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Barcelona v AC Milan And Bayern v Man City In Champions League

David Wilson — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:35:26 GMT

Holders Barcelona will face AC Milan in the group stage while Bayern Munich were given the toughest group when today?s draw was made in Monaco. At first glance the toughest group is Group A with Bay
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SOCCERDEMICS - Are You The New Lazy?

Soccerdemics — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:31:23 GMT

The new laziness has nothing to do with physical labour and everything to do with fear. Players who are ?the new lazy? are not avoiding risks because they need physical/mental rest but they?re sc
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SOCCERDEMICS - Are Wingers A Dying Breed?

Soccerdemics — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:02:14 GMT

?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Now they are known as right/left midfielders, whats the difference you ask? Well everyone has their own interpretation but I feel that is the difference to having or
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Out of the closet - out of the game?

Benjamin Rosendahl — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:07:23 GMT

FC Bayern striker Mario Gomez is always good for news. Well, the FCB didn't pay close to 35 million Euro for nothing. This time, however, it wasn't his superb football skills that made headlines, but
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Bumper European Football Weekend 2&3 October 2010

Stanley Croyance — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:48:31 GMT

The International Fortnight is just around the corner, but just before that, it is possible to sign off with a bang with some really interesting games to watch. Saturday 2 October. Mainz 05 vs Hof
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PES 2011 - unofficial review

Dario — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:36:12 GMT

The demo's out! Woo-hoo! Download it here:?http://pes2011.com/?(1.3 GB) There are 4 teams in the demo: Barcelona, Bayern, and two South-American teams I forgot. Short analysis: -epic graphics, can
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Special Deal for you guys only today! 20% off World Soccer Shop Orders!

Footie Phantom — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:42:33 GMT

20 % off at World Soccer Shop - Today Only 09/13/2010 0 Comment(s) Today only receive 20% off on all orders by clicking on my link below and entering promotional code: 7FB200K I plan on
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37 goals in 9 games, Bundesliga Tactics/Excitement/Incompetence?

Stanley Croyance — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:08:38 GMT

After a modest opening round to the 2010/2011 Bundesliga season (28 goals in 9 games), the second round has to be one of the most extraordinary rounds in living memory. A mammoth 39 goals were score
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And the biggest loser of the World Cup is?Real Madrid !

Mani Honigstein — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:19:45 GMT

(Disclaimer: I am a vivid Barcelona supporter so any excuse is a good one for me to write something negative about Real Madrid) Hope you all had a good rest after last night?s final. It was a good fi
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Champions League Final and World Cup Outlook

Mani Honigstein — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:32:51 GMT

It took me a couple of days to get over the final, but now I am back and the Footbo community was for sure waiting for my blog on it. ? The atmosphere was incredible, the weather great, the fans
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A boring, football-less summer ahead of us...

Dario — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:23:40 GMT

It was an interesting season. Many things happened, like: -Real Madrid were kicked out of Copa del Rey by a 3rd Division team, Alcorcon -FC Barcelona fail to defend the CL title after being beaten b
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Inter Milan Win Champions League Title and a Treble Final score 2-0 Highlight videos and pictures!

Footie Phantom — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:41:29 GMT

Check out -- http://www.philadelphiaunion.us/ -- for more my site is AWESOME! Inter Milan get the win! After a ten hour delay I finally got to watch the Champions League Final. Adding on to my prob
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Champions League Final Preview- check it out!

Footie Phantom — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:18:27 GMT

2010 Champions League Final Madrid, Spain Here we go again, a great match of great importance. The Champions League Final between Internazionale Milano and Bayern Munich will be determining th
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Champions League Final Preview- check it out!

Footie Phantom — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:16:41 GMT

Top 10 champions league goals

Footie Phantom — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:25:01 GMT

Watch it here on youtube awesome video!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5TmVYstyKs please comment! check it out some great goals from the champions league this year !!!!!

2nd Leg Battle for May 22nd Final

Footie Phantom — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:47:17 GMT

Well today is the day, two league leaders Barcelona and Inter face off in the second leg. I'm greatly looking forward to this match and expect nothing less than full effort from both sides. I'll
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FC Bayern-Lyon Match Report . See you in Madrid

Mani Honigstein — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:16:12 GMT

There is not much to say about the game last night. I feel reliefed that we made it to the finals. It has been a hell of a Champions League year for Bayern. I remeber that I did not have high hopes wh
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Latest news on Arsenal transfer target

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:59:40 GMT

Hugo?Lloris must have been disappointed to let in 3 goals last night. The Arsenal transfer target is bound to leave Lyon this summer. Reports suggest he'll go to Bayern Munich, the team that slammed
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Arsenal miss out on Bayern-bound Lloris

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:49:53 GMT

Okay, we know we can't buy everyone. It's nothing new to us,?missing out on a transfer target...or two or three. We're Arsenal, we operate on a shoestring. Let's not forget, our last signing was eff
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European Championship Run In's: Part 2, Germany and Portugal.

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:00:03 GMT

After yesterdays run in, that focussed on the French Ligue 1 5 team championship chase, today is the turn of the German Bundesliga and Portuguese Liga Sagres. Germany Once upon a time, former Bayer
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Red Devils Out; Truly Unbelievable

Mahdi Farahikia — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:30:46 GMT

What a first half, what a second half, what a silly red card, what a tragedy, what a pity! I can't help not saying that no matter which two teams will proceed to the final match of this season's Champ
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Who needs Leo Messi if you have Arjen Robben

Mani Honigstein — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:02:03 GMT

Yesterday was a great night for every Bayern fan. We all felt confident before the game, especially since we believed that Rooney was not playing.? After only 6 minutes we believed everything was
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Best Goal - 2009/2010 Champions League

Dan K — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:04:50 GMT

I am a fickle fan. Forgive me. I see goals every day, and great goals almost every day! This means that it becomes difficult for me to remember the truly best goals. But after seeing Robben's goal l
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Never bet against Man United at Old Trafford!

Mido A — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:44:43 GMT

Just 24 hours to go before the 2nd leg, Bayern Munich, Champions League quarter final showdown. The nerves are already jangling with Manchester United trailing 1-2 and super striker Wayne Rooney unava
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Man Utd vs Bayern (The good and the bad for the second leg)

Mahdi Farahikia — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:36:25 GMT

I saw the first leg and didn't like the final score. Man Utd lost a game they had already won in the very late moments with the score 2-1 for the home side. No, I don't like it but yes, I am glad that
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FC Bayern vs. Manchester United - A well deserved win

Mani Honigstein — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:36:23 GMT

I woke up today with the biggest smile and still I can?t believe that we scored the so important 2:1. Already days before the match the TV stations started to show the pictures of 1999. I switched
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3/23 - 2009-10 Transfer Report Card: How Good Were Bayern Munich?s Signings?

Clark Whitney — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:58:39 GMT

3/23 - 2009-10 Transfer Report Card: How Good Were Bayern Munich?s Signings? How did Bayern do in the transfer window? Read on for analysis of the performances of new signings from Robben to Braafhe
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Champagne Charlie would prefer Arsenal to play Inter...rather than Bayern

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:59:41 GMT

Former Arsenal striker Charlie Nicholas called Bayern Munich 'boring' on Sky Sports News prior to the Champions League draw and added he'd rather the Gunners drew Inter Milan. Although Charlie had to
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3/16 - Teutonic Tuesday: Hooliganism Forces Hertha From Anonymity

Clark Whitney — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:44:09 GMT

3/16 - Teutonic Tuesday: Hooliganism Forces Hertha From Anonymity Riots broke out in the German capitol as Hertha's fate was all but sealed on Saturday: die Alte Dame?will be a 2. Bundesliga club ne
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A Week in Europe

Matt Vanstone — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:36:52 GMT

This weeks champions league fixtures through up some interesting results, and more importantly for others, some very important flaws. First of all, a very impressive Arsenal led by a rejuvinated Bend
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Bayern in the Champions League: All the way to Madrid !

Mani Honigstein — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:52:43 GMT

What a night it was. I was calm before the game and believed we will pass Fiorentina quiet easily. Well I was only really nervous last night after the 2:0. For a couple of minutes I thought this migh
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3/2 - Teutonic Tuesday: Ribery Robs Leverkusen of First Place

Clark Whitney — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:14:45 GMT

3/2 - Teutonic Tuesday: Ribery Robs Leverkusen of First Place In this week's edition: Bayern break their Hamburg curse, Germany prepare to face Argentina, and once again, the Bundesliga trumps Serie
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Finally Number 1 Again

Mani Honigstein — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:07:43 GMT

Months I had to wait for this moment. Bayern Munich is finally number 1 again in the Bundesliga. Finally and completely is the nightmare Klinsmann forgotten. Now we are first again and everything see
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2/23 - Teutonic Tuesday: Exit Kaka, Enter Cacau!

Clark Whitney — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:40:41 GMT

2/23 - Teutonic Tuesday: Exit Kaka, Enter Cacau! Oft-neglected Stuttgart striker Cacau was in the form of his life this weekend. Read on for a discussion of his performance, a round-up of all the ot
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2/16 - Joint Leaders Prove That Champions Create Their Own Luck, Stuttgart Get Ruud Awakening

Clark Whitney — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:33:49 GMT

2/16 - Joint Leaders Prove That Champions Create Their Own Luck, Stuttgart Get Ruud Awakening In this week's edition: Ruud van Nistelrooij's triumphant return, Aristide Bance's volley, and an analys
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A New Schedule and Purple Dinamites for This Week?s UCL

dmitri — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:21:40 GMT

Platini and His Dates. Four weeks of Champions League's Last 16?will give us room to appreciate each of the remaining teams. With eight home and away pairs being spread over the calendar to limit us
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Does Real Madrid Need Franck Ribéry?

Adam Bader — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:13:07 GMT

If you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you'd know I'm a pretty pragmatic guy even when it comes to football analysis which is usually subjective. I always try to see things from m
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Bayern's player of the first half

Michael — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:38:28 GMT

? After a disappointing start to? the season and cries for Van Gaal's head and fingers pointed at every blade of grass at the Allianz...Bayern fans were treated to some brilliant football and plenty
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1/26 - Teutonic Tuesday: After Leverkusen Kroos Past Hoffenheim, Jogi Would Loew Some Bayer Aspirin

Clark Whitney — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:41:52 GMT

1/26 - Teutonic Tuesday: After Leverkusen Kroos Past Hoffenheim, Jogi Would Loew Some Bayer Aspirin With midfielders Toni Kroos and Mesut Oezil having breakthrough seasons, Germany coach Joachim Loe
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Is Sevilla the Most Underrated Club in Football

Akhil — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:23:15 GMT

At the end of last season many would have thought that this is finally the season that La Liga could compare up to the Premiership after losing out in the past few years. Only for the sheikh from Abu
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Final Score: 11-11.

Maria — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:48:56 GMT

July. So, July started with Louis van Gaal?s first press-conference. ?Mia san mia and I am who I am ? assured, arrogant, dominant, honest, hard-working, innovative, but warm and family-oriented ?
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The First Half: 5-7.

Maria — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:31:25 GMT

There remain a few days before New Year. So it?s a good time to sum up all things of year 2009, to look back and remember all the good and bad happened. I?m not going to list every football event; j
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Wonderful Historical Moment

Maria — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:49:16 GMT

Today I've watched 1966-1967 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. Bayern vs Rangers. The first European Trophy for my favourite club. There were three things that impressed me very much. Fist of all, it's ex
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The Wunder of Turin !

Mani Honigstein — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:34 GMT

Wow, what a night it was. I was so wrong before the game ! And today I woke up with a big smile, but was still wondering, was Juventus really such a disaster ? Can it be that a team who beat Inter a
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12/8 - Champions League Comment: Bayern Munich Discover Winning Formula... Is There More to Come?

Clark Whitney — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:42:34 GMT

12/8 -?Champions League Comment: Bayern Munich Discover Winning Formula... Is There More to Come? Bayern Munich hammered Juventus 4-1 in Turin, and have now qualified for the Champions League knocko
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Juventus ? Bayern Preview: Our most important game in the last 5 years

Mani Honigstein — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:02:54 GMT

For a week now I have felt the pressure and excitement of a real final. Tonight Bayern will face Juventus Turin and nothing but a win will help us to proceed to the next round. I have mixed feeli
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Champions League Preview: Juventus vs Bayern Munich - Diego's Thoughts

Footbo.com — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:49:54 GMT

Juventus midfielder Diego has a quick chat on camera about his team's upcoming match-up against German side FC Bayern Munchen. The match tomorrow night will see one of the two sides qualify for the
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12/1 - Teutonic Tuesday: Inconsistency Makes Bundesliga Exciting Domestically, Disappointing in Europe

Clark Whitney — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:50:52 GMT

12/1 -Teutonic Tuesday: Inconsistency Makes Bundesliga Exciting Domestically, Disappointing in Europe The Bundesliga's revolving door of European contenders makes Germany's top flight unique, but do
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A Little Experiment...ASK DIEGO A QUESTION

Footbo.com — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:58:22 GMT

Hello hello to all and everyone. We are going to do a little experiement... not the "play a game" type, but more of the "interact with a professional player". Simply put, Juventus midfield man Diego
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Phatrix on the Game-Champions League Round Up

Umair — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:47:29 GMT

Its sad to see Liverpool five time winners of the competition bow out so early in the competition but they have no one to blame but themselves they were outclassed against Fiorentina and failed to p
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Bayern Munich 1 - Bayer Leverkusen 1 : Munich are draw masters and have no system.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:13:04 GMT

The third draw in a row in the league, and against a team Bayern needed to beat to get closer to the top, Van Gaals team is running out of time to close the gap before the winter break in 4 weeks time
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Thierry Henry's "Hand of God" and Trappatoni's second "Ich habe fertig" ('m done)

Benjamin Rosendahl — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:45:46 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNHlFDbxvYfeature=topvideos Deja Vus: Again, a world class player uses his hand to score a deciding World-Cup goal. Again, Trappatoni quits in embarassment Again,
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11/10 - Lahm Lambasts Bayern Board, Leverkusen Leap into Lead

Clark Whitney — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:53:32 GMT

11/10 - Lahm Lambasts Bayern Board, Leverkusen Leap into Lead Bayer Leverkusen came out 4-0 winners against Frankfurt, and at last appear to be the team to beat in the 2009-10 Bundesliga. An analysi
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The End of Bayern and the End of Van Gaal

Mani Honigstein — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:43:41 GMT

I do not know even where to start. Last night was the climate of our crisis and it looks like we will be knocked out of the Champions League in the first phase. The worst part is that we deserve it. V
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10/27 - Teutonic Tuesday: Real-ity Check For Bayern/FIFA 10 Fans

Clark Whitney — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:28:02 GMT

10/27 - Teutonic Tuesday: Real-ity Check For Bayern/FIFA 10 Fans In many ways, Bayern Munich have recently gone the way of Real Madrid. As strange as it may sound, both clubs have made major squad
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Van Gaal and Markus Babbel, trainers under fire.

Stanley Croyance — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:38 GMT

I've just seen the second half of the Bayern-Frankfurt game, and despite winning 2-1,this team still doesn't have an identity or enthusiasm to play. They will be very reliant on Ribery and today on Ro
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Fc Bayern vs Juventus Turin - Dissapointing Champions League night

Mani Honigstein — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:55:59 GMT

I hope not too many neutral spectators had opted to watch Bayern vs Juventus tonight. As a Bayern fan I was simply upset with my team, but the game in the second half was unbarable even for me. As I
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WHO ARE THE BEST YOUNG STRIKERS IN THE WORLD (22 AND UNDER)

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:39:38 GMT

For me the best young strikers in the world today are the likes of Karim Benzema, Sergio Aguero, Alexandre Pato, Bojan Krkic, Stevan Jovetic, Mario Balotelli, if i have missed anyone share your views.
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Hamburg v Bayern, player ratings

Raphael Honigstein — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:52:06 GMT

Hi footbo users, Here are my player?ratings for Saturday night's Bundesliga classico. Let me know yours. All the best, R. Bundesliga Grades

FC Bayern München vs 1.FC Nürnberg ? Bayern (almost) dominant throughout the Bavarian derby.

Mani Honigstein — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:30:00 GMT

Today the Octoberfest started in Munich. Who knows a bit about the Bayern myth, knows that this means that Bayern basically can?t lose at home during the Octoberfest. In addition this is a special g
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Germany/Italy UEFA Coefficient Watch: Round 1

Clark Whitney — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:16:03 GMT

Champions League Italy: 1 Win, 2 Draws, 1 Loss AC Milan 2-1 Marseille (WIN) Juventus 1-1 Bordeaux (DRAW) Inter 0-0 Barcelona (DRAW) Lyon 1-0 Fiorentina (LOSS) Germany: 2 Wins, 1 Draw Baye
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The best thing that happened to Bayern this season so far....

Michael — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:50:33 GMT

The season is just taking wings , a long way still to go...But?for a Bayern die-hard, the last three matches were very pleasing Scoring 11 goals - Conceding just one...More over the team seems to po
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9/15 - Teutonic Tuesday: Reds Rosy, Leverkusen Juupin? For Joy, Hamburger In Paradise

Clark Whitney — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:36:03 GMT

9/15 - Teutonic Tuesday: Reds Rosy, Leverkusen Juupin? For Joy, Hamburger In Paradise http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2009/09/15/1501819/teutonic-tuesday-reds-rosy-leverkusen-juupin-for-jo
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Champions League Group Stage Preview

Sara Becksley — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:37:19 GMT

This Tuesday we finally start another round of the Champions League and it will all kick-off with the group stages, followed by the knock-out round in February, culminating in the final in May, in M
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Borussia Dortmund vs FC Bayern München 1:5. Bayern back on track

Mani Honigstein — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:22:16 GMT

Bayern is finally back on track. With a very convincing 5:1 win against arch rival Borrusia Dortmund the van Gaal system seems to finally work. ?After a mixed first half, Bayern completely controlle
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Lell Goes AWOL, Evades Transfer to EPL, Remains in Germany's 3rd Tier

Clark Whitney — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:49:19 GMT

Who'd pay??3m for Lell? ?Oh, right, Stoke. ?I guess they have a relegation wish! Possibly Lell's best moment at Bayern: getting away with a clear penalty and earning Messi a yellow card for an allege
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Remembering Cristiano Ronaldo

Michael — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:48:54 GMT

? A player leaving a club presents the supporters with two options, thanking him for his time and wishing him the best in the future, or taking all the good feeling that was directed at that player
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Why yesterday's win over Wolfsburg only reaffirmed my claims from the previous post.

Tom — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:25:56 GMT

Yesterday I was at the Allianz Arena and almost cried tears of joy when Robben scored his second ;) It was a relieving experience to finally see Bayern win again and in particular against Wolfsburg wh
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As promised: Why so many young players underperform at Bayern Munich.

Tom — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:28:01 GMT

In my last post I discussed the many incomprehensible decisions of Bayern Munich's management to let go promising talents from the youth team, who later on became top players in their new teams.
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Hilarious Hoeness Quote

Clark Whitney — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:06:22 GMT

Q: Oder gibt es ein Gegengesch?ft im Real?A (Hoeness): "Der Transfer war an keine Bedingungen gekn?pft. Wir wollten Robben nie gegen Rib?ry eintauschen. Jetzt haben wir Robben UND Rib?ry statt Robben
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Champions League Group Draw

Dan K — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:43:00 GMT

The results of the Champions League draw are in and the groups are as follows: Group A Bayern Munich Juventus Bourdeaux Maccabi Haifa Group B Manchester United CSKA Moscow Besiktas Wolfsb
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Germany vs Italy: How the CL Draw May Affect UEFA Coefficients

Clark Whitney — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:21:02 GMT

Group A: Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa, Group B: Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Wolfsburg Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich Group E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fio
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The Implications of Arjen Robben's Transfer to Bayern Munich

Clark Whitney — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:33:02 GMT

Robben to Bayern proves any or all of the following: 1) Bayern are scared to death of failure, having decided to take the risk of signing the more talented (and expensive) but notoriously injury-pro
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Reasons Arjen Robben is a waste

Mido A — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:41:44 GMT

Original Article at TrulyReds Many reports suggest Manchester United will offer Arjen Robben a come back to England before the end of the transfer windows. In my opinion, Robben will only be a was
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Reasons Arjen Robben is a waste

Mido A — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:41:12 GMT

Even more Bayern Munich personnel mistakes: Youth Players.

Tom — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:47:10 GMT

Yesterday's blog post explored a few of the areas of Bayern Munich's obvious transfer mishaps for this year's campaign, which became more obvious than ever during yesterday's defeat against Mainz 05.
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Bayern's loss

Terry Duffelen — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:13:37 GMT

I've not sen any highlights of the Mainz v Bayern game and am wondering how it happened. Are Mainz that good? Should we be reassessing their expectations after this result? Or were Bayern poor. When
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Bayern Munich, a transfer policy debacle 2009/10

Tom — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:25:02 GMT

- Bad transfer decisions: - Let Lucio go - no, better - tell him to leave because the new boss thinks he knows every player without even meeting them. - Get no adequate replacement for Lucio, but co
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Classic Example of How Tabloid "Media" Has Invaded Football

Clark Whitney — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:18:38 GMT

Refer to (1). ?Not that anyone takes The Daily Mail seriously anyway, but it's good to see a clear example of how writers can see events occur and project their opinions onto others. ?Without quotes
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Bundesliga Review-Week One

Neil Jones — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:13:12 GMT

New season, but still some things remain. Bayern Munich managed to ensure that J?rgen Klinsmann and his new-fangled ideas stayed firmly rooted in California, they managed to Dutchify their club by
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Man U Considering Neuer

Clark Whitney — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:23:03 GMT

According to a report (1), Manchester United are considering making a bid for Manuel Neuer. ?Given Ben Foster's apparent lack of quality and Edwin van der Sar's age (not to mention broken finger), a
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Ribery to Chelsea?

Clark Whitney — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:51:42 GMT

The clownsover at The Sun have reported that Roman Abramovich is headed to Munich todiscuss a??40-47m deal for Franck Ribery. ?The sad part is thatjust about everyone in the media is echoing the sa
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Bundesliga Week 1 - Questions questions

Terry Duffelen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:54:15 GMT

In my ever growing quest to understand the Bundesliga I have four questions about the last weekend's round that I would like to ask. Is Thomas Schaaf a man under pressure even at this stage of the se
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2007 Lahm Interview With The Guardian

Clark Whitney — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:46:53 GMT

Today, I came across a 2007 interview with Philipp Lahm. ?Here's an excerpt that, today, is pretty amusing: Who's the best manager you've played under?I've played under Felix Magath, Matthias Samme
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Bundesliga Week 1 - German Club Fans Group

Terry Duffelen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:13:31 GMT

Thanks to the good people of ESPN UK I will be watching Wolfsburg v Stuttgart tonight and the Hoff v Bayern. Both games promise to be full of thrills and spills, particularly the first encounter. It
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Bundesliga 2009/10 season preview

Liam O'Donnell — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:35:55 GMT

Hello everyone, And welcome to Part 2 of the 2009/10 Euro league season preview, today featuring the Bundesliga, which again looks like shaping up to be the most exciting league in Europe this sea
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Luca Toni to West Ham?

Clark Whitney — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:18:15 GMT

Coming from his agent, it sounds pretty legitimate (1). ?Regardless of what the Bayern management have to say, I think they'd prefer to sell Toni rather than allow him to rot in the reserves pretend
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League standings as probability distributions (Bundesliga)

Benno Hansen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:31:11 GMT

I have written a little program that draws league tables as a sort of graph that helps predict the final standings. Each team has a line that begins at the teams current number of points (marked 0)
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