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I still remember vividly the first time football made me cry. It was during the wee hours of a stifling hot July night twenty years ago when a game played in the other side of a world I had never seen, bought unrequited tears to the eyes of an 8-year-old boy in Bangladesh. Germany were […]

The dream was finally realized. Germany are World champions again after waiting 24 years. Let’s take a look back at how each player performed in this truly historic tournament. Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer – 1 The Germany number one played a flawless tournament. Neuer won the golden glove at the end of the tournament, declaring him […]

Philipp Lahm holding aloft the World Cup trophy in the famous Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro was a fitting reward to recognise not just one of the finest footballers, but one of the best football squads assembled. Recognition of a long-term project with meticulous planning to make this moment, this dream, become a conceivable destiny […]

These two giants of football meet in the World Cup final for a third time with more on the line than ever before. Germany will look to to capture their first international trophy in almost two decades while Lionel Messi can cement his legacy with a World Cup medal. The final pits against one another […]

Hello Germany. Are you quite done scoring on Brazil yet? You are? Great. Can I have a word? Your job is not done. I realize this makes me the bartender who cuts you off when you’re feeling at the peak of your evening, but I assure you that when you sober up, you’ll come to […]

Germany will take on Brazil in their fourth consecutive World Cup semifinal, a feat never amassed before. But for Germany this is arguably the best time to win the competition in decades and they’ll have to do it against the hosts who have not lost a competitive game on their home soil since 1975. Let’s […]

For the fourth consecutive time, Germany are in the World Cup semifinals. Now they have to overcome their own roadblock and make it to the final. For coach Jogi Löw the France game and performance was a turning point that showed the team’s resilience, ability to get results and was and a platform to take […]

Germany made history in Rio de Janeiro by making the semifinals of the World Cup for the fourth consecutive time following their 1-o win over France in the quarterfinals. Mats Hummels’ first half header helped Germany overcome a surprisingly restrained French side. Joachim Löw’s team now meet hosts Brazil in the semifinal on Tuesday in […]

The moment that Franck Ribéry was deemed unfit to participate in Brazil, France took the first step forward in their pursuit to achieve international glory. Having initially struggled to come to terms with the loss of Bayern Munich’s talisman, Les Bleus have finally managed to hurdle through the daunting shadow of the attacker’s absence by […]

Germany again made the quarterfinals of the World Cup, but it didn’t come easy. Their performance against Algeria came with a lot of criticism, and Germany now face a strong French side on July 4th at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Coach Jogi Löw gave his take on the team’s struggles, Philipp Lahm’s potential […]