in the German Cup (DFB Pokal) on Tuesday. Click to continue reading...

There were three somewhat major cup exits yesterday. Three second division or lower sides which took their Cinderella moment and cashed it in: the much discussed Alcorcon thrashing of grand Real Madrid; Furth downing the apparently unfireable Markus Babbel and epic disappointers Stuttgart; and Borussia Dortmund gifting three goals and a win to Osnabruck, who [. Click to continue reading...

Cup Fever gripped Germany this week as the Second Round of the DFB Pokal took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first round saw a few Bundesliga scalps claimed and a managerial casualty to boot. While it is unlikely that any coaches will be tugging nervously at their collars today, there are a few Bundesliga clubs who have a little more time on their hands thanks to dramatic defeats at the hands of lower division teams. Click to continue reading...

Long time VFL Osbabrueck midefielder Joe Enochs has hung up his playing boots and picked up a coach's whistle, taking the reins of VFL's reserve team. The California native has been working on his German coaching certifications during the off-season the past few years. He becomes only the second US-born coach to work in European soccer after Brent Goulet at Elversberg of the German Regionalliga (Division III). Click to continue reading...