Michael Ballack

While con­tro­versy may sur­round the goals scored in Germany’s 2–0 defeat of Wales at the Mil­len­nium Sta­dium, one thing that has gone under the radar was the small tac­ti­cal switch that Jogi Löw employed in the vic­tory. Ger­many now sits atop of group 4 with 16 points, four clear of sec­ond place Rus­sia. What was […]

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July 1st saw the for­mal begin­nings of five coaches’ tenures at the helms of Bun­desliga clubs. Over the next sev­eral weeks every Thurs­day we’ll intro­duce these men to you. Our series of pro­files begins with Bay­ern München’s Jür­gen Klins­mann, striker par excel­lence and noted div­ing enthu­si­ast. We detail the man, his plan, his chal­lenges, and […]

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