German Football: Past, Present, and Future

Interview – Professor Harald Lange on the dark side of German football supporter culture

September 19, 2012 0

With racist chanting, neo-Nazi slogans, rioting at the Leipzig derby and threats made to professional footballers including Köln’s Kevin Pezzoni all occurring recently, German football is dealing with some tough issues at the moment. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk […]

The Other Side of Discipline – The Tactical Efficiency of Felix Magath – A Four Part Retrospective

December 10, 2010 0

INTRODUCTION – BREAKING A STEREOTYPE Those familiar with Felix Magath as a coach know all too well about his notorious reputation as a disciplinarian. Stern training methods like the use of medicine balls, lead weighted […]

Germany at the 1986 World Cup – Part III: Maradona and the Final

July 9, 2014 0

In the final piece of our three-part series profiling Germany’s 1986 World Cup campaign in Mexico, Robert Fielder take a look at one of the most memorable finals of all time in his thrilling Complete […]

Bundesliga surprises of the season (so far)

September 15, 2013 0

Five matches into the Bundesliga season and we are already starting to see some surprising trends develop in certain teams and players. Five matches might not be a lot but some teams are not performing […]

BVB Bulletin: Juve Rend Dortmund Limb-by-Limb

March 19, 2015 0

It happened like this. About eight black and white striped defenders shifted around. Attackers in mostly yellow darted at the defender’s shape, sliding off it, like water off a rock. The attackers tapped the top. […]

Bundesliga Fanatic Podcast Episode 81: Pitch size does matter…

February 26, 2013 0

Niklas Wildhagen is joined by Aleix Gwilliam and Tobias Escher to talk about all the action from match day 23 and the upcoming ties in the DFB Pokal. Segment 1: The ladies have said all […]