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
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.
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
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
No, this is isn’t a piece about a dodgy-sounding New York law firm. Nor is it about a potential plan to get rid of the Winterpause and play Bundesliga matches through snowy months. No, it’s Trikot-time again, and the imminent
So, we have our squad of twenty-three players for the two-match tour of the United States, numbered from one to twenty-four with no number nineteen. Weird. Maybe Paul Hardcastle had something to do with it. With the entire core contingent
The recent ongoing debate over the concept the of the strikerless “False Nine” and Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw’s decision not to play a regular centre-forward in Germany’s more recent matches has prompted many to think that the era of the traditional
Think of those large house spiders you might occasionally see scuttling across your floor, usually during a warm summer evening. Just a blur of almost abnormally long, skinny legs, moving erratically and always managing to evade you as you try
Porto Alegre, 12th December 1992 December 1992, and Berti Vogts’ German side are on a tour-match tour to South America to take on Brazil in Porto Alegre, and then Uruguay in Montevideo. The touring squad includes a number of new
After the expected but not wholly convincing victory over the Faroe Islands in their opening World Cup qualifying fixture in Hannover, the pressure would be on Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw and his side to deliver a more convincing performance against neighbours
As the Mannschaft take their first steps on the road to Brazil 2014, here we are with our first short pre-match team news bulletin. Usually Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw springs the odd surprise just prior to a match, but this time
Chicago, 13th June 1993. It is the summer of 1993, and Germany are the current World Champions. The team are in the United States, preparing for the following year’s World Cup by taking part in a four-team tournament: the US