It’s been a while since the last One Cap Wonder, and the series resumes with the story of a man who would be a German international for some twenty-eight minutes: Hanno Balitsch.
One Cap Wonders No. 8: Hanno Balitsch
Germany v Chile: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
A new year and a new Trikot, but for Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw it would be a case of the same old problems. The first international of 2014 against Chile would provide the German team with a genuinely tough workout, and
Germany tested by red-hot Chile
It’s a fine evening in Stuttgart, and here in London things are back to normal with a live footage on BT Sport. So, no meddling with multiple windows on a small laptop screen. After a four-month break, the Nationalmannschaft are
Brazil 2014 begins today
With less that three months to go before Germany’s World Cup campaign kicks off in Brazil against Portugal, the build-up begins today with an interesting and potentially testing fixture against fellow qualifiers Chile.
Four Rabbits out of the Hat
The gradual build up to this summer’s FIFA World Cup finals begins next week, with South American opposition providing the entertainment in Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz-Arena. The opening fixture of 2014 pits Joachim Löw’s side against Chile, a team that has improved
The Road to France 2016
The World Cup finals in Brazil may be just around the corner, but soon after the final whistle blows in the Maracana the qualifying process for the Euro 2016 tournament in France will begin. Today the draw for the qualifying
Dennis the Menace? Flamengo? QPR circa 1983? Either way, I like it.
Following the release of the new white “chevron” home kit late last year, this week would see the much-anticipated launch of the Nationalmannschaft’s new Auswärtstrikot. Following months of speculation and gossip the black and red hooped design would not be
The Nearly Man
Chelsea are playing Portsmouth in the 2010 FA Cup final, and the game has just passed the half-hour mark. The Blues’ Michael Ballack challenges Pompey’s Ivorian midfielder Aruna Dindane for the ball, a challenge that results in a flurry of
The Road to Brazil
With the World Cup finals now less than five months away, the list of warm up fixtures is slowly and surely been finalised. In addition to the long-arranged contests against Chile and Poland, the Nationalmannschaft will also face fellow tournament
The Group of Pain
So, the draw for the World Cup has been made, and Germany have ended up in one of those iffy foursomes that can be classified as not the best, but at the same time not the worst. While England and
England v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
The Nationalmannschaft would round off their calendar year in satisfactory style against England at Wembley, a ground that has become home from home. With a place in the World Cup safely in the bag Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw would use the
Merte is the Master at Wembley
It’s a dry but slightly chilly evening in North-West London, with England taking on a German side described by many as a B-Team in front of a crowd of just under eighty-six thousand. The home team are in their white