Chris Mcquade

Borussia Dortmund go top, at least until Saturday, after a hard fought and well deserved three points at Koln. Pacey winger Kuba, who I have come to love to watch, tapped in at the far-post after a wicked cross from Shinji Kagawa to give Dortmund the lead after 20 minutes. After that, both sides had […]

And so it continues! After Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge blasted the Bayern Munich squad for their lack of passion, Bayern Munich legend and ex-Germany great Franz Beckenbauer has made his feelings clear about the reigning champions' chances at further success this season. Beckenbauer spoke to Sport-Bild and said: "Bayern can hardly win the championship […]

A war of words between Tim Wiese and Aaron Hunt has become public knowledge after the two submitted statements to the press following questions about the team's early season woes. The last thing Thomas Schaaf needs now, after everything Werder Bremen have already been through this season, is a big rift in the dressing room. […]

Zvonimir Soldo's hard-nosed, defensive-minded Koln side will host one of the most attacking, open teams in the league this weekend in the form of Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund currently occupy second place in the Bundesliga after an excellent start to the season, which has seen them rise up from being seen as a side only able […]

Christian Gross becomes the first Bundesliga manager to face the sack this season after a woeful start to the domestic campaign which has seen Stuttgart collect just three points from seven matches. Recently, I did an article examining some of the reasons why Stuttgart have been on such a poor run. I came to the […]

Today Liverpool FC went through a complicated court procedure to resolve their ownership. Their biggest rivals, Manchester United, have not had the problems that have engulfed the beleaguered Anfield club but nevertheless have issues with their ownership. The Glazer takeover of Manchester United has created friction between the club's support who deride the Glazers and […]

The same side who rolled Turkey over in their last fixture did the business tonight against Kazakhstan. Joachim Loew's Germany side take a significant edge in their quest to finish top of their qualification group after another strong three points tonight, and secure an early place in the European Championship of 2012. While Kazakhstan provided […]

Young Schalke defender Joel Matip has been hospitalized with Malaria following time out on international duty with Cameroon. As if things couldn't get any worse for Schalke. While Matip's condition has still not been made public, we all wish a speedy return to the game for the young player who will be looking to help […]

Schalke's Lewis Holtby, who is currently spending a year out on loan at Mainz (who are currently top of the Bundesliga table thanks in no small part to Holtby himself), has spoken of further accomplishment and glory, and has set himself on becoming the next Bastian Schweinsteiger. Holtby, who currently captains the Germany U-21 side, […]

Manuel Neuer has recently stoked the fire of every major transfer agent in Europe when he hinted at a summer exit from Schalke in the summer. Neuer, as Germany number one goalkeeper, believes that he should be playing European football every season. If Schalke cannot meet those ambitions, then the young goalkeeper may look to […]

In an interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Philipp Lahm identified a high amount of pressure as the squad's achilles heel early on this season. After some poor results early on, Bayern Munich have been left reeling in the wake of Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, who are thirteen and ten points ahead of them respectively. With so […]

The Bayern Munich squad had their Oktoberfest priviliges withheld after poor Bundesliga form leaves them an entire 13 points away from the league summit. Uli Hoeness, the club's president, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the current chairman of Bayern Munich, both had some choice words for the Bundesliga champions on their recent dip in form. Hoeness was […]

Stuttgart are currently bottom of the league with a meagre three points from their first seven Bundesliga matches. Manager Christian Gross is definitely under fire, and I'm a bit shocked that he hasn't already been sacked. Stuttgart finished in sixth place in the Bundesliga last season, and the year before that they finished in third […]

In goal, I've got Wolfsburg's Diego Benaglio. If it wasn't for him, Borussia Monchengladbach may have walked away with three points against Steve McClaren's side. Benaglio is always a reliable player, but he stood out this weekend for his side. At right-back, I've got Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm. The Germany captain was assured in defense, […]

"The referee's done his job, it's a sending off, but Taylor's not a malicious player." "Ryan isn't that type. It's so ironic he's involved because he's such a genuine kid. It'll be devastating for him." "There was no malice in Nigel's challenge and Nigel is not that type of lad." 5 words that could be […]