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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 7
Like everyone else, the German league is on a fortnight’s recess for international qualifiers. Which is unfortunate, but them’s the breaks. Let’s round up the league’s recently-completed seventh round. -Jurgen Klopp said Saturday that his side hit rock bottom, and I’m inclined to agree with him after Hamburg shocked Dortmund 1-0 at Signal Iduna Park. Wracked…
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Weekend Preview, Round Two
We have a lot of exciting games coming up this weekend in the world of football. I don’t know why that is, but I’m gonna say it’s because stupid international football is back after this weekend to take away all this excitement. (I really hate international week.) Without further ado, let’s see what we have…
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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 4
Four rounds down in the Bundesliga, and this week was not short of surprises. Let’s round it all up… – GUYS. YOU GUYS. PADERBORN ARE TOP. The new boys beat Hannover 2-0 on Saturday to ascend to the Bundesliga summit. Center-back Uwe Hünemeier assisted on the two second-half goals, scored on 71′ and 90′ by Elias Kachunga…
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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 3
-After a two-week hiatus due to international fixtures, the Bundesliga returned to action, which means one thing: roundup! Let’s get straight to the biggest story of this round, and that is the return of Shinji Kagawa to Signal Iduna Park for his second stint with Borussia Dortmund. The Japanese superstar couldn’t have asked for a better return, assisting…
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Roberto Firmino: Hoffenheim’s Crown Jewel
Deep within the German state Baden-Württemberg – with its Black Forest and nationally-renowned high-culture institutions – exists football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The story of Hoffenheim is quite intriguing, and it’s one that is unlike any other. In the early 1990’s, this was an amateur side playing in the eighth division. They had moved up…
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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 2
Two weeks down in the German top tier, so let’s recap what happened! – Schalke 1-1 Bayern Munich The champs were held to one point by the miners. Playing in a warped 4-2-2-2 (cheers, Pep), Bayern struck first behind new boy Robert Lewandowski; his 10th minute strike opened his Munich scoring account. Just after the hour,…
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European Roundtable
Can Napoli or Roma unseat Juve this year? If so, who? Ahmad: This says more about Juventus than the other two, quite frankly, and with good reason. Antonio Conte is gone, replaced by AC Milan whipping boy Max Allegri. As soon as he left, Juventus lost out on signing Juan Iturbe to Roma, and the…
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Bundesliga Round Up: Week 1
Robben Saves the Day Bayern Munich opened up the Bundesliga season on Friday against a strong Wolfsburg side, and it was a mostly pedestrian effort. Pep again went with a three man defense, with Lahm on the back line and Alaba in the midfield. While Bayern were the stronger side, it wasn’t the typical level…
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