Unlike in 2014, there are no glorious reviews of Euro 2016 – just a sober postmortem and another sigh of “what could have been”. Germany showed that they were one of the better if not the best team at this
The Final Cut
So there we have it. The final squad of twenty-three for the Euros has been named, with injury heartbreak for Karim Bellarabi and more pain for Marco Reus – a player who just cannot get a break when it comes
Germany v Italy: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
The 3-2 defeat against England in Berlin had been “annoying” for Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw, and the second prestige friendly in the space of four days against bogey team Italy was pretty much a must-win – if just to boost confidence
Gala Display in Munich as Die Mannschaft thrash lethargic Italy
After Saturday’s turnaround defeat against England, all eyes are on the German team as they take on old rivals and fellow four-time World Cup winners Italy at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Despite it being a friendly, the home side
From bogey ground to bogey team
It’s time to forget about the “annoying” 3-2 defeat against England, and the continuation of the Berlin hoodoo that saw Germany extend their winless record against the Three Lions at the famous old Olympiastadion. In another prestige friendly (or is
Germany v England: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
After the long winter break it was finally time for the international programme to start up again in earnest, with the DFB arranging a pair of exciting prestige friendlies against two old rivals, England and Italy. With less than three
Berlin Hoodoo continues as Germany blow two-goal lead against England
After the long break for the winter, the international circuit kicks into life again for the Nationalmannschaft, with two prestige friendlies to get their warm-up preparations for this summer’s European Championships underway. Two old and established rivals provide the opposition;
Profligate Germany get over the line against stubborn Georgia
When the draw for this qualifying group was made back in 2014, nobody would have thought it would come to this. On the tenth and final match day, World Champions Germany are still not sure of an automatic place in
Germany outdone by the Long ball in Dublin
One more win will secure Germany’s place in the Euro 2016 finals next year in France, and tonight the Nationalmannschaft take on an injury-hit Republic of Ireland in Dublin. Bastian Schweinsteiger is a late omission for Joachim Löw’s side as
The final steps to France
The qualifying phase for next year’s European Championships come to an end with the final pair of matches, with the Nationalmannschaft looking to close out what has been an at times fraught campaign with six more points against the Republic
Ending with a whimper
Rewind back to the start of the season, and one could smell the feel-good factor in the air as Germany starting things off as the newly-crowned four-time world champions. As 2014/15 comes to an end after a less than stellar
Georgia v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
After a somewhat testing start to 2015 against Australia in Kaiserslautern Germany got their ship back in order against Georgia with a clinical but arguably underwhelming display in Tbilisi. After a tough opening half an hour two goals just before