Scouting report on the Slovenians
Not much in terms of travel for both teams with the Slovenians facing the Algerians in nearby Polokwane. By...
Author: gerd
Germany: Hooliganism in lower division clubs
Hooliganism is seeing a new outbreak in the lower division clubs and in the past few weekends, fans have...
Klinsmann: A step closer to becoming the US MNT coach
Der Speigel reports that Sunil Gulati, president of US Soccer met with Jurgen Klinsmann, hoping that after taking a...
The World Cup Caused Germany’s Economic Boom
The German government will raise its economic growth forecast for 2006 this week to 2.3 percent from a 1.6...
Germany – The Best Team in Europe?
Germany mashes Slovakia. The Kaiser thinks we’re the best team in Europe. What a turnaround!
World Cup Honeymoon Over, It’s Back to Racism in German Football
Well, I thought I’d take a break from Soccerblog for a while, but now this article made me want...
Video: Maradona Madness
Funny, but we still miss this guy and his antics!
Video: I like this Adidas ad.
Captures the univeral joy of the game, don’t you think?
Mein Herz schlägt für Fußball
The ad is not very impressive, but the message against racism is good to see.
Ballack: Just one of Mourinho’s minions in the Chelsea ranks
Der Spiegel has a great article on how Jose Mourinho strips away your ego as a player and makes...
Ballack scores for Chelsea against Werder Bremen
Michael Ballack opened his account for Chelsea by scoring a penalty kick. It must have been good old times...
Good news for Chelsea: Roman Abramovich becomes richer
Looks like all those high priced football players will keep coming to Chelsea. Here is why >>
Germany 13 San Marino 0
Germany bullied its way through against hapless San Marino, scoring at will, in a record setting spree 13-0. This...
France proves they are more than Zidane: France 3 Italy 1
France did not need Zidane with Sidney Govou It was as we suspected. Italy won the World Cup because...
Giacinto Fachetti passes on: Azzurri and Inter Milan great
Giacinto Facchetti died yesterday. A giant amongst the Azzurris and an Inter Milan stalwart, who played all 634 games...
France vs Italy: Who will headbutt Materazzi this time?
The European papers are abuzz with the France – Italy Euro Cup showdown this Wednesday, two months after their...
Ze Roberto: From Bayer Leverkusen to FC Santos
The Bundesliga continues to lose players from overseas. Brazilian player, Ze Roberto is moving back to FC Santos and...
Ballack Style: A Bit Cramped
Ballack’s debut with Chelsea was anything but impressive. He kept crowding Lampard and vice-versa. Maybe Chelsea isn’t going to...
Video: Proof that Germany’s Getting Even Better
This video proves that even without Klinsi, the New Deutschland is on the right track: We simply picked up...
Hargreaves Is Leaving Bayern
Stop the presses. I think we are witnessing some last minute negotiations before the transfer window closes, but the...
Joachim Löw: Germany hammers the Swedes, 3-0
Joachim Löw, Germany’s new coach, on a winning note Germany left off, with the Swedes in the World Cup,...
Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United
Hold your horses. It is that rubbish Rupert Murdoch mouthpiece the Sun that is reporting this. I have gone...
Is Bayern missing Michael Ballack?
Roy Makaay, Bayern Munich striker Not really. The Bundesliga season began with Bayern shutting out Dortmund 2-0, with Roy...
German soccer: Olli Kahn bows out
Timo Hildebrand: vfB Stuttgart’s goalie and Germany’s future Joachim Low our new national coach will not have the services...
Video: Michael Ballack vs Steven Gerrard
Call me biased but there is no comparison. Ballack it is by some light years. And Shourin thinks that...
Video: Michael’s “Bouncing” Bollocks
A bit naughty!
Round up from Germany: Ruud to join Bayern?
It has been a bit quiet after the excitement of the World Cup. Sometimes its hard to say that...
Video: The New Germany
Klinsmann made this new patriotism possible. Thanks Klinsi!
Klinsi steps down as Germany coach
Klinsmann says he’s burnt out, and decides to go back to California to hang out with his family. Apparently...
Rob Colonna’s 2006 World Cup in pictures
Rob’s pictures of the World Cup >> Amongst the madness and mayhem, peace and quiet in the beautiful German...
Klinsmann’s decision: “Should I stay or should I go?”
That is what Germany awaits with great anxiety Miroslav Klose and Jens Lehmann want Klinsi to continue. 95% of...
Germany: We’re the champions of the World
Klinsmann has brought a great amount of respectability to German soccer and Der Kaiser wants him to keep coaching...
Video: Italy 2, Germany 0 (in OT)
I’m proud of the German team. We had our chances. Kudos to Klinsi for taking us this far.
Ballack: “We Have No Chance!”
Right. Maybe Ballack’s pulling a chain somewhere. I know the German team is prepared. Even without Frings, we can...
Video: Italy destroys Germany in 1982
Germany has never beaten Italy at the World Cup, and this memory is the one we all have as...
Klinsmann fever takes over Germany
Christoph Biermann on how Klinsmann has changed the landscape of German soccer. What’s more, he did it while living...
Jens’ Competitive Advantage (Why the Germans are Better at Penalty Kicks)
Has Jens opened his mouth to soon? The full story of Lehmann’s preparation emerged yesterday. He won the 1997...
Video: Germany vs Argentina (4-2 on penalty shootout)
Lehmann’s hands of God stopping Ayala and Cambiasso!
Video: Argentina 1 Germany 1
Klose equalizer, his first header this World Cup, and the most important one!
Video: Argentina 1 Germany 0
Roberto Ayala’s goal (48″)
Lehmann’s hands of God saved the day
Jens Lehmann- divine intervention Unsere Hand Gottes hielt die Schüsse von Ayala und Cambiasso, brachte uns ins Halbfinale! That’s...
Video: W.Germany 1 Argentina 0, 1990 WC final
Humberto, the last time the Argentines played us in the World Cup, it was painful for you guys! It’ll...
More on the “New Patriotism” in Deutschland
“Do you hum it, or do you sing it?” wondered Berlin newspaper BZ as the World Cup kicked off...
Sour Grapes from Ollie Kahn
Sitting on the bench with his best impersonation of an angry King Kong, ex-starting goalkeeper Kahn has started taking...
Klinsi has united Germany
It’s a strange feeling. East and West Germany are finally looking past the past. I get a feeling not...
The New German Patriotism
While the politicians are trumpeting our new found German patriotism, I hope we don’t lose site of the big...
Why Germany lost to England in 1966 (includes video)
I was talking to my father about this (these days all we talk about is football) and he gives...
Ergebnisfussball: Made in Brazil?
We Germans have a term for teams that play for a draw: Ergebnisfussball. This is a word that is...
The Best Soccer players in Germany are Polish!
The irony of it all is not lost on us Germans. Today’s game brings new meaning to the phrase...
More Bizarre Soccer Tales
Deutsche Welle has a story on the bizarreness of the World Cup. Not as bizarre as my wife’s email...