Edin Dzeko Against Cottbus
1. Bayer Leverkusen
The subtitle to their season should be “how we got to the top with a crap defense”. They conceded goals by a misdirect from the wall on a free kick, allowing Tim Sebastian to waltz freely on another and letting 5’9 Iashvilli outjump a defender. If it […]
Tags: Alexander Iashvili·Edin Dzeko·Frank Rost·Jens Lehmann·Lutz Wagner·Mario Gomez·Marko Marin·Rene Adler·Thomas Schaaf
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Hamburg SV
The Dinosaurs face Schalke in the most intriguing game of the weekend. They have lost three of the last four matches against the Royal Blues at Nordbank. Chances for this weekend’s game don’t seem great with Nigel de […]
Tags: die Tabelle·Hans Meyer·Kevin Kuranyi·Rene Adler·Robert Enke·Sami Khedira
Here’s this week’s Bundesliga XI. It is packed with Bayer 04, Hoffenheim and Werder players. It does include a special shoutout to the man who ended Energie’s goal drought, an under appreciated defender from Arminia and a goalkeeper who lost.
1. Schalke 04
Now 10 of their last 13 have been scored by defenders. […]
Tags: Albert Streit·Artur Wichniarek·Bernd Hoffman·Bruno Labbadia·Dietmar Hopp·Gojko Ka?ar·Timo Hildebrand
Football is not always a beautiful game; sometimes bookings are necessary. Thankfully, we’re on hand to keep all these bookings straight. There are 34 distinct offences that the DFB considers bookable. In their honor I’ve written this paean to the punished:
We are here not to castigate but to celebrate these masters of […]
Tags: Borussia Dortmund·Bremen·Christian Fuchs·Christian Pander·DFB·Fabian Ernst·FC Bayern München·FC Schalke 04·Grafite·Kuba·Leverkusen·Manuel Friedrich·Mark Van Bommel·Mihai Tararache·MSV Duisburg·Revierderby·Stefan Effenberg·VfL Bochum·Willi Landgraf
1. Hamburg SV
HSV have just opened up a cemetary next to the Nordbank Arena. With Martin Jol leading the way, Hamburg top the table for the first time in nine years. Meanwhile, the big man’s old club are in last place in the EPL. Supporters of Tottenham Hotspur are putting in […]
Tags: Jan Schlaudraff·Lucio·Marko Pantelic·Martin Jol·Mesut Ozil
Welcome back to Bundesliga Statistics for week two. Standing alone at the head of the table? Newly promoted TSG 1899 Hoffenheim with two wins from their first two games. Astounding stuff, but we’re here to talk numbers not newcomers. Last week five categories were featured, this week it’s been expanded to […]
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If you’re anything like me, you love reveling in statistics. While in isolation, especially at the beginning of the Bundesliga season, they don’t reveal much. But as time goes on it should be possible to discern patterns between some of these statistics and how the table shakes out. Here are some of the […]
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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 both good and bad must end.
What to Expect: Yes, Campeones! I say that, bucking all trends, and knowing full well that Schalke could be leading the league by 6 […]
Tags: AEK Athens·Albert Streit·Alemannia Aachen·Alexander Frei·Alexander Iashvili·Alexander Meier·Altin Lala·Amine Chermiti·Andrea Barzagli·Antonio da Silva·Armin Veh·Arnold Bruggink·Arturo Vidal·Bielefeld·Borussia Dortmund·Bremen·Bruno Labbadia·Carlos Eduardo·Champions League·Chinedu Obasi·Christian Eichner·Christian Pander·Christian Schultz·Christian Zaccardo·Christian Ziege·Christoph Daum·Christoph Spycher·Christopher Katongo·Cicero·Clemens Fritz·Cottbus·David Jarolim·Demba Ba·Diego·Dieter Hecking·Dietmar Hopp·Dimitar Berbatov·Edmund Becker·Ernst Middendorp·Fabian Ernst·FC Bayern München·FC Schalke 04·Felix Magath·Fernando Meira·Flamengo·Franck Ribery·Frank Fahrenhorst·Frankfurt·Fred Rutten·Friedhelm Funkel·Gerald Asamoah·Giovanni Federico·Gladbach·Gojko Ka?ar·Gonzalo Castro·Gustavo Varela·Habib Bellaid·Halil Altintop·Hamburger SV·Hanno Balitsch·Hannover 96·Heiko Westermann·Henrique·Hertha·Ioannis Amanatidis·Ivan Rakatic·Ivica Olic·Jan Rosenthal·Jan Schlaudraff·Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker·Jean-Sebastien Jaures·Jefferson Farfan·Jens Lehmann·Jermaine Jones·Jonathan Pitroipa·Jos Luhukay·Joshua Kennedy·Juande Ramos·Junichi Inamoto·Jürgen Klinsmann·Jürgen Klopp·Kaka·Karlsruher SC·Kevin Kuranyi·Kevin McKenna·Khalid Bouhlarouz·Kuba·Köln·Leverkusen·Lindsay Lohan·Lucien Favre·Manasseh Ishiaku·Manuel Neuer·Marc Stein·Marc-Andre Kruska·Marcel Ndjeng·Marcelinho·Marcelo Bordon·Mario Eggimann·Mario Gomez·Marko Marin·Marko Pantelic·Markus Miller·Markus Pröll·Markus Steinhöfer·Martin Demichelis·Martin Fenin·Martin Jol·Massimilian Porcello·Mats Hummels·Michael Frontzeck·Michael Mutzel·Michael Rensing·Michael Tarnat·Mikael Forssell·Mike Hanke·Mladen Krstajic·Mladen Petric·Mohamed Zidan·MSV Duisburg·Naldo·Nelson Valdez·Neven Subotic·Nigel de Jong·Nikos Liberopoulos·Nuremberg·Nuri Sahin·Oliver Neuville·Olympics·Orlando Engelaar·Ottmar Hitzfeld·Patrick Helmes·Paulo Guerrero·Pavel Pardo·Pedro Geromel·Per Mertesacker·Peter Lovenkrands·Petit·Petri Pasanen·Piotr Trochowski·Rafael Schaefer·Rafael van der Vaart·Rafinha·Renato Augusto·Rene Adler·Rob Friend·Robert Enke·Rodnei·Roman Weidenfeller·Romeo Castelen·Rostock·Sascha Rösler·Sebastian Kehl·Sebastian Prödl·Sejad Salihovic·Sergio Pinto·Shinji Ono·Simon Rolfes·Sinsheim·Stanislav Sestak·Stefan Kiessling·Steve Cherundolo·Superliga·Szabolcs Huszti·Tamas Hajnal·Tim Sebastian·Tim Wiese·Tinga·Torsten Frings·Tottenham·Tranquillo Barnetta·TSG 1899 Hoffenheim·UEFA Cup·Umit Korkmaz·Valeri Domovchiyski·Valerien Ismael·VfB Stuttgart·VfL Bochum·VfL Wolfsburg·Vicente Sanchez·Ze Roberto·Zlatan Bajramovic·Zvjvezdan Misomovic
Undoubtedly, the minute I post this, Ronaldo will give up on Real Madrid and move to Hamburg, so forgive me for being premature. Let’s take a look, as the season begins, at the seven best signing so far this summer in the Bundesliga.
Christian Fuchs (SV Mattersburg to Bochum)
Austria entered the […]
Tags: Andrea Barzagli·Christian Fuchs·Cristian Zaccardo·Cristiano Ronaldo·Jefferson Farfan·Mario Eggimann·Mikael Forssell·Orlando Engelaar·Real Madrid·Renato Augusto·Said Husejinovic·SV Mattersburg·Tim Borowski
The fixtures for the opening day of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season have been announced. All of these matches will be played on Saturday, August 16:
FC Bayern v Hamburg
Schalke v Hannover
Wolfsburg v Cologne
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha Berlin
Karlsruhe v Bochum
Energie Cottbus v Hoffenheim
Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen
B. Mönchengladbach v Stuttgart
One of the most […]
Tags: 1. FC Köln·Bielefeld·Borussia Dortmund·Bremen·Cottbus·FC Bayern München·FC Schalke 04·Frankfurt·Gladbach·Hamburger SV·Hannover 96·Hertha·Jürgen Klinsmann·Karlsruher SC·Leverkusen·Martin Jol·TSG 1899 Hoffenheim·VfB Stuttgart·VfL Bochum·VfL Wolfsburg