Can Chelsea overcome the odds against Bayern Munich? We’ve borrowed the excellent ChelseaVsBayernMunich.com datagraphic ahead of the Champions League final…
What next for Gylfi Sigurdsson?
Gylfi Sigurdsson is likely to be in for an interesting summer. As Saurabh Anath explains, Hoffenheim don’t particularly want him but given how well he has settled at Swansea they won’t let him leave cheaply…
Start of a Dortmund era even if Kagawa departs
Few teams other than FC Bayern Munich retain the Bundesliga title. Borussia Dortmund have managed it this season and as Ryan Keaney discusses, they have previous with dealing with big name departures. Shinji Kagawa and Lucas Barrios will depart but Jurgen Klopp’s side will be fine…
Who will be the Bundesliga champions?
It’s really quite difficult to silt the top four teams in the Bundesliga right now. Borussia Dortmund are currently out in front but only just. As Saurabh Ananth discusses, it’s going to be a fantastic run-in to the end of the season with all four still in with a shout…
A teenage controversy
The Bundesliga has definitely had its fair share of controversy over the years but the latest row in German football is one that has plagued the fans of lower league clubs since the early days of the sport itself. When Bundesliga club, Hoffenheim signed 13 year-old Nico Franke from lower league side TeBe Berlin, fans seemed to take exception to the deal. Wolfsburg then brought in a 13 year-old themselves; Alexander Laukart from St. Pauli. Moves of their ilk are common practice in most leagues around Europe and something that would go by without anyone batting an eyelid. Yet the
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2011 Hinrunde – The Over- and Underachievers
It’s the annual winter break in the Bundesliga. As everyone downs tools for a couple of weeks, Saurabh Ananth has taken some time to profile the winners and losers of the first 17 games…
The value of atmosphere
Joe Hall was at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday to see Arsenal playing Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. He was struck a difference in both sets of fans that, should Robin van Perise leave, could really leave the London club struggling. There isn’t a great deal of belonging amongst the fans…
Here come the Germans
Kicking off the brand new “Footballing Pipeline” series on The Football Project, Ryan Keaney is on hand to explain just how and why the German national team seems to have top quality young players coming out their ears. Everywhere you look in the Bundesliga there is a future international plying his trade…
Back and Forth – Hamburg 2: Hamburger
Just one month ago, Ross Dunbar and Paul Borthwick debated Hamburg’s season. Neither of the men expected it to continue as poorly as it had started; but now, they are back to decide upon who should be the new HSV manager. Michael Oenning was relieved of his duties by Frank Arnesen and the hunt is now on for a new man in charge…
Does six in a row mean Furth will top fifth?
SpVgg Greuther Furth have become the kings of 5th place in Germany’s second tier. A good start to this season has them dreaming of better, and Paul Borthwick takes a look at whether the dream of promotion can be realised…
