Fabian Ernst

Schalke has a superb record against Köln, but man­ager Christo­pher Daum has only ever lost twice in sev­en­teen matches against them in the Bun­desliga. That form con­tin­ued today as Köln walked away deserved 1–0 win­ners against the league lead­ers. Indeed, the score line doesn’t do jus­tice to the per­for­mance by Köln. They com­pletely out­played the […]

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The Bundesliga’s Most Booked

by Mark on September 19, 2008 · 3 comments

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 mis­con­duct, ballerinas […]

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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 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 […]

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