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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I don't think we'll win the Champions League this season. I'm sorry to break the news to you. But
we're not doing too shabby in the Europa League and you have to start somewhere... Dembele tries...
AZ Alkmaar is a club and a team in trouble. Replacing Van Gaal by Ronald Koeman
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This matchday of Champions League and Europa League has provided us with action and entertainment.
Anyone who said the group stages are boring is proved wrong big time, with big teams slipping, and
small teams fighting, the group stages will be fought to the death.
In the Champions League, Liverpool boss Benitez is risking big with a 1-1 draw against Olympique
Lyon, although the reds aren't out of the competition mathematically, they will need many results
to go their way so that they can go through to the knockout stages.
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Dirty Tackle 05 November @ 06:24 AM EST
Wayne Rooney
This parenting stuff is already harder than I thought. ... Meat. ... The kid doesn't like to
play with fireworks nearly as much as I do and he doesn't even know how to use a toilet. ... Meat.
... I think he might be broken. Can you fix a broken kid with a screwdriver and a nail gun?
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Soccerblog 04 November @ 10:39 PM EST
" 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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Soccer Pie 01 November @ 06:29 AM EST
I have always wondered how come everyone is so fascinated by Van Gaal. We all remember Ajax from
the mid90s but that story lasted briefly and they had the system to thank for the fame not the
coach. As soon as big clubs got the idea to buy everyone that was worth something in that team,
things fell into place.
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Könnte es sein, dass mit dem Ende der Ära des Managers Uli Hoeneß, der diesem Verein die Aura
erschuf, dass mit seinem Wechsel von der Trainerbank auf die Haupttribüne auch die Ära des FC
Bayern endet?
Marcel Reif, TV-Moderator, schimpft über Bayern-Trainer van Gaal und den FC Bayern im
Allgemeinen.
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goalpost.tv 21 October @ 08:03 AM EST
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Life's A Beach for Rafa Benitez with punters responding to
Liverpool's worst run of form in 22 years with a wide variety of betting requests speculating on
the manager's demise. Responding to the range of requests Paddy Power are offering 10/1 that
Liverpool's crunch game against arch rivals Manchester United [.
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Here's a message from the young forward's family. Courtesy of The Soccer Insider:
"The tremendous support the family has received is of great comfort and much
appreciated at this difficult time. Our thoughts also go out to the families and friends of those
involved in the accident. We would also like to thank all the staff at Washington Hospital Center
in Washington D.
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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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Fabio Cannavaro -- the frustrated one -- has been cleared of his doping allegations.
Turns outs his bee sting alibi had legs.
I also heard he slammed Italian media and said he's retire if his country wins the World Cup
again.
Now the links:
- Argentina dudes asked Peru to throw game?
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The focus on Matchday 2, for me at least, was on AZ Alkmaar. Last season, I seriously thought AZ
and Van Gaal could surprise Europe. With his typical bravado and smarts, I thought he would be able
to have the lads rise to the occasion with good, bold football. But Mr "I'm
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Futbolita 30 September @ 01:44 AM EST
Luca Toni may be a running joke in many households, including mine but you
can't help but feel un po 'triste for the man after van Gaal ruled him out of tonight's
game against Juventus. Amicas, if Grandma F.C were on a lookout for a
striker, Luca would fit the bill perfectly.
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"Es müllert wieder!" This famous slogan is only known by older german football fans, especially
for those in Western Germany. It´s a tribute to the best German striker ever named Gerd Müller.
Müller played fifteen years for the Bavarian top-club FC Bayern Munich and is holding several
scoring records.
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This week's main report looks at the Bundesliga with Hans guiding us through the German
league. The transcript of the report is below and includes vocabulary in bold
which is explained at the foot of the post.
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Transcript
Hans: Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga.
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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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Dirty Tackle 18 September @ 05:18 PM EST
The matches to watch after you realize that you've been celebrating Oktoberfest non-stop since
the last one ended. And that your liver hates you.
Saturday
West Ham v Liverpool at Upton Park Perhaps the best Premier League match on a day of
meh fixtures.
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(All times - UK)
Monday 14th September
19:45 MK Dons v Norwich City, League One Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports HD1
Another mammoth Midweek TV Preview begins with an England v Scotland clash - in managerial terms,
at least. Paul Ince's MK Dons and Paul Lambert's Norwich are enjoying similar form at the moment,
but Norwich need the points more after a poor start.
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Dirty Tackle 13 September @ 08:46 PM EST
Though Franck Ribery may not see Luis van Gaal as someone who'd be down with his pranksterism,
he apparently has warmed up to his new manager enough to nearly break him with a high-flying hug
after pinning a free kick to the top corning in Bayern's 5-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on
Saturday.
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Dirty Tackle 09 September @ 06:10 AM EST
Since Bayern Munich decided to play hardball and not sell him to Real Madrid like he wanted,
Franck Ribery has resigned himself to making the most out of staying with the club. Unfortunately,
new manager Luis Van Gaal is a Stiffly Stifferson, which is putting a cramp in Ribery's pranking
style.
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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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Often in sports athletes lie. Not necessarily in an evil step-sister type of way, but simply
to cover their own hyde. Usually when a player says that they are happy with their current deal,
but are awaiting a new offer that really means "Pay me or I am ready to leave." Or if a
player claims to be injured in training camp that really means "I'm out of shape andÂ
don't want to work out this week.
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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 mayorÃa de los
jugadores actuaron en gran parte de la segunda mitad con excepción del delantero Saer Sene, quien
ingresó a los 80 minutos.
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Soccerblog 30 August @ 02:09 PM EST
Have at it before the video is removed (7+ minutes).
Bayern had to be at its best to keep away Grafite and Dzeko away and Joerg Butt came up with
some excellent saves. But the day belonged to Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. The French attacking
midfielder who came on in the second half and the Dutch winger in Van Gaal's 4-3-3 formation
combined impeccably to rip the Wolfsburg defense with precision passing and clinical finishes.
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Mit der Verpflichtung des niederländischen Superstars Arjen Robben, der bei Real Madrid keinen
Platz mehr hatte, nachdem die Weltstars Kaka und C. Ronaldo das Trikot der Spanier tragen, hat der
FC Bayern München einen echten Transfercoup gelandet. Somit wurde man also doch noch einmal tätig
auf dem Transfermarkt – und reagierte damit eventuell sogar auf das Drängen der Fans, die
(zumindest teilweise) in einem öffentlichen Brief ihrem Ärger Luft machten.
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Il sorteggio Champions consegna alla Juventus un girone abbordabile ma non facile, grosso modo
sulla falsa riga del girone dello scorso anno. Il Bayern del nuovo corso di Van Gaal con l'ultimo
arrivato Robben. I campioni di Francia del Bordeaux con l'astro nascente Gourcuff ed infine gli
israeliani del Maccabi tutti da scoprire ma se ci sono arrivati tanto male non saranno.
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SoccerLens 27 August @ 03:27 AM EST
I would have thought that Franck Ribery and Franz Beckenbauer now finally agree on something.
The French sensation should have been sold. Der Kaiser has watched new manager Louis van Gaal take
a measly 2 points from his first 3 matches, and, following this weekend, the kings of German
football are sat in a rather peasant-like 14th in the Bundesliga.
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I had a long conversation with Mani Honigstein, who is the brains behind the football social
networking site Footbo. An avid Bayern Munich fan, I talked to him about the summer transfers and
his views on the season ahead for the Bavarian giants.
Tell us a little about Footbo, and what you are trying to accomplish with it.
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Dos jóvenes jugadores llegaron de la mano al Inter de Ronaldo. Uno espigado, potente, al que se le
advertÃan maneras para ser un Toto Schillacchi del siglo XXI. Adquirió pronto un rol de jugador
de banquillo, de segundas partes, que pronto se diluyó para ir trotando de equipo en equipo y,
pese a que en determinados momentos pareciera que iba a ser un jugador aprovechable, se quedó en
un Michele Padovano de medio pelo: oportunista, pero con una aportación al juego demasiado
restringida a su puesto y con unos promedios insuficientes.
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Soccer Pie 09 July @ 03:29 AM EST
Louis van Gaal decided to introduce some unconventional measures at the start of his reign at
Bayern and this is unlikely to have a welcoming reception from the players. He has
forbidden his players nights out during the entire season even though similar actions made
him very unpopular with Barcelona players.
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Soccer Pie 07 July @ 08:13 AM EST
Real Madrid have nine days to find €80 million and sign Franck Ribery. After
that deadline, Bayern will pull out of the deal. Captain Van Bommel wants the situation to resolve
as soon as possible so that the team can continue preparations for the new season, with or
without Ribery.
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According to news picked up here from German paper "Bild",BAYERN MUNICH wishes to shut all
controversy before the startof the Bundesliga & has given REAL MADRID an ultimatum. TheGerman Club
has given 9 days to Real Madrid to make a frightening80M€ offer for FRANCK RIBERY or withdraw as
the Germanswill then shut the door.
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Here is more news about REAL MADRID & FRANCK RIBERY, & frankly– excuse the punt – there is a
new & interesting twist. BAYERNMUNICH asks 60M€ for their French International, so Real Madridmay
offer two men that their new Coach Van Gaal has asked for,VAN DER VAART & WESLEY SNEIJDER. Spanish
sporting paperMarca has announced the idea on its digital edition & if acceptedthe transfer
operation could
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SoccerLens 06 June @ 06:40 AM EST
With the recent appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new Chelsea manager and the recent
announcement that Andriy Shevchenko will be coming back to the Bridge now that his one-year loan
deal with AC Milan has expired, there are questions being asked of what Ancelotti / Chelsea will do
with the 32-year-old striker.
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German newspaper "Bild" reports on the obvious. REAL MADRIDwill need to rid itself of current
players if they are to undertakethe signing of 4-5 new players, as expressed by the new
PresidentialTeam of Real Madrid.(photo: as.com)BAYERN MUNICH new Coach VAN GAAL wishes to take
advantageof the "spring sales" & looks favourably at bringing over RAFAELVAN DER VAART &/or WESLEY
SNEIJNER.
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