Puh, das war ja ein ganz ordentliches Geschäftsjahr für Werder Bremen. 112,4 Mio Euro Umsatz im vergangenen Geschäftsjahr klingt doch schon ganz ordentlich. Wesentlich wichtiger ist es aber auch Gewinn zu schreiben. Und da weiß Werder Bremen auch wieder positiv zu gefallen: Das Geschäftsjahr 2008 haben wir mit einem Gewinn von 2,4 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen. Click to continue reading...

Ich denke, die Überschrift fasst es ganz gut zusammen. Werder Bremen hat heute gegen Köln nicht den allerbesten Fussball gezeigt. Die Fehlpässe und Patzer waren kaum zu zählen. Selbst der Fels in der Brandung ( Mertesacker ) wackelte. Warum sie dann doch gewonnen haben, ist halt typisch im Fussball: Sie haben mehr Tore geschossen. Click to continue reading...

0 - The number in Frankfurt's win column (still, and I'll keep on mentioning this until Frankfurt take note and do something about it) 5 - Difference in points between 1st (Hamburg) and 11th (Bayern). 6 - Number of goalscorers Hamburg and Werder Bremen have in the top 12 (ie, those who have scored at least 4 [. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Ich bin gerade in Bremen. Mittendrin statt nur dabei. Die ersten Werder Zeichen gab es gestern im Hausflur unserer Freunde. So ein Werder-Fähnchen an einem Kinderfahrrad. Gibt Schlimmeres. Doch dann gab es eine Unterhaltung, da stellen sich mir die Haare auf. Da soll es für den Familienhund ein Werder-Hundehalsband, ein Werder Tuch und auch noch einen [. Click to continue reading...

Our favourite Bundesliga team almost pulled another rabbit by losing narrowly to powerhouse Werder Bremen in an exciting and fast paced match with lots of goals. And the hottest Bundesliga striker, Vedad Ibisevic scored his 7th goal. His Bosnian team mate Sejad Sahilovic kept pace with three.

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0 - Number of wins by Frankfurt, the last remaining winless team 5 - Total number of shots by Gladbach in their 0-1 defeat to Hamburg 7 - Goals scored by Patrick Helmes this season, that's equal to or more than 8 teams (Hertha, Köln, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Bochum, Cottbus, Frankfurt, and Gladbach) 8.06 - The average number of [. Click to continue reading...

Follow the Uefa Champions league- Highlights and live - at footiedb.com! Wednesday at 20.45 Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today! LIVESTREAM ! Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today! Click to continue reading...

Wahnsinn. Was passierte denn da beim Spiel Bremen gegen Hoffenheim? Ein saftiges 5:4 ist zwar schön für das Publikum, aber nicht gut für die Nerven der Verantwortlichen. Von vielen Werder Anhängern zusammengefasst zu einem: Alter, was war das denn?. Das positive für Aussenstehende waren sicherlich die Tore. Click to continue reading...

KSC, Wolfsburg, Wehen, Dormund, HSV, Jena, Stuttgart, Bayern and Freiburg join Bremen, Cottbus, Mainz, Hansa, Bayer 04, Schalke and 1860 in the round of 16. Kickers Offenbach 0:2 Karlsruhe FC Oberneuland 0:7 Wolfsburg Wehen 1:0 Aachen Borussia Dortmund 2:1 Hertha Berlin Hamburg 2:0 Bochum Carl Zeiss Jena 1:0 FSV Frankfurt Stuttgart 2:0 Arminia Bielefeld Freiburg 3:1 TSG Hoffenheim FC Bayern 2:0 Nürnberg Bookmark [. Click to continue reading...

Having had the time to digest Bayern's 2-5 mauling by Bremen (no need to rehash things here, if you need a refresher check out the excellent post at Deutsche Welle's Ballspiel or the video highlights at 101 Great Goals), I wanted to know exactly how bad it was for the Bavarians. No matter what [...] Click to continue reading...

Well who's the Big Bad Wolf now? Werder Bremen went into Bayern's house and put on an absolute demolition derby, taking a 5-0 lead until Bremen's newly old boy Tim Borowski got a couple back for Bayern in the 71st & 85th. No red cards, just good old fashioned goal scoring from Markus Rosenberg (2), [. Click to continue reading...

Week 5: Germna Bundesliga Bayern Munchen are meeting Werder Bremen in the fifth round in the German Bundesliga saturday 20th. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site WATCH THE MATCH LIVE HERE! Click to continue reading...

Football is not always a beautiful game; sometimes bookings are necessary. Thankfully, we're on hand to keep all these bookings straight. There are 34 distinct offences that the DFB considers bookable. In their honor I've written this paean to the punished: We are here not to castigate but to celebrate these masters of [. Click to continue reading...

Cette fois c'est sur on y est :)
Originally uploaded by Yogi_OM La Champions y su himno se escucharon por toda Europa, se inicio de manera historica para algunos cuadros como el de Javier Aguirre y el Aleti que regresarón despues de 11 años para propinarle una goleada a domicilio a el PSV de Holanda. Click to continue reading...

What do Werder Bremen, Villareal, Atletico Madrid, Panathinaikos, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Dynamo Kyiv, Celtic and Fenerbahce have in common (hint: the answer is not "They're all in the Champions League group stage which starts today")? Give up? Well, all of these clubs are in fact in the group stage of the Champions League, but the answer [. Click to continue reading...

The US Men's Team shut out Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 last night (that's the game I was enjoying). They are now 3-0 with 3 games remaining in the semifinal round of qualification (12 teams will become 6 teams, with 3 moving onto the WC).

Elsewhere, Soccer by Ives offered several good articles this week:
Here are the CONCACAF Standings prior to the games last night
Mexico Beats Canada puts our neighbors to the North very close to elimination
Oh, and for those of you born in the 80's or later, here's some history for you from Ives.

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Schalke, currently sitting at the top of the Bundesliga, have surged ahead to the peak of another, less prestigious table - the goalkeeper injury table. First choice keeper Manuel Neuer has yet to make an appearance this season, having broken his fifth metatarsal during a pre-season friendly against SpVgg Erkenschwick (currently playing in the [. Click to continue reading...

Following last weeks events, Round 3 of the Bundesliga is upon us with the pressure already mounting on a number of teams. Bayern Munich still await their first win, while Mönchengladbach seek their first points. Surprise package Hoffenheim sit on top of the table. Can it last? Goal.com previews all the weekend action. Click to continue reading...

We covered the Champions League draw earlier and UEFA just released the schedule of games. Here are the matchups for match day one on September 16th and 17th (home team listed first): Matchday 1 - 16 September 2008 Chelsea 20:45 Bordeaux Roma 20:45 CFR Panathinaikos 20:45 Internazionale Bremen 20:45 Anorthosis Basel 20:45 Shakhtar Barcelona 20:45 Sporting PSV 20:45 Atlético Marseille 20:45 Liverpool Matchday 1 - [. Click to continue reading...

Friday 22nd August
Hannover – Energie Cottbus

Saturday 23rd August
Werder Bremen - Schalke
Hamburg - Karlsruhe
Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart – Bayer Leverkusen
Hertha Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld
1899 Hoffenheim – Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sunday 24th August
Bochum - Wolfsburg
FC Köln – Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Previews

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Bayern München open the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season at home against Hamburger SV on Friday, 15 August. The defending champions have failed to beat Hamburger SV in Munich since January 2005, a total of three matches. Only three clubs have managed to avoid defeat at Bayern for four matches or more. Werder Bremen have done it twice, [. Click to continue reading...

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The Olympics took center stage this week, not just on the world stage, but also in our blogs... Our Bremen blogger Brian looked at Diego's Olympic club vs country saga from all possible angles. (Werder Offside) Replace Diego with Rafinha and then our new Schalke blogger Jon basically did what Brian did. Click to continue reading...

In a remarkable backtrack, Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 have released their respective Brazilian players to join up with their olympic team, after it was revealed they had won their case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport...


Barcelona are set to allow Lionel Messi to remain in Beijing for the Olympic Games, according to reports in the Spanish press. Click to continue reading...

Barselona Messi'yi, W.Bremen Diego'yu, Schalke04 de Rafinha'yı Olimpiyat Oyunları'na göndermek istemiyordu. FİFA göndereceksiniz dese de 'oyunların FİFA takviminde yer almadığı' gerekçesi ile kulüpler yan çiziyordur. CAS kulüpleri haklı buldu, oyuncular oyunlarda yok. Her ne kadar kendileri de milli takımda görev yapmak isteseler de şimdi kulüplerinin hazırlık kamplarına katılacaklar. Click to continue reading...

Once again Werder Bremen entertained everybody last season with their attacking brand of football that saw goals aplenty, but once again their title challenge fizzled out. Can Thomas Schaaf stiffen his side's resolve and provide a real challenge for this season's Bundesliga? Mathew Burt looks closer. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal announced today that they have signed Amaury Bischoff, the 21-year-old Belgian U21 international. This player is an unknown to most Arsenal supporters; in fact, he has only played one match for his previous employers, Werner Bremen.

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Arsenal have confirmed the signing of French-born Portugal Under-21 international Amaury Bischoff.

He will wear the number 28 shirt and signs from German side Werder Bremen. He plays in the centre of midfield or on the right hand side.

While I'll admit I'm not wetting myself with excitement at the news, I will not pass judgement on the player until I've actually seen him wear the Arsenal colours. Click to continue reading...

The Deutsche Presse Agentur released a poll yesterday about predictions for the upcoming season. Bayern Munich was the unanimous favorite of Bundesliga coaches to repeat as champions. The most common reason given was the quality of Jürgen Klinsmann's squad. What follows is a hasty translation of what each of the 18 gaffers [. Click to continue reading...

FIFA reiterated today that clubs are obliged to release their U23 players that have been called up for the Olympics. German outfits Werder Bremen and Schalke have asked whether they are obliged to release Diego and Rafinha, aged 23 and 22 respectively, to the Brazilian Olympic squad. FIFA today released a statement . Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has once again scoured the continent to bring young, French players to the Emirates Stadium. After Samir Nasri's move from Marseille, a Werder Bremen youngster has claimed he is on his way to London. Amaury Bischoff has announced that he has rejected the chance to stay with the Germans and seize the opportunity to [. Click to continue reading...

Beim 88. Nordderby zwischen dem Hamburger SV und Werder Bremen ging es gestern heiß her. Mit einem 0:1 Auswärtssieg hat Werder Bremen nun zwei Spieltage vor Schluss mindestens die Champions League Qualifikation in der Tasche. Eine der Schlüsselsituationen ereignete sich in der ersten Halbzeit: Der herausstürmende Wiese versucht den Ball abzuwehren und tritt mit dem [. Click to continue reading...

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