Will Germany suffer from a lack of strikers?

Over the last couple of weeks, Robert Lewandowski’s brilliance at Bayern Munich has not only reduced Pep Guardiola to a … More

Back in four months

Cult German football magazine 11 Freunde perhaps summed it up best with the headline Schließ das Fenster, es zieht! – … More

When Hugo Lloris injured his wrist he did more than delay his own start to the season – he threw … More

One year ago, in Rio de Janeiro, in the 124th minute of the World Cup Final, Bastian Schweinsteiger hit the … More

Despite its relative infancy, the Munich’s Allianz Arena has hosted some important and dramatic games – the opening match of … More

England managers often fall foul of missed penalty kicks, but in the case of Steve McClaren’s it wasn’t an England … More

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem quotes her father Atticus Finch, saying ‘…you can choose your friends but you sho’ … More

When Omar and Brother Mouzone gunned down Stringer Bell on a building site in series 3 of The Wire it … More

Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 victory at Stuttgart in late February was significant for two reasons. Firstly, it was BVB’s third win … More

When teams win 7-0 they generally tone down the goal celebrations as the scoreline increases until the players are almost … More