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/ 5741 days ago

Bayern Munich To Offer Thomas Mueller Improved Contract

Following Thomas Mueller's sensational World Cup showing, the young starlet who helped Germany's cause with 4 goals and 3 assists in just 5 games has come under the lens of many of Europe's elite clubs. Mueller, who was almost unheard of before his success this year with both club and country, could be on his […]

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/ 5741 days ago

Who Has Been Germany's Player Of The Tournament?

After a fantastic World Cup run for Germany, that saw a young side full of inexperienced players defy the odds and reach the semi-finals of the world's biggest football tournament, the team deserve all the praise Germany has to offer. Who, though, in Germany's XI, has been most impressive? I will short-list (in no specific […]

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/ 5741 days ago

Klose Could Miss Out On Final World Cup Fixture

Germany's Miroslav Klose, who is on the verge of breaking the World Cup goal-scoring record, could miss out on Germany's third-place playoff game against Uruguay on Saturday. Should Klose miss the match, he will then most likely miss out on his last chance to equal Ronaldo's 15-goal record for World Cup cumulative World Cup goals. […]

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/ 5742 days ago

McClaren On The Verge Of Adding Kjaer To His Wolfe Pack

Palermo's Simon Kjaer is on the verge of completing a move to Woflsburg, where he will pair up in central defense with either Arne Friedrich, who has starred in Germany's World Cup run, or Andrea Barzagli. Kjaer has been billed by many as one of the next great defenders of the game, and his arrival […]

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/ 5742 days ago

Joachim Loew Admits Germany Were Beaten By The Best

Loew Deserves Another Shot At The World Cup With Germany. At the post-match press conference, Germany head coach Joachim Loew admitted that he thought Spain were the better of the two teams, and that they deserved their victory. Germany will now play Uruguay for third place, while Spain head into the World Cup final where […]

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/ 5742 days ago

Germany Crash Out Of World Cup To Dominant Spain

Joachim Loew's side were out-classed against a Spain side that just didn't lose possession of the ball. Spain, up to this point in the tournament, have done very little to show fans why they are favourites to win the tournament. Today, though, Spain turned on the style and totally contained Germany's counter-attacking threat. A goal […]

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/ 5743 days ago

Philipp Lahm Seeks Permanent Captaincy

Reports out of the Germany camp first suggested that Philipp Lahm had created a rift in the team after declaring that he would not give up captaincy of the national team willingly, even with Michael Ballack's return after the World Cup. Oliver Bierhoff, who is on Joachim Loew's staff with Die Mannschaft, came out in […]

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/ 5743 days ago

Germany's Opponents: Part 6 – Spain

Spain's entire 23-man squad, on paper, is the strongest in the tournament. They have players that possess unbelievable technical skills, and include many of the greatest passers in the game today. When a team can afford not to start Cesc Fabregas and David Silva, then you know they've got some serious quality. Spain will bring […]

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/ 5744 days ago

Joachim Loew And The Case For Four More Years

Germany's head coach, Joachim Loew, who served as assistant coach to Jurgen Klinsmann at the 2006 World Cup tournament in Germany, has been performing small miracles with the German national team at this summer's World Cup tournament in South Africa. There is definitely an argument to be made about him signing on again for another […]

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/ 5745 days ago

Mueller Is 'Mad' About Germany

Thomas Mueller was beaming with excitement after Germany's 4-0 win against Argentina. The young German star, who scored Germany's opening goal just minutes into Germany's quarter-final clash against the Argentinians. Mueller, who was relatively unknown just a year ago, has now exploded onto the world football scene. At Bayern Munich he has become a regular […]

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/ 5746 days ago

Thomas Mueller: The Heir To The Throne

Germany and Bayern Munich star Thomas Mueller has exploded onto the world football scene after exemplary performances at this summer's World Cup tournament in South Africa. Mueller has played a pivotal role in the success of the German national team during the World Cup, scoring four goals and adding three assists. Thomas Mueller is one […]

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/ 5746 days ago

Klose, The World Cup King

Miroslav Klose has blitzed goalscoring records after hitting two against Argentina in Germany's 4-0 win over the South American side. Klose becomes the second-highest World Cup goalscorer of all time, surpassing the legendary Brazilian Pele and Just Fontaine. Klose is now only one goal away from being the top World Cup goalscorer of all time, […]

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/ 5746 days ago

Ein, Zwei, Drei, Vier! Germany March To Victory

I don't think anyone in the world saw Germany thumping Argentina – who were seen as one of the favourites to win the tournament – by four goals to nil. Without Michael Ballack, Rene Adler, Simon Rolfes, and Christian Traesch, the Germans were overlooked before a ball had been kicked at this summer's World Cup. […]

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/ 5747 days ago

Remembering Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan will be remembered for this: Rather than this: Which is a shame because he is a much better player than I ever knew.

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/ 5747 days ago

Germany v Argentina: Match Preview

Germany march into the quarter-final of the 2010 World Cup against Argentina, one of the favourites to win the tournament. Joachim Loew's side was dismissed at the beginning of the tournament after captain Michael Ballack was ruled out with an injury, and was overlooked because of the fact that many of Loew's squad are under […]