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Bundesliga Coaches Unanimously Choose Bayern as Preseason Favorites

July 29th, 2008 · Comments · FC Bayern München, Gaffers, General

The Deutsche Presse Agentur released a poll yesterday about predictions for the upcoming season. Bayern Munich was the unanimous favorite of Bundesliga coaches to repeat as champions. The most common reason given was the quality of Jürgen Klinsmann’s squad. What follows is a hasty translation of what each of the 18 gaffers […]

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Opening Day Fixtures for 2008/2009 Bundesliga Season

July 2nd, 2008 · Comments · 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern München, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Hansa Rostock, FC Schalke 04, General, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, SV Werder Bremen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg

The fixtures for the opening day of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season have been announced. All of these matches will be played on Saturday, August 16:
FC Bayern v Hamburg
Schalke v Hannover
Wolfsburg v Cologne
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha Berlin
Karlsruhe v Bochum
Energie Cottbus v Hoffenheim
Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen
B. Mönchengladbach v Stuttgart
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German (In)discipline: The Bundesliga’s Most Booked

June 6th, 2008 · Comments · FC Bayern München, General, MSV Duisburg, Player Discipline, VfL 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 · Comments · 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt, European Competition, FC Bayern München, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Hansa Rostock, FC Schalke 04, General, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, Promotion, Relegation, SV Werder Bremen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg

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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