Halil Altintop

Ever since Bay­ern picked them­selves up from their slouch at the begin­ning of the sea­son, they’ve seemed unstop­pable. With a con­sis­tent back-line (which includes some young­sters), a dom­i­nant mid­field with Schwe­in­steiger and Van Bom­mel, and a deadly front-line with Ribery, Robben, and many dan­ger­ous strik­ers like Olic, Klose, and Muller. But this fan­tas­tic team was […]

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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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