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die Tabelle lügen nicht! (International Break Edition)

October 15th, 2008 · Comments · 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern München, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, SV Werder Bremen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg

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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 […]

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The Eagle Has Landed!

October 9th, 2008 · Comments · Bayer 04 Leverkusen, German National Team

The future is now as Germany are hit by injury to Robert Enke. Not that I wanted any injury to Enke, as I think he is a fantastic keeper and seems like an all around good guy; however, he has broken his hand during the run up to this round of World Cup qualifiers […]

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The Sync: DFB Cup - Schalke 2:0 Hannover

September 23rd, 2008 · Comments · Cups, FC Schalke 04, Hannover 96

Schalke advanced to the round of 16 of the DFB Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over Hannover tonight. Heiko Westermann scored both goals as Fred Rutten’s men were just too good for the injury-riddled Reds. And while this game continues a good run of form for the Gelsenkirchen club, it […]

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die Tabelle lügen nicht! Preview

August 14th, 2008 · Comments · 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern München, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, Relegation, SV Werder Bremen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg

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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 […]

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Interview With Raphael Honigstein

August 13th, 2008 · Comments · European Competition, Interviews

The new Bundesliga season is just days away, so Bundesliga Talk writers Mark Moll and Double Pivot decided to interview one of the preeminent writers and authors on the topic of German soccer, Raphael Honigstein.
Many readers may know Honigstein best from his appearances on the Football Weekly Podcast by The Guardian. Here’s the transcript of […]

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