So, the Euros are fast approaching, and the first of the pre-tournament friendlies is upon us. With Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw needing to trim his preliminary squad of twenty-seven down to the final twenty-three, the time has come for some of
The recent announcement of the squad shortlist for next month’s Euro 2012 finals got me thinking about one of the many facts and stats features on the main site – Ossis v Wessis, a short analysis of the number of
With just over a month remaining until the big kick-off in Poland and the Ukraine, the preliminary group of twenty-seven players have been named by Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw.
That’s right. I am now one of the small but very fine bunch of contributors at BundesligaFanatic, one of the freshest and best football blogs available on the entire Interwebs. So when you get a few moments, step on by
I just thought I’d give you all an update on how things are going – time is flying fast, and before we know it will all be kicking off in Poland and the Ukraine. Though with the case of the
Having just obtained my new Nationaltrikots in good time for this summer’s festivities in Poland and the Ukraine – you can see them here – I thought I’d give you all a heads-up on one of the fake garments doing
This week I was part of my company’s team for the Optajoe Football Quiz – the quizzing highlight of the year for the sports industry in the UK. My role: the team’s specialist on German football, of course.
It’s a little bit late, but here are the player ratings for last week’s match in Bremen from the folks at Kicker Online. As usual when there has been a poor team performance the scores vary wildly, with Kicker agreeing
A new year, a new green and white Trikot harking back to the glory days of 1972, a prestige friendly against tough opposition: all seemed set for a sparkling start to the slow build-up towards the Euro 2012 finals in
So, here we are with the first match of 2012 – doesn’t time fly. It’s a slightly damp evening in the northern city of Bremen, where the Nationalmannschaft are taking on neighbours France and hope to secure their first win
Well, it’s less than twelve hours until the Mannschaft kick off their first match of 2012 against France in Bremen – and time for an update on the team line-up. Despite rumours circulating that he was not completely fit –
As as usual form in the days leading up to any match, there has been the usual spate of weekend injuries that has affected the team that will line up on Wednesday in Bremen against France.