Year: 2024

Well we have come to the end of the 2022-23 Bundesliga season and what a season it has been With a World Cup in the middle, it was always going to be a unique campaign, but we were treated to one of the most intriguing title races in over a decade- even if Bayern still…

As we approach the climax to the season, the contracts of a number of top Bundesliga stars are coming to an end and their destination for next season is still as yet unknown. Here we bring you a free agents XI of players looking for a new employer. (*loan returnees have not been considered). 1.…

Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund had the travelling Foals fans venting their dissatisfaction with the team and manager Daniel Farke. After a season of under-performing, could this be the end of the road for Farke and his tenure at the Borussia park. “We’ve had enough” was the stinging chant from the travelling Mönchengladbach fans…

As Bayern lurch from one poor result to the next and seemingly want to hand over their Bundesliga crown to rivals Borussia Dortmund, the search for someone to blame intensifies. The board, the sporting director, the new coach or is the players who are culpable for the decline? With the players coming under increasing scrutiny,…

After a tough midweek Europa League quarter-final which saw them through to the semis, RB Leipzig could have been forgiven for thinking Bayer Leverkusen were there for the taking on Sunday when the two sides met at the Bay Arena. They may have had tired legs following their midweek trip to Belgium, but Xabi Alonso’s…

The Hamburg city derby between HSV and St.Pauli is always one of the most fiercely competitive and much-anticipated derbies in German football, but the clash this Friday at the Volksparkstadion promises to be an even more intense encounter with both sides in genuine contention for promotion to the Bundesliga. This is now Hamburger SV’s fifth…

It is hard to miss Mainz striker Ludovic Ajorque. The Frenchman measures 1 meter 96 and his shaved head makes him stand out in a crowd. It is however easy to pigeonhole him as a tall, physical target man, who you can simply knock long balls up to for him to flick on. The 29-year-old…

Bayern Munich’s statement 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena on Saturday gave new trainer Thomas Tuchel the ideal start to life in the Bavarian hotseat and restored the Rekordmeister to the top of the table. With nine games to go it is advantage Bayern, but do we still have a genuine title race? The…

Pep Guardiola’s highly successful conversion of Philipp Lahm from a world-class fullback into a world-class midfielder could be a blueprint about to be copied by Borussia Dortmund trainer Edin Terzic. The BVB coach has the option of repeating the former Bayern coach with Raphaël Guerreiro. The 29-year-old Portuguese impressed last week in the Revierderby against…

The draw for the 2023 women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand has been made with the German national team in group H alongside Colombia, Morocco, and South Korea. The tournament which will take place from 20th July to 20th August 2023 pits the women’s national team in a relatively straightforward group, from which they…