Saturday, November 03, 2012
Uber Football
What a villainous assault:
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Hansa and St. Pauli
One of the fiercest rivalries in German football since their very first meeting in 1993. Pauli's left-wing attitude and nationalistic tendencies amongst parts of the Hansa fan scene seemed to "connect" immediately.
Sold out ghost game in Dresden
Because of riots during a cup tie, Dynamo Dresden had to play a league game behind closed doors. Despite the ban, the second division outfit started to offer tickets to the fans. This proved a resounding success: Dynamo announced that they sold any of the 32,066 available "ghost tickets" (which equals the stadium's capacity).
Football beneath the tower
Stuttgarter Kickers are the German club that plays for the longest time in the same stadium. And most likely the only one doing so at the foot of a TV tower.
Chairman on the terrace
For a couple of years now, Schalkes de facto chairman Clemens Tönnies prefers to attend the annual Revierderby in Dortmund with fellow supporters on the terrace. The last meeting has seen smoke and fireworks coming from the away end. And Tönnies starting to take photos of the troublemakers.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Screen derby: Roman Neustädter vs. Marco Reus
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.
Monday, October 8, 2012
From Düren to Hero: Andreas Lambertz
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| Lambertz in 2004 vs. GFC Düren |
In football, however, it's always a bit tricky when it comes to individual statistics. To this day, no one could give me a convincing explanation of how a "Zweikampf" (mixture of tackle and 50-50) is exacty defined. Where do short passes stop, where do long passes begin?
Ever since the emergence of companies like Opta or Impire, statistics evaluation has been transformed into an absurd record hunting business.
NEW RECORD: four headed goals in seven games with unwashed ears. You name it.
Despite that, no football player has ever gained promotion with the very same club from level 4 of the league system to the Bundesliga, having played in each of these divisions.
Well, at least until matchday three of the current season. Hats off to Fortuna Düsseldorf's skipper Andreas "Lumpi" Lambertz!
An achievement not to be expected from a narrow-chested midfielder cutting his way through the lowlands of Oberliga Nordrhein in 2004.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Coldplay and Leon Andreasen – Never meant to cause you trouble
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| A spider web and it's me in the middle |
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28 months of suffering seemed to have come to an end. Well, at least until yesterday's 4-1 Bundesliga victory over Nuremberg. Andreasen had to come off after twisting his knee at one of the many uneven spots of an really awful pitch – traces of a Coldplay concert four days ago.
The 29-year-old had to be substituted after just 9 minutes when the score was still 0-0. So worst of all, he maybe had to witness Hannover's deafening goal celebration song a mellowing four times: "Viva La Vida!" by, ehm, Coldplay.
Please don't get me wrong: Coldplay may be shite, but how the heck does one get the idea of arranging an open-air stadium concert during one of the busiest stages of the season with loads of mid-week matches?
Andreasen however was brought to the hospital with a suspected cruciate ligament rupture, which has now been confirmed. We wish him all the best.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Ibrahim Afellay: First Interview at Schalke
Well, as the title implies: The new loan signing from mighty Barca directs his first words to Schalke's Club TV (in English with German translations).
What no one really expected: All of his early thoughts about the club are positive.
What no one really expected: All of his early thoughts about the club are positive.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Knocked out Referee: The Luisão Situation
In a Fortuna Düsseldorf v Benfica friendly this afternoon, the ref got knocked out by Benfica skipper Luisão. The incident has not been that easy to evaluate, the game however was instantly abandoned after Christian Fischer came round.
So it's up to you: Malicious attack or simply the worst performance by an actor in a supporting role?
So it's up to you: Malicious attack or simply the worst performance by an actor in a supporting role?
Thursday, August 2, 2012
If Hannover fans were cool...
..., a banner like this one would be in their hand luggage for today's journey to Dublin:
Friday, July 6, 2012
Christian Tiffert vs. Goal-line Technology
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| You're in and you're out, you're up and you're down |
So extremely difficult to evaluate situations like this wonderful Christian Tiffert goal could finally be consigned to the past:
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