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
Pick four from twenty-seven: The Preliminary Euro 2012 Squad
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.
Germany v France: Squad News
The 22-man squad has just been named for next week’s friendly international against France in Bremen, and with the Euro finals fast approaching there are no surprises or new names. The squad has a slightly weaker look to it on
Unravelling the “Shame of Córdoba”
June 21st 1978. Córdoba, Argentina. West Germany versus Austria, and a match that would find its place in history and footballing folklore. In Austria it would be known as Der Wunder von Córdoba or “the miracle of Córdoba”. In Germany
Todesgruppe!
Well, the draw for the finals of Euro 2012 has been made… OK, so it’s not as bad as the much-feared Spain-Portugal-France combo, but pretty tough all the same. Drawn in Group B based in the Ukraine, the Mannschaft have
Let the drums start rolling…
The draw for the finals of Euro 2012 takes place later today at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv, and by the end of what will undoubtedly be some bizarre ceremony consisting of po-faced UEFA officials, bizarre Ukrainian folk singers
Belgium and Blue Sweaters
The final European Championship qualifying fixture against Belgium at Düsseldorf’s Esprit-Arena is just over three hours away now, and is live on ESPN here in the UK which means that all of you lucky readers will get your on-the-spot as-it-happens
Ten out of ten?
Tomorrow evening Germany take on second-placed Belgium in Düsseldorf, in what will hopefully be a gala sign-off to what has been an encouraging and highly satisfactory qualifying campaign. While the game is technically meaningless for the Mannschaft there is still
Squad for Turkey and Belgium
The qualifying round for the 2012 European Championship is almost at an end, as Joachim Löw’s side finish off their campaign with fixtures in Turkey and at home to Belgium. While the Mannschaft have safely qualified for next year’s finals
Building up to 2012
With the Nationalmannschaft now safely in the mix for next year’s feast of football in Poland and the Ukraine, and I have now switched into another gear in the hope of having a number of key sections of this site
Six of the best
With seven wins from seven matches, an eighth three-pointer against Austria would guarantee Germany a place at next year’s Euro 2012 finals in Poland and the Ukraine with two games to spare, and they didn’t disappoint what was a sell-out
Gómez out, new home kit officially announced…
While the Philipp Lahm story continues with yet more snapshot excerpts from the tabloid Bild, the mundane business of football goes on – and with it the news that Mario Gómez has had to pull out of the national team