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The 3:0 loss suffered by 1. FC Köln at the hands of FC Kaiserslautern last Friday has had more repercussions than just removing Köln from their place among the top three less than a week after achieving the position for the first time all season. As much as fans of the Effzeh would likely prefer [...]

It’s been an up and down campaign for VfL Wolfsburg to say the least.  They finished the first half of the season seven points off a relegation spot and only Greuther Fürth have currently collected less points at home than them.  All the while, they have reached the semifinals of the German Cup where a [...]

A look back at FC Nürnberg’s Hinrunde does not paint Der Club in the most flattering light. The Franconians currently sit 14th in the league table with a 5-5-7 record after the first 17 matches, which included a 6 match winless streak, and the club was unceremoniously ousted from the DFB Pokal in the 1st [...]

And so it begins.  A new era dawns in Wolfsburg. The transition of the one-man rule of Felix Magath at VfL Wolfsburg is now finished, as former Werder Bremen Sporting Director Klaus Allofs was hired in November and Dieter Hecking was brought in over winter break from 1. FC Nürnberg to run the club on the [...]

VfL Wolfsburg have announced the appointment of 1 FC Nürnberg coach Dieter Hecking as team manager.  Hecking, 48, had coached Der Club since December, 2009, amassing a 42-23-47 record.  The native of Castrop-Rauxel, in the Ruhr Valley area, began his coaching career in 2000 with SC Verl following a 17 year playing career, and also managed VfB Lübeck, [...]

Elbows flew, red cards were handed out and frustration and nerves were palpable in German football’s oldest derby.  In an atmosphere befitting of their rivalry, the very first Frankenderby since the league’s inauguration was a heated and physical affair and consequently deprived of its football, each side having to settle for a point in the end.  Fürth’s [...]

Freiburg extended their unbeaten run against Nürnberg to seven with a convincing 3-0 win.  After three games without a victory, Christian Streich and his team finally matched performance with result thanks to goals from Makiadi, Caligiuri and substitute Terrazzino, leaving Nürnberg without a win in their last four matches. Both sides might have deserved more [...]

Five weeks ago one would not have anticipated that the MatchDay 4 fixture between 1. FC Nürnberg and Eintracht Frankfurt would see the winner awarded the prize of sitting top of the Bundesliga for at least one night.  It was Eintracht Frankfurt who seized that opportunity in the clash between the two surprisingly unbeaten teams and [...]

The defending champions had to settle for a draw after a frustrating encounter down south with Nürnberg.  Pekhart and Kuba were the scorers in a hard earned draw for both sides.  Nürnberg’s sound defensive tactics proved very effective in neutralizing Dortmund’s normally dangerous attacks.  Despite the disappointing result though Dortmund extended their unbeaten run to [...]

The easyCredit-Stadion on Saturday afternoon hosts Bundesliga Champions Borussia Dortmund against the home side, 1. FC Nürnberg, two sides that were victorious on the opening matchday. FCN kicked their season off with a great 1-0 away win over Hamburg, where Skipper Raphael Schäfer was in inspiring form, keeping Der Club in the contest, before Hanno [...]