Daily Dose: November 12th, 2009.
By: chris |
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This letter from Nicolas Sarkozy’s office requesting a box at Croke Park on the weekend kicks off what may be the great diplomatic blowup since WWII.
Some, all or none if this may be true/legit. What’s inarguable is that it’s fantastically hilarious.
Well wishes for bike accident victim Carlo Cudicini. (EPL Offside)
Darius Vassel enjoying the life of [...]
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Tags: Bayern Munich, Carlo Cudicini, Daily Dose, Darius Vassel, Djibril Cissé, FC Hollywood, Greece, Liverpool, racism, St Pauli, TottenhamSupporting Hertha and Bayern From the Other Side of the Berlin Wall
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
It was 20 years ago today that the Berlin Wall fell, and so Jan posted the above video about Helmut Klopfleisch on Bundesliga Offside, which I’d also like to share with readers here on the front page.
Klopfleisch was either very brave or very crazy, because – in a nutshell – he lived in the GDR [...]
Category: BundesligaPhilipp Lahm’s Damning Verdict on Bayern Munich
By: Jan | 8 Comments
Asking players or club officials during times of crisis about the reasons for their misery may be part of a journalist’s due diligence, but nobody ever expects to get an answer, that wasn’t taken straight out of the club’s prescribed dictionary: try harder, work harder, need a bit of luck, the team fully backs the [...]
Category: BundesligaStory of the Day Being Overshadowed by the Story of the Day
By: chris | 8 Comments
The story of today is Milan. Milan and their complete faceplant to start the season. And while the criticisms are deserved, and Leonardo fully on his way to the unemployment office, sometimes we pay a bit too much attention to the fall of the big teams and not enough to the rise of the small [...]
Category: World FootballPace Is King & Arjen Robben Is Most Regal.
By: chris | 8 Comments
It’s so easy to cherry pick the day after such a barnstorming debut (two goals), but we might be able to make a case as Arjen Robben, not one of his ever so brief Galactico 2.0 teammates, for “a mere €25m” as the transfer of the summer.
First of all, I think we’re all in the [...]
Category: World Football Tags: Arjen Robben, Bayern Munich, Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery, Kaka, Real Madrid, World FootballDaily Dose: August 27th, 2009
By: Daryl | No Comments
Something to read while you watch this reminder of just how good Bayern Munich’s soon to be new signing Arjen Robben is…
But were they actually after Ludovic Magnin? (Bayern Offside)
GIFtastic moves from Robinho (Pies)
The turnstile lady goes full time (Unprofessional Foul)
Why you shouldn’t do a Voronin (Studs Up)
Who’s the best salesman in American soccer? (Soccer [...]
Category: Daily DoseBayern & Those Magic Words: Free Beer.
By: chris | 4 Comments
Free beer is probably an easy way to make the German masses happy (or forgetful – six of one, half a dozen of the other). Bayern would like to make their fans happy. However, beer can also make depressed people more depressed if things don’t get better. Bayern fans are largely depressed right now, and [...]
Bayern Munich Fans Send Detailed Open Letter of Complaint to Club
By: Daryl | 9 Comments
The big story in Germany right now is – as usual – Bayern Munich. The club has made a rocky start to the 2009/10 Bundesliga, with no wins, two draws and a defeat. Not exactly what Bayern fans are accustomed to.
It’s not unusual for fans of an unexpectedly struggling team to vent their frustrations on [...]
Category: BundesligaWeekend Watch: Back In The Saddle.
By: chris | 4 Comments
With the first of the Big Three kicking open the starting gate, we’re that much closer to European football at its fullest. The Premiership opens up tomorrow, and while there will surely be some stutter steps, it’s nice to see the end of summer in sight as we steam towards 12 months of football, culminating [...]
Category: Weekend WatchMario Gomez is the new Remi Gaillard
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[Dirty Tackle]
Red Bull have thrown themselves firmly into the viral market, beginning last year with David Bentley and his top-of-the-building lofts and now adding Mario Gomez to their team of footballers whose transfer fees made a few heads snapback twice.
This comes off as a clear homage to French trickster extraordinaire Remi Gaillard, whose serious street [...]
Category: BundesligaComputer Hacker Sends Luca Toni to Dortmund
By: Daryl | 3 Comments
Luca Toni’s move from Bayern Munich to Borussia Dortmund was announced this week, much to the surprise of everyone involved. Including Luca Toni, Bayern and BVB.
Seems a computer hacker managed to get access to the BVB website and post the fake news story. There was a photo of Toni in a BVB shirt along with [...]
Category: World FootballTransfer Talk: The Post-Ronaldo-pocalypse.
By: chris | 2 Comments
Everybody watch out, Fergie’s swingin’ a big stick. With close to €100m euros in his pocket from the impending CRTBA sale, plus whatever was in the coffers to begin with, Fergie will be going on a spending spree to try and replace Ronaldo. The targets who will replace Cristiano’s production on the pitch are Franck [...]
Tags: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Fabio Grosso, Florentino Perez, Franck Ribery, Gennaro Gattuso, Inter, Javier Saviola, Juventus, Karim Benzema, Liverpool, Luis Antonio Valencia, Lyon, Maicon, Real Madrid, Shunsuke Nakamura, Transfer Talk, Valencia, Wigan, World Football, Xabi Alonso, Yokohama, Yossi BenayounTransfer Talk: …And Talk And Talk And Talk.
By: chris | 4 Comments
Just because a player was once brilliant on the pitch doesn’t mean he’ll be brilliant off it in the front offices. See: Zinedine Zidane.
“Kaka has already signed for Real. I would be happy if he were to take my number, the No 5, I would not be jealous.”
Oops. Kind of moots that whole ‘Monday decision’, [...]
Category: Transfer Talk Tags: Ajax, Andrea Dossena, Arsenal, Ashley Young, Aston Villa, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Silva, David Villa, Florentino Perez, Franck Ribery, Inter Milan, Juventus, Kaka, Liverpool, Milan, Napoli, Real Madrid, Roberto Merino, Thomas Vermaelen, Transfer Talk, Valencia, World Football, zinedine zidane, Zlatan IbrahimovicTransfer Talk: Everybody In, Everybody Out.
By: chris | 8 Comments
Rumor has it Florentino Perez’s first act after hiring Manuel Pellegrini will be to install a revolving door in the Bernabeu dressing room. Out will go half the back line, Gonzalo Higuain – productivity matters not if your name isn’t in lights – and the Dutch national football team. And the first order of import [...]
Tags: Almeria, Andrea Pirlo, Aston Villa, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Bruna Alves, Bruno, Carlo Ancelotti, Carlos Tevez, Chelsea, Clarence Seedorf, Cruzeiro, David Villa, Everton, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Franck Ribery, Gareth Barry, John Terry, Kaka, Kleber, Koln, Liverpool, Luca Toni, Manchester City, Manchester United, Michael Essien, Michael Owen, Milan, Napoli, Newcastle, Patrick Helmes, Patrick Vieira, Porto, Real Madrid, Simone Perrotta, Transfer Talk, Valencia, Wolfsburg, World Football, Xabi AlonsoPoll: The Coaching Selections.
By: chris | 10 Comments
It’s no surprise that coaching changes are typically swift. The selection for the sidelines can impact everything that happens throughout the summer – from the market to the board room to the staff individual player training on holiday. So you don’t mess around.
But this year’s been excessively swift. To the point that unless a shock [...]
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