Bundesliga Fanatic

A number of Bundesliga players have tried to entertain the German public off the pitch as well by recording their own songs. Here is a brief history of the musical history of German football. Visitors to the annual Oktoberfest in Munich may have heard a strange folksy kind of song in one of the beer [...]

Ahead of Bayern Munich’s mammoth second leg semifinal against FC Barcelona, we look back at an earlier European encounter between the two, the 1995/96 UEFA Cup semifinals.  Their run to the UEFA Cup final that year was both unlikely and symbolic.  It was a tumultuous period in Bayern’s history and the eventual  Cup win was symbolized the end of a dark [...]

With the recent signings of former American collegiate players Paolo DelPiccolo by Eintracht Frankfurt and Parker Walsh to the Karlsruher SC first team, along with FC Augsburg inking MLS and Danish SuperLiga veteran Michael Parkhurst in December, the number of Americans playing professionally in Germany continues to grow.  There were already fifteen Americans earned their living [...]

German football was at its peak in the 1970′s and no two teams epitomized the Bundesliga’s golden era more than Bayern München and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Between 1969 and 1979, Bayern and Gladbach won ten of the eleven league titles and set the standard for the rest of the league. In those  years, both teams played [...]

Part 2 of the anniversary series, Bundesliga 50, has a look at the 1970′s, a period during which German football came to the fore once more but only after some scandalous revelations were shaken off. The 1970′s were arguably Germany’s most successful decade and to this day remains its golden era, in club as well [...]

Even if their rivalry has faded over the last two decades the Netherlands vs. Germany still remains one of the most exciting matches in international football primarily because football history is littered with memorable matches between these two neighbors and football powerhouses.  Here are the best of the best: Netherlands 1 – 2 West Germany [...]

With 20 points from their first 9 league matches and sitting comfortably in second place, Schalke have had their second best ever start to a Bundesliga season.  They are also flying high in Europe, coming off a big win against Arsenal and topping their Champions League group.  Bayern München meanwhile have set the standard for [...]

Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Sepp Maier.  These are just some of the most successful and celebrated German footballers of all time, winning just about everything there was to win with club and country. Horst Blankenburg on the other hand is not a name that immediately springs to mind when discussing Germany’s most successful footballers but [...]

Germany’s success at the 1972 EUROs is still regarded by many as its crowning moment and the peak of its footballing achievements and still carries with it a timeless legacy of its greatest generation of footballers. But the path to glory was not as glamorous as the end product and Germany faced its share of [...]

Currently there is a six-week gap for fans of German football still mourning what could have been at the 2012 Euros and the kickoff of the much anticipated 2012/2013 Bundesliga season on August 24 (the 2. Bundesliga season kicks off August 3).  This interval provides a great opportunity to learn the history of German football [...]