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So near but yet so far. Freiburg’s dream of playing Champions League football next year was quashed by Schalke 04 after the away side took a 2-1 away victory at the MAGE-SOLAR Stadion. Goals by Julian Draxler and an own goal by Julian Schuster were enough to give die Königsblauen the result they needed to [...]

As his Schalke side prepare to meet Freiburg on the final matchday of the season, where a single point should be enough to secure fourth place in the table and the valuable Champions League qualification spot, Jermaine Jones stands at a crossroads in his career.  In a recent article in Bild Jones hinted at a [...]

Finally it has arrived, the most highly-awaited and yet dreaded matchday of the season, the last Bundesliga day for three months that may leave us ecstatic, distraught, excited and which might also make us a little bit of money. Recent events have shown that logic hasn’t played a huge part in the results but we [...]

A few personal observations about Thomas Schaaf’s incredible time at Werder Bremen. I’ve been a fan of Werder Bremen ever since I saw them on the television for the first time in the beginning of the 90s. A great team marshalled by the master tactician Otto Rehhagel, a team consisting of greats like Rune Bratseth, [...]

The Bundesliga has come to its last day of its thrilling 50th anniversary 2012/2013 season which has arguably been one of the most prosperous ones for German football yet. The title was rightfully and dominantly won by FC Bayern München and Bundesliga newcomers Greuther Fürth were relegated in Matchday 31 after an uneven season, becoming [...]

The loan market is an aspect of the modern game that applies to all teams in the league. Whilst the bigger teams want their younger and not-yet-ready players to have some playing time and gain experience, it’s also a way for smaller teams to bring in a talented player for one or two seasons for [...]

Hamburger SV (HSV) won 4-1 on the road against Hoffenheim. On the penultimate match day of the season, this match featured two teams moving in opposite directions. The death knell for 1899 Hoffenheim’s jejune run in top flight German Fußball got terrifyingly loud, as relegation seems likely for software tycoon Dieter Hopp’s village club. Meanwhile, storied HSV [...]

Running an ad campaign for a condom company wasn’t in line with the head of the DFB’s league committee sense of decorum. FC 08 Homburg is these days fighting against relegation in their current Regionalliga Südwest campaign. The team from the Saarland has featured in three Bundesliga seasons during their greatest time towards the end [...]

When it comes to Streiching the right chord, there has been no better time to let the bass Klopp than with #BundesligaMusic. Taking its inspiration from Niklas Wildhagen’s piece on Bundesliga stars singing… Norwegian Musings@normusings #BundesligaMusic: Hits better forgotten – Bundesliga stars singing | Bundesliga Fanatic bundesligafanatic.com/hits-better-fo… via @bundesliga4u Fri, May 10 2013 07:38:28 ReplyRetweetFavorite [...]

Welcome to Bundesliga Fanatic’s Matchday 33 betting preview, where yet again we will be giving you a few tips for this week’s Bundesliga matches. Sponsored by William Hill Playing it safe Schalke 04 to beat VfB Stuttgart. Odds: 7/20 – 1.35 Schalke have only lost one of their last six games and won four of those. [...]