From FIFA:

"Serbia secured qualification in style, with Nikola Zigic, Marko Pantelic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Milan Javanovic (2) on target in a 5-0 win over Romania in Group 7."

Ouch.

We were bettered in the group, but we also won 5-0.

Goals from:

Gignac
Gignac
Gallas
Anelka
Benzema

5-0, and it was almost convincing.

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Letzte Woche musste Marcel Koller seinen Trainerstuhl in Bochum räumen, am Montag war es dann Trainerkollege Favre, der in Berlin entlassen wurde. Nach der 1:5 Niederlage war selbst die letzte Zuversicht bei den Hertha-Verantwortlichen erloschen, dass die Wende mit dem Schweizer noch geschafft werden könnte.

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It's one of the worst situations in football business, when you have no more opportunities to resort to excuses, especially when you're mainly responsible for the prosperity of your team.

Hertha BSC-manager Lucien Favre lived through this said situation at the press conference after Hertha's 1:5 loss against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the six straight loss in a row.

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On the closing of the transfer window Marko Pantelic found a place in Amsterdam, where he will wear Ajax jersey in the next year. After it seemed that Serbian international will be forced to spend the next term in his former club Crvena Zvezda, Ajax management knocked on his door and they obviously made the right move by signing this excellent striker.

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According to a report in German newspaper Bild, Bundesliga outfit Hertha are keen to sign Liverpool attacker Andriy Voronin on another one-year loan deal.
The Ukrainian forward played on loan for the Berlin outfit last term, and quickly developed into a key player. Voronin was the club's top scorer, netting 11 goals. Click to continue reading...

The season has barely started and Blue-white fans already regret that Marko Pantelic left Berlin and want him back! Actually, the Berlin side struggled to reach the minimum win over Hannover and they did it thanks to Gojko Kacar. The fans booed striker Arthur Wischniarek off the pitch and then all 42 000 of them started shouting Marko Pantelic's name.

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The only Bundesliga team from the capital of Germany got a new hero this season and a true leader, Serbian international, Gojko Kacar. Hertha struggled to beat Hannover in Bundesliga opening round at home and Gojko Kacar was the one to decide the game. After Marko Pantelic, also a Serbian international, left the club, Kacar continued to shake the opposite nets instead of him.

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Congratulations Wolfsburg, Champions of the Bundesliga!

Wolfsburg's magical triangle all scored as the Wolves beat a deflated Werder Bremen 5-1 at home. Their home form was paramount in their unlikely title run as they took an incredible 49 points out of 51 during the campaign. It was incredibly important, as they didn't start winning on the road until the second half of the season.

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Uli Hoeness predicted that this championship won't be decided on goal difference, but rather that someone would slip up, and he was right albeit in the wrong places.

Hannover 0-5 Wolfsburg. Except for the sell out crowd there was nothing really derby-ish about this game (and then, the last match at home usually tends to be a sell out anyway).

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New Hertha Berlin signing Andriy Voronin is excited by the prospect of playing in the Bundesliga after joining on loan from Liverpool.
The Ukraine striker was a deadline-day arrival from Anfield and is looking forward a second stint in Germany having plied his trade there for 12 years before moving to Merseyside in the summer of 2007. Click to continue reading...

Historians have argued for centuries the exact date Miroslav Klose last scored a goal. It's been that long. The big man himself was starting to feel the pressure during the game against Berlin last Sunday. After missing another chance, he lost his cool and took a swing at the goal post. Fortunately for Klose he missed. Click to continue reading...

Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann can invest in a few new Buddha statues for the team's locker room after hammering Hertha Berlin 4-1 for the Bavarians' first win of the season. After two lackluster draws, the victory puts Bayern within two points of league leaders Schalke 04.
Luca Toni scored for the first time this season early in the match, and defender Philipp Lahm curled home a pretty shot for Bayern's second goal. Click to continue reading...

Als ich heute morgen noch recht verschlafen in der U-Bahn saß, huschte eine Meldung der BZ über die in der Bahn installierten Monitore, die mich aufschrecken ließ: ULTIMATUM FÜR PANTELIC - "er MUSS bis zum Hannoverspiel fit sein" polterte Hoeneß. Auf ihrer Homepage sieht das in etwa so aus. O Lala. Click to continue reading...