Favorable Draw for German Clubs in Europe
On Friday UEFA conducted the draws for the Champions League and Europa League play-off rounds. In the Champions League, Vfb Stuttgart will be matched against FC Timisoara of Romania’s …
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Bundesliga Matchday 8 by the Numbers
0 – The number in Frankfurt’s win column (still, and I’ll keep on mentioning this until Frankfurt take note and do something about it) 5 – Difference in points …
Bayern’s 2-5 Defeat to Bremen in Historical Perspective
Having had the time to digest Bayern’s 2-5 mauling by Bremen (no need to rehash things here, if you need a refresher check out the excellent post at Deutsche …
Week Five by the Numbers
1 – Number of weeks Hamburg spent at the top of the table 2 – Number of 0-0 draws after five weeks 5 – Clean sheets, tied (alongside week …
The Set: Seven Reasons the Bundesliga Is Better Than the EPL
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 …
AC Milan’s Oddo on a Season-long Loan to Bayern
The unexpected bookend to yesterday’s surprising transfer of Marcell Jansen to Hamburg is Bayern’s acquisition of right back Massimo Oddo on a season-long loan from AC Milan. The 32-year …
Marcell Jansen transfers from Bayern to Hamburg
Defender Marcell Jansen has transfered from Bayern München to Hamburg today. The 22-year old played 73 games over 3 seasons for Borussia Mönchengladbach before switching to Bayern. Now after …
Tactical Analysis: BVB
I have just returned from my summer holidays, where I had a lovely respite from footie. However, here we are with the season two weeks deep and I am …
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August 14, 2008 Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Köln, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, Leagues: Bundesliga, Promotion and Relegation, Schalke 04, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg 13 Comments
1st Schalke What You Know: If baseball’s Chicago Cubs had a baby with the Red Sox prior to 2004, Schalke would be the offspring. What You Don’t: All things …
Interview With Raphael Honigstein: Aug. 2008
The new Bundesliga season is just days away, so Bundesliga Talk writers Mark Moll and Double Pivot decided to interview one of the preeminent writers and authors on the …