Bochum gegen Hamburg. Klares Dingen, möchte man meinen. Wäre ich nicht grundsätzlich für Bochum ( was schon so manchen Tipp kaputt gemacht hat ), hätte ich auch dagegen getippt. Und dann kommt plötzlich alles anders. HSV hat einen guten Tag und schenkt den Bochumern einen Punkt. Naja, geschenkt? Click to continue reading...

Eintracht Frankfurt 4 - 0 Hannover 96

The route was on in Frankfurt as Eintracht scored 4 goals in the shutout victory. Former AEK Athens striker Nikos Liberopoulos paced the winners with a brace.

FC Schalke 04 3 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Halil Altıntop scored twice as Schalke 04 gears up for midweek UEFA Cup action. Click to continue reading...

Ich war dooferweise gestern im Kino ( James Bond ) und war daher auf eine Ergebniss SMS angewiesen. Na gut, wir haben 2-3 Mal online den Zwischenstand gelesen. Aber vom Spiel habe ich bisher nicht auch nur das Geringste mitbekommen. Wenn ich mir die Spielberichte anschaue ( Bochum Hannover ), dann sehe ich, dass für [. Click to continue reading...

Samba forward Grafite scored three to lead Wolfsburg past Energie Cottbus in Bundesliga action today. He arrived at Wolfsburg via Le Mans UC72 in 2007.

In today's other Bundesliga action:

Hamburger SV 2-1 over Borussia Dortmund with goals for Hamburg SV via the Croatian duo of Mladen Petrić and Ivica Olić. Click to continue reading...

Damals stand ich ja in der Westkurve. Morgen ist es wieder so weit. Die Bremer sind zu Gast im Ruhrstadion. In der Bahn heute nachmittag waren wir uns zu zweit einig, dass sich die Bremer schon über einen Aufbaugegner freuen würden. Und wir sind ja in der Regel nette Gastgeber. Morgen werde ich nicht in [. 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...

Hm, was soll ich groß drum herum reden. Der ( mein ) VfL ist im Bundesliga Tabellen Keller angekommen. Gegen den unbestrittenen Tabellenführer Hoffenheim reichte es erwartungsgemäß eben nicht zum Wunder Sieg, sondern nur zu einem 1:3. Hoffenheim kann aktuell auch kein Maßstab sein, aber es fing doch so gut an. Click to continue reading...

Heute spiel mein VfL gegen den anderen VfL, der ja eigentlich die Borussia ist, sich gerne auch mal die Fohlen nennt. Früher, als ich noch so richtig klein war, waren das immer ganz heiße Spiele. Das Ruhrstadion war voll, die Stimmung war grandios. Egal, wie sie heute spielen wollen, es wird nicht so sein wie ganz [. Click to continue reading...

Please click on picture to see all the caricatures of German footballers from Pit Hammanns Hamburg SV The Dinosaurs face Schalke in the most intriguing game of the weekend. They have lost three of the last four matches against the Royal Blues at Nordbank. Chances for this weekend's game don't seem great with Nigel de [. Click to continue reading...

Ein sattes Fünftel der Saison ist vorbei, und so langsam gilt die Ausrede nicht mehr, dass die Tabelle noch keine Aussagekraft hat. Besonders bitter ist das für den FC Bayern, der sich zwischen Köln und Karlsruhe auf Platz 11 wiederfindet. Der Klinsmann-Effekt hat dem Rekordmeister bisher nur zwei Siege in sieben Bundesligaspielen, dafür aber satte [. Click to continue reading...

FC Bayern squandered a 3-1 lead as Marcel Koller's VFL Bochum struck twice late in the game to draw at the Allianz Arena last night. Belgian Daniel Van Buyten put the hosts ahead after fifteen minutes, but Sinan Kaloglu equalised for Bochum in the 29th minute, with the goal being created by Mimoun Azaouagh. Click to continue reading...

Am Samstag gibt es endlich wieder einen Aufschwung für meinen VfL. Schließlich geht es zum Aufbaugegner der diesjährigen Bundesliga Saison. Dem FC Bayern München. Wird auch Zeit, dass hier mal jemand meinen VFL unterstützt. Wir haben zwar immerhin schon 2 Unentschieden ( Wolfsburg und Cottbus ) und einen Sieg ( Bielefeld ), stehen aber schon ziemlich [. Click to continue reading...

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...

Here's this week's Bundesliga XI. It is packed with Bayer 04, Hoffenheim and Werder players. It does include a special shoutout to the man who ended Energie's goal drought, an under appreciated defender from Arminia and a goalkeeper who lost. 1. Schalke 04 Now 10 of their last 13 have been scored by defenders. 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...

Two years ago, Theofanis Gekas made headlines for his superb scoring record with the Bundesliga's Vfl Bochum. During a one year stay with Bochum, Gekas scored twenty goals to finish atop the scoring chart in Germany. Now, Georgios Samaras looks to be the next Greek to bask in success abroad, Click to continue reading...

It was a good week for CONCACAF players in European competitions in mid-week, with Mexican captain Rafael Marquez scoring for Barcelona and Honduran star David Suazo scoring his first goal for Benfica.

Unfortunately, the goal-scoring touch didn't carry over to the weekend.

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1 - Number of weeks Hamburg spent at the top of the table 2 - Number of 0-0 draws after five weeks 5 - Clean sheets, tied (alongside week 4) for the most in one week 8 - Minutes it took sub Jonas Kamper to score in Bielefeld's 2-0 win over Köln 11 - The mean length of a [...] Click to continue reading...

Week 5: Germna Bundesliga FC Energie Cottbus are meeting VFL Bochum 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...

1. Hamburg SV HSV have just opened up a cemetary next to the Nordbank Arena. With Martin Jol leading the way, Hamburg top the table for the first time in nine years. Meanwhile, the big man's old club are in last place in the EPL. Supporters of Tottenham Hotspur are putting in [...] Click to continue reading...

It wasn't a great international window for the Jamaican national team, what with two World Cup qualifying losses and the firing of head coach Rene Simoes, but at least one Jamaican player rebounded well from the disappointment.

Marlon King delivered two goals in Hull's 2-1 win vs.

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You can call Deportivo La Coruna Team CONCACAF.

Led by Canadian captain Julian De Guzman (above, left) and featuring Mexican winger Andres Guardado and striker Omar Bravo, Deportivo boasts a wealth of talent from the CONCACAF region. That group helped Deportivo pull off one of the upsets of the weekend, a 2-1 victory against Real Madrid.

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Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann can invest in a few new Buddha statues for the team's locker room after hammering Hertha Berlin 4-1 for the Bavarians' first win of the season. After two lackluster draws, the victory puts Bayern within two points of league leaders Schalke 04.
Luca Toni scored for the first time this season early in the match, and defender Philipp Lahm curled home a pretty shot for Bayern's second goal. Click to continue reading...

Welcome back to Bundesliga Statistics for week two. Standing alone at the head of the table? Newly promoted TSG 1899 Hoffenheim with two wins from their first two games. Astounding stuff, but we're here to talk numbers not newcomers. Last week five categories were featured, this week it's been expanded to [. Click to continue reading...

If you're anything like me, you love reveling in statistics. While in isolation, especially at the beginning of the Bundesliga season, they don't reveal much. But as time goes on it should be possible to discern patterns between some of these statistics and how the table shakes out. Here are some of the [. Click to continue reading...

1st Schalke What You Know: If baseball's Chicago Cubs had a baby with the Red Sox prior to 2004, Schalke would be the offspring. What You Don't: All things both good and bad must end. What to Expect: Yes, Campeones! I say that, bucking all trends, and knowing full well that Schalke could be leading the league by 6 [. Click to continue reading...

VfLBochum 2-0 Borussia Dortmund (10:03:07)
Kickers Offenbach 1-1 Hansa Rostock (11:03:07)


The 'march' of Dortmund fans from Bochum station to the ground.

Rewirpower Stadion home to VfL Bochum.

6,000 Dortmund fans in 'You'll Never Walk Alone' mode.

And you thought the opening ceremony in Beijing was impressive! Click to continue reading...

Luke is back with the second installment of his DFB-Pokal previews. He covered all matches except for Hertha's. We don't want to make life too easy for our team bloggers... SpVgg Unterhaching vs SC Freiburg August 8, 2008 20:30 CET Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching Last Cup apperance: 2007-08 Last Cup title: Still waiting. Click to continue reading...

Undoubtedly, the minute I post this, Ronaldo will give up on Real Madrid and move to Hamburg, so forgive me for being premature. Let's take a look, as the season begins, at the seven best signing so far this summer in the Bundesliga. Christian Fuchs (SV Mattersburg to Bochum) Austria entered the [. Click to continue reading...

Ich muss da mal kurz drüber schreiben. Vor nicht allzu langer Zeit wurde im Bochumer Ruhrstadion das neue Trikot des VfL Bochum vorgestellt. Die ganze Kollektion ist relativ retro, also ziemlich in. Aber diese Streifen! Wir sind unbeugsam ist Teil des Leitbildes des VfL Bochum. Unabsteigbar finde ich wesentlich passender. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, VfL Bochum, as in Shinji Ono ft. Bochum, played out a friendly against the Yokohama F. Marinos which ended 1-1. At the same time Bayern Munich played against the recent Asian Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds and won 4-2. I don't know about Bochum's draw, but the Bayern game was quite entertaining. Click to continue reading...

Da das Tippen der Abschlusstabelle immer beliebter wird, habe auch ich mir mal eine zusammengezimmert. Natürlich ganz subjektiv 1. FC Schalke 04 - Eine Mannschaft, die mittlerweile auf allen Positionen überzeugt. Starke neue Leute mit Engelaar und Farfan. Gewachsen durch den CL-Viertelfinaleinzug. 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...

Vahid Hashemian ist ja wieder zurück in Bochum. Dort, wo er als Hubschrauber richtig gut war. Die Ausflüge danach waren weniger erfolgreich, zumindest sportlich. Finanziell sollte sich das schon gelohnt haben. Wenn mich nicht alles täuscht, bin ich ihm samstag mittag zufällig in der Bochumer Innenstadt begegnet. Click to continue reading...