Archive for category: German Football
Kyle Barber / January 16, 2012 11:13 pm
In the great pantheon of football annuls, FC Augsburg are veritable young upstarts. And, having found themselves gracing the Bundesliga for the first time this season, it is perhaps no surprise that they were immediately installed as favourites to return to the second tier. Yet their own history reflects experience way beyond their years, and may just engender the spirit
Kyle Barber / November 25, 2011 12:23 pm
Last season, this fixture produced one of the most memorable matches of the year. Dortmund looked rampant as they continued their romp towards the title; while the 3-1 reverse served to underline Bayern’s deficiencies and listlessness that typified a stuttering campaign
Kyle Barber / November 8, 2011 11:05 am
November 10th, 2011 marks the two-year anniversary of Robert Enke's decision to take his own life. At approximately 6.15pm, the affable German international stepped in front of the Bremen regional express in the village of Eilvese. He was just 32, and left an adoptive child, devoted wife, and close circle of friends behind; consigned to an overwhelming void of emptiness.Within
Kyle Barber / November 4, 2011 3:13 pm
With only two teams managing to negotiate the month of October unbeaten, and just two more failing to register a win during that period, the refreshing competitiveness of the Bundesliga looks to have returned with a vengeance. And with a total of 99 goals across the 36 games from Matchdays 8-11, the entertainment value continues to match it.Bayern remain top
Kyle Barber / October 6, 2011 5:32 pm
The opening month of the 2011-12 Bundesliga campaign was, perhaps, most notable for the apparent return to status quo that it seemed to embody. Bayern flexed their rediscovered might, and the more historical ‘big guns’ of the likes of Schalke, Leverkusen, and Stuttgart, began to dutifully take their places in step. However, eight games in, and a more recent trend
Kyle Barber / September 15, 2011 6:38 pm
Matchday 1 of this season’s Group Stage of the Champions’ League offered up something of a mixed bag for the three Bundesliga representatives; with Champions Dortmund drawing, Bayer Leverkusen losing, and Bayern completing the set with a win. Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Arsenal Tuesday evening saw a capacity crowd of 65,000 create a cacophony of noise befitting the “temple of football”
Kyle Barber / September 4, 2011 7:15 pm
One month in to the 2011-12 German Bundesliga campaign, and there is a historically familiar shadow to the early league table, as Bayern Munich lead the way, with Schalke 04 in second spot, and Werder Bremen third. Those three sides have all accrued nine points from their respective four opening fixtures. Defending Champions Borussia Dortmund lie sixth with seven points.
Andy Muirhead / July 4, 2011 4:53 pm
Celtic have missed out on one of the A-League’s most promising youngsters, Mustafa Amini, after the 18-year-old signed terms with Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund. Amini has signed a four-year deal with Dortmund, but he will spend next season on loan with current club, Central Coast as part of the deal. Central Coast chairman Peter Turnbull said: “I am pleased we
Kyle Barber / June 10, 2011 8:49 pm
152 years would seem an unusual anniversary to mark. Yet there is significant reason to think that fans, players and staff alike at TSV 1860 Munich will do just that with an extra degree of joy in May next year. And that is because they still have a cause cèlébre after their Club was saved this week by a Jordanian
Kyle Barber / June 4, 2011 11:58 pm
So, the Bundesliga season is at an end yet again. And cue the galas and awards. In a year that has gone some small way to upsetting the more usual order of German football, it was the free-spirited Schwarzgelben of Jürgen Klopp’s youthful Dortmund side that swept aside all other contenders to hoist aloft the Bundesliga trophy. Their vibrant brand
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