0 – Number of wins by Frankfurt, the last remaining winless team 5 – Total number of shots by Gladbach in their 0-1 defeat to Hamburg 7 – Goals scored by Patrick Helmes this season, that's equal to or more than 8 teams (Hertha, Köln, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Bochum, Cottbus, Frankfurt, and Gladbach) 8.06 – The […]

st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } 1. Parity Okay, let’s not kid ourselves. Not any team can win the Bundesliga. But since the inception of the EPL in 1991, four teams have won the title: United, Blackburn, Chelsea and Arsenal, but United has won 11 of those titles. In that same span, five teams have won the title in […]

I'm yet to find a high quality Serie A fantasy footie game to manage so I still try my hand at picking the best Premier League team just like the rest of you. The English Premier League season starts in two days and surely a number of us have already entered one or more fantasy teams but have you done your research? […]

A brand name is perhaps a company's biggest asset. It's something that should be guarded. Unfortunately, the Premier League simply doesn't get it and, as a result, is facing an identity crisis. Currently all around the world, England's ultimate soccer league is most commonly referred to by one of three names: the Premiership, Premier League […]

July 1st saw the formal beginnings of five coaches' tenures at the helms of Bundesliga clubs. Over the next several weeks every Thursday we'll introduce these men to you. Our series of profiles begins with Bayern München's Jürgen Klinsmann, striker par excellence and noted diving enthusiast. We detail the man, his plan, his challenges, and […]

Football is not always a beautiful game; sometimes bookings are necessary. This season was no different in Germany, even if statistically player discipline was comparatively better than in the past several seasons. While goal scorers have the Torjägerkanone (awarded by the magazine kicker) to shoot for, no comparable trophy exists for the Bundesliga's best/worst troublemakers. […]

I know I had said that I would do this roundup before Saturday's matches but I didn't say which Saturday ! 🙂 Seriously though I do apologize for not posting this sooner but things got busy in arranging and finalizing my own "transfer". As I mentioned in my last transfer update, my wife and I […]

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