Dortmund, 22nd March 2017. It was a moment all supporters of the German national team will remember, as they bade their final farewell to a player who had become of the team’s established personalities. While Lukas Podolski may never have
Germany v England: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
A friendly, but one of those friendlies. One more match to add to the long list of Germany versus England matches, and arguably not exactly a classic. But for one man, the evening would turn into a glorious farewell. The
Tschö, Poldi! Podolski signs off in style with a stunner
The first international action of 2017 sees Germany take on England, almost a year after the last meeting between the two teams in Berlin’s Olympiastadion. On that evening Joachim Löw’s side would throw away a two goal lead as their
A fond farewell, and a warm welcome
The Winterpause is over, international football is back, and Germany get their 2017 fixtures underway with a prestige friendly against England in Dortmund before travelling to Baku to take on Azerbaijan as the World Cup qualifiers get rolling again.
Tonight’s XI
OK, I never expected Jogi to choose the team I outlined earlier this week, and the line-up is not too much of a surprise save for Dennis Aogo starting in place of Arne Friedrich and the just fit-again Miro starting
Italy again in Dortmund…
I am sure most of you reading this will want to forget the last time Germany played Italy in Dortmund – so Wednesday’s encounter against the Azzurri might offer an opportunity to make up for some of the hurt of