"It would have been unthinkable in our day." - The Kaiser on Ribery's Pink revolution. (BILD) Meet Klinsmann Coleiro from Malta. (American Arena) Mourning the death of loved ones through impressive goal tallies. (DW Ballspiel) Bundesliga takes football fans to the 21st century - i.e. the present. (Telegraph) Basically the same article again, but structured in a clean and [. Click to continue reading...

With over three goals per game the Bundesliga is currently enjoying it's highest scoring season in over twenty years. In fact it's probably more difficult to miss the goal, than to put the ball into the back of the net at the moment. But there is no task too small for Schalke's Kevin Kuranyi, who [.. Click to continue reading...

One is a genius, the other is insane. Click to continue reading...

Listen to the recording above and take a guess. The goal has been scored this weekend (in the Bundesliga of course). Solution. Click to continue reading...

"Is this too early? I wish everyone a merry Christmas." Lucien Favre was in a festive mood when he capped off his short speech at Hertha's annual general meeting on Monday. It may well have been too early, but Hertha are currently enjoying such a unique moment of all around good news, performances and publicity, that you [. Click to continue reading...

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Warning: This blogpost is rated M for blood, gore, and violence. What better way to celebrate Halloween on a Bundesliga blog than to bring you the best horror tackle, injury and hair combo the league has ever seen in it's 45 year history. The setting: 1981/1982 season. Werder Bremen host Arminia Bielefeld at the Weserstadion. Click to continue reading...

In the light of ever more Hoffenheim table topping, coverage and hype, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at how much of their success is Dietmar Hopp's money and how much of it is Ralf Rangnick's genius. While at it, I decided to do the same for the remaining 17 Bundesliga [...] Click to continue reading...

Werder Bremen's coach Thomas Schaaf gives a press conference ahead of Bremen's away match against Hanover (1-1). Note how Schaaf almost becomes one with the wall behind him. Werder Bremen would like to inform potential clients, that they can offer additional advertising space on their spokesman, who is still completely unbranded. Click to continue reading...

"I feel better than yesterday and worse than tomorrow." Kevin Kuranyi's sole post match statement following his great goal and overall good performance against the PSG reserves. Click to continue reading...

A must read interview with Hoffenheim's sugar daddy Dietmar Hopp. (Spiegel Online) The swimsuit edition of the Hoffenheim story. And a small correction: the article quotes Ralf Rangnick as saying Hoffenheim has the same budget as Energie Cottbus. He was comparing Hoffenheim's wage budget (€23m) with Cottbus' overall budget (€23m). Click to continue reading...

I have to give some credit to Google, for not just collecting more and more sensitive data about us, but also making better and better tools. For its' German language users seeking a French to German translation, Google Translate even tries to find a Bundesliga counterpart of the French club in question. Click to continue reading...

West Germany in 1974. Bayern were busy winning their European Cup triple. The German national team was busy winning the World Cup. Kraftwerk were busy minimalising their Autobahn record. The Bundesliga Offside blogger Jan was busy weaving the threads of fate to get his parents to date and multiply a bit quicker, fearing he could [. Click to continue reading...

Reviewing this year's Bundesliga kits pt.1 (oldfootballshirts.com) Reviewing this year's Bundesliga kits pt.2 (oldfootballshirts.com) Reviewing the history of kit sponsors in the Bundesliga. (ESPN Soccernet) Reviewing the life of someone who looks after all those kits. (DW Bundesliga Kick Off! - VOD - MP4) An interview with Germany's in-form striker Patrick Helmes. Click to continue reading...

No, it's obviously not SAP billionaire Dietmar Hopp. He hates those comparisons anyway, and will probably sue anyone who still makes them. This is Hoffenheim's president Jochen A. Rotthaus. He didn't do any questionable things in post cold war Russia and isn't rich by billionaire standards, but the similarities are still striking. Click to continue reading...