Die Mannschaft

Let’s face it: “Die Mannschaft” is a hoax. You’ve been shanghaied by your media’s desperate search for interchangeables. Ze German national football team is either called “Nationalmannschaft” (national team) or “Nationalelf” (national … Continue Reading →

Derby Day

What Spurs fans can expect from Lewis Holtby

First of all: He’s better than Marko Marin. Way better. Lightyears better. They don’t even play in the same universe. Beyond that, Lewis Holtby really is an above average Bundesliga … Continue Reading →

RIP Alex Alves

The former Hertha striker tragically died from leukemia today – at the age of only 37. He was best known for his flamboyance and of course this tremendous 55 yards … Continue Reading →

Gender Equality at German Non-League Grounds

It is one of the phenomena of the non-league scene that hasn’t changed since my childhood days – female football fans often have to pay considerably less at the gates … Continue Reading →

Felix Wiedwald and the worst red card decision ever

What a villainous assault: –>

Screen derby: Roman Neustädter vs. Marco Reus

Prior to last Saturday’s Revierderby between Dortmund and Schalke, Former Mönchengladbach teammates Marco Reus and Roman Neustädter already did a simulation of the eagerly anticipated matchup with FIFA 13. As … Continue Reading →

From Düren to Hero: Andreas Lambertz

Lambertz in 2004 vs. GFC Düren American sportsfans have it good: A rebound is a rebound is a rebound. An RBI … In football, however, it’s always a bit tricky … Continue Reading →

Coldplay and Leon Andreasen – Never meant to cause you trouble

A spider web and it’s me in the middle Having last played in April 2010(!), Leon Andreasen’s cinderella-esque return into Hannover’s first team was _the_ story of the still young … Continue Reading →