Derby Day

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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 we all know now, in ze real life Schalke come off better for the first time since early 2010. On the Xbox however, the game ended with an amicably draw.

Full time: Silly Baseball Cap City 1-1 Silly Baseball Cap United.

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How football fans see themselves & are seen by others

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Schland Partyotism

Colourful fan culture or the stupidest achievement since 1909?

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Relegation does not necessarily mean Relegation

Hertha's last lifeline

One of the local specialities of German football: the relegation play-offs. It's simply called "Relegation" in this part of the world, which might sound strange to foreign ears. Indroduced in the 1981-82 season, the 1. Bundesliga relegation playoffs were played until 1991 and then again since 2009 following a 18-year hiatus.

Easy formula: Third team from bottom of 1. Bundesliga plays a two-legged playoff with the third-place team of 2. Bundesliga, with the winner playing 1. Bundesliga the next season. Away goals rule applies. The same format is used since 2008-09 between 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga.

This year's fixtures:

1. Bundesliga Relegation Playoffs
10th May 2012, 20:30 CET: Hertha BSC v Fortuna Düsseldorf
15th May 2012, 20:30 CET: Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hertha BSC

2. Bundesliga Relegation Playoffs
11th May 2012, 20:30 CET:  Jahn Regensburg v Karlsruher SC
16th May 2012, 20:30 CET:  Karlsruher SC v Jahn Regensburg

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TiL ft. Hula - Draxler (The Song!)

After two weeks of severe footballing disappointments it's time to cheer up the atmosphere a little bit. I therefore proudly present DRAXLER:



Lyris excerpt:

Here comes Draxler!
Who are Götze and Reus?
Here comes Draxler!
Yes he'll remain faithful to us
Here comes Draxler!
The kid with the horse lungs
Here comes Draxler!
90 minutes at full throttle and then going on a lap of honour

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German Football Museum in Dortmund

In 2009, DFB (German FA) announced that the new German Football Museum will come into existence in Dortmund. It will be located right next to the central train station and last year they even started to do some preparation works. But at the moment there's not much happening. Current photo of the building site:

Mitten ins Herz! – Right to the heart!

The completion of the building is planned for 2014. Uber Football will stick to it and report about progress on the construction at irregular intervals.

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Aktion Libero: German Sports Bloggers against Homophobia in Football

schwul, rund, grün - gay, round, green

Aktion Libero is an action alliance of German sports bloggers against homophobia. Supportetd by Dr. Theo Zwanziger (president of the German FA) Aktion Libero launched their website today. Additionally, more than 80 participating blogs released the campaign motive on their websites. Some authors have even published complementary thoughts, interviews and podcasts on the topic.

Their credo:

Wir schreiben in unseren Blogs über Sport, und unsere Haltung ist eindeutig: 

Wir sind gegen Homophobie. Auch im Fußball.

Our blogs are all about sports and our position is clear:
We are against homophobia. Also in football.


Visit Aktion Libero website (in German) for further information.

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The cat is in the sack

Grazie, Trap!

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Michael Schanze und die Fußball-Nationalmannschaft - Ole Espana

You were listening to New Order, German fans like my father had to put up with the dream of every mother-in-law: Michael Schanze. The official 7″ for WC 82 bears the original name "Olé España".

Curls, curls, curls

The backside provides quite a sawy feature, especially for the younger ones amongst us: numbered players silhouettes with an illustration legend. Ever heard of Ronald Borchers?

You won't get this with mp3s

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