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German (In)discipline: The Bundesliga’s Most Booked

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Bayern, Duisburg, General, Player Discipline, Wolfsburg

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. […]

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Season Finale

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · European Competition, General, Promotion, Relegation

The 45th season of the Bundesliga has come to an end with comparatively little drama or theatrics. Bayern all but guaranteed itself the title with a busy summer in the transfer market, spending 70 million Euros on Luca Toni (the league’s top scorer), Franck Ribery (world class playmaker) and the rest. While […]

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What to look for - Week 33

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Arminia Bielefeld, Duisburg, Energie Cottbus, General, Hansa Rostock, Nürnberg, Relegation

Relegation Crunch Time
With two games remaining a total of six points is all that distinguishes the bottom five squads from one another. Three: Rostock, Duisburg, and Nürnberg technically inhabit the relegation zone with 27, 29, and 31 points respectively. Bielefeld (32 pts) and Cottbus (33) are flirting with danger, being out of immediate […]

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Borussia Monchengladbach Coming to America in July

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Borussia Monchengladbach, General

Borussia Monchengladbach, winners of the second division Bundesliga this year and now newly promoted to the Bundesliga, has announced that the club will be playing friendlies in the United States in July.
Gladbach will play against FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids during a 10-day pre-season training camp, which will commence on July 13 in Commerce, Colorado. […]

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Welcome to Bundesliga Talk

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments · General

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