Cologne supporters were none too pleased about being relegated out of the Bundesliga today.
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January 12, 2012
Hannover 96 uses survey of sex-related questions to make sure they "understand" their players
Hannover’s players have been asked to disclose their sexual interests as part of a survey designed to help their coach understand them better.
The psychological test, to be undertaken on a voluntary basis by the Bundesliga club’s squad, includes statements such as: “I am what you could call sexually unrestrained”; “I want any sex I can get” or “I have a lot of erotic fantasies”, which players can evaluate on a scale of -3 to +3.
The club’s coach, Mirko Slomka, said he had already completed the 128 questions, and the players were free to see his responses if they wanted.
October 1, 2011
No words for what Eren Derdiyok does in this video. Fantastic.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen - VfL Wolfsburg (2-1) Tor Derdiyok 01.10.2011 | 1. Bundesliga (by FastLIVEGoals)
August 23, 2011
Now here’s a goal celebration. Eff the sliding, cartwheels, or shirts over the face. Werder Bremen’s Wesley goes for the camera and snaps some photos post-goal.
Bremen went on to beat SC Freiburg 5-3.
(Source: youtube.com)
August 16, 2011
"A disconnect between grand ideas on the bench and much more mundane realities on the pitch is fast becoming a common problem in a league that wants instant evolution. Everyone is keen to emulate Jürgen Klopp’s superb Dortmund team without having the appropriate hardware or patience to do so. A significant part of the Bundesliga’s entertainment factor this year can be attributed to these structural schisms, the results of which make for Frankenesque oddities. Think – if you dare – puppies infused with T-Rex DNA, chimps who labour under the delusion that they’re a flock of migrating geese or particularly unfortunate Wolpertingers."
— Raphael Honigstein’s weekly columns on the Bundesliga are just as entertaining as watching the games online, because while it’s a league with power players (Munchen, esp.), the thing is it seems like those power players are just as likely to finish 10th than in the CL spots.
July 5, 2011
"It is my goal and dream to represent the United States at the 2014 World Cup. What I said in March is true. I will absolutely not play for Germany. There is no way that will happen."
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FC Nurnberg & USMNT fullback Timmy Chandler to the site Yanks Abroad, re-affirming his allegiance to the American side after rumors he sat out the Gold Cup in hopes of another call-up from die Mannschaft — the ones that would never die, despite the German federation’s statement Chandler would play for the U.S.
This is good because Chandler and Eric Lichaj are possibly the most important American international prospects when it comes to developing a young and stout defensive core. (Many of you would say “strikers” and you’re not wrong, but I believe the team has to be built from the back and the rest will come.) The USMNT still has a center half problem, but the possibility of establishing a back four for the future just got easier.
(via @SoccerByIves)
June 3, 2011
VfB Stuttgart fans (I presume) put up a very interesting banner when Hoffenheim came to town during this Bundesliga season.
It translates to “Assholes without tradition to be put here.”
(via Raphael Honigstein’s season-ending round-up at the Guardian.)
July 19, 2010
Munchen changes its stripes.
Home kit change for the big name in the Bundesliga, from horizontal to vertical red and white stripes. More looks at it can be found here.
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