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11 games into the 2016-17 Premier League season and it is Liverpool who top the league with 26 points. Could the title and European football be on the horizon for the Reds? Think of what the Champions League odds could be for the Merseyside club given the football they are playing and the manager’s experience […]
By completing a deal with the Spanish club, Real Madrid, Toni Kroos has now made history as the highest paid German in the history of German Soccer. Real Madrid made the announcement, revealing that Kroos signed a new contract with them thus extending his stay in the Zinedine Zidane-led side. The announcement which came on […]
The German Football Association (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel has slammed German football legend Franz Beckenbauer for his role in the 2006 World Cup. Beckenbauer claimed his effort in the World cup tournament was a voluntary one. However, Grindel says the former member of the FIFA executive committee received payment from a sponsor of the games. […]
Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti has thanked the club’s former boss Pep Guardiola for providing him with a fantastic team. The Italian was speaking after watching his team get a 6-0 win over Werder Bremen in the opening game of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season. Bayern are overwhelming favourites to win the title even after undergoing […]
The debate about who coach Joachim Low should pick as the new captain of the team has continued and it even entered a new dimension when DW sport writer Michael Da Silva canvassed support for Jerome Boareng, saying he represents multicultural German and should be picked over others. Since former captain Bastian Schweinsteiger resigned from […]
Germany have defeated the French team since 1958 in every competitive game, but the French are getting set to cause an upset on home soil as they both face off in the semi final of the Euro 2016. The hosts defeated Iceland 5-2 as they matched to the semi final while Germany had to dig […]
Javier Hernandez was recently pictured meeting future Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti in Canada. This has sparked rumours that the former Manchester United forward may move to Bayern in the summer. Ancelotti was announced as the next manager of Bayern Munich once Pep Guardiola completes his contract in the next few weeks. A renowned manager […]
Bayern Munich outgoing coach, Pep Guardiola says he didn’t change German football during his time at the club, as some reports mentioned. The Spaniard has hailed the Bavarians’ achievements under his tutelage as “outstanding” as he gears up for his last home game in charge of the Bundesliga champions. The coach has played down suggestions he has […]
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is fearing a lengthy spell on the sidelines for defender Glen Johnson, who had to be stretchered off in the game against Bournemouth. The former Liverpool and Chelsea defender has been one of the reasons behind Stoke’s massive change in philosophy as far as football style is concerned. Under the […]
Joachim Low is not very happy with how Kevin Grosskreutz has gone about his business in the recent times and he has already ruled the 27-year old out of contention for the upcoming Euros. According to Low, Grosskreutz has not had enough playing time in the last 18 months for him to be considered for […]
Salomon Kalou has said that the tough words of the manager of Hertha Berlin motivated him and helped him get the old touch back in his game. Kalou had joined Berlin in the summer of 2014 with a big reputation. But, playing a total of 27 games the previous season, he only managed to shake […]