Hertha continue to hurtle towards drop | Raphael Honigstein
Even the pessimists underestimated the malaise when Michael Skibbe took over. And things have gone from bad to worseIn Helmut Dietl's political satire Zettl (on general release in Germany now, but not for too much longer), Berlin is ruled by a manic-de...
Borussia Dortmund win at Nürnberg to go clear at top of Bundesliga
Nürnberg 0-2 Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund piled the pressure on their Bundesliga title rivals on Friday with a hard-fought 2-0 win away to Nürnberg to move three points clear before the rest of the weekend's games.Sebastian Kehl fired the defen...
Tottenham’s Vedran Corluka goes on loan to Bayer Leverkusen
• Deal for out-of-favour full-back lasts until end of season• Croat has made just one league start for Spurs this termBayer Leverkusen have signed the Tottenham Hotspur defender Vedran Corluka on loan until the end of the season.The right-back was ...
Pride, pig-headedness and glee: Leverkusen’s Project Ballack fails | Raphael Honigstein
Michael Ballack is a legend who has become a pariah at Bayer Leverkusen – a club who are now desperate to sell himDemontage. It's a word that's so good Germans had to nick it from the French. It refers to the taking apart of something (or someone) bu...
Bundesliga provides Hollywood drama as Gladbach make Bayern Reus the day | Raphael Honigstein
Goals a plenty, shock results plus a gory smorgasbord of injuries helped reinvigorate the title race in GermanyNo wonder Franz Beckenbauer felt as if he was "watching a repeat". The first Bundesliga match day of 2012 was to the opening round of the sea...
Bremen Only Manage Goalless Draw in Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern came into this game in the relegation playoff spot, with no victories in their last seven games. Although they had actually conceded ten goals fewer than fifth-placed Bremen, scoring at the other end has been a major problem this season ...
Borussia Mönchengladbach climb table after defeat of Bayern Munich
• Gladbach within point of top spot after 3-1 victory• Bayern hit by two goals from Patrick HerrmannBorussia Mönchengladbach defeated the Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich, 3-1 with two goals from Patrick Herrmann and one from Marco Reus to move w...
Bayern crash in massive clash
Two goals from Patrick Herrmann and another from highly rated forward Marco Reus guided Borussia Monchengladbach to a 3-1 win over Bayern Munich, cutting the Bavarians’ lead atop the Bundesliga table to a single point. Bastian Schweinsteiger struck late in the match for Bayern, but that was too little too late for the visitors, who...
Transfer tantrums and sensuality keep Bundesliga busy in winter break | Raphael Honigstein
Marco Reus's return to Dortmund was the big news in Germany, while Hannover players had a motivating training campIt's early doors, granted, but 2012 has really failed to live up to the apocalyptic thrill of its Hollywood namesake. Maybe predictions of...
Language barrier cannot stop Raúl singing from Schalke hymn sheet
The footballer formerly known as Mr Real Madrid has settled in Germany far better than anyone could have expectedIt was a classic Christmas party karaoke moment: urged on by a rowdy, inebriated crowd, the poor guy with the microphone had, by his own ad...
Bayern Munich 3-0 Köln | Bundesliga match report
Bayern Munich will go into the winter break as leaders of the Bundesliga after a 3-0 home win over Köln on Friday, achieved with 10 men, gave them a six-point lead.Franck Ribéry was sent off in the first half but the Bundesliga's top scorer Mario Gom...
Struggling Wolfsburg target Arsenal’s Tomas Rosicky and Bayern’s Olic
• Bundesliga side interested in Rosicky and Bayern's Ivica Olic• 31-year-old Rosicky has had numerous injury problemsWolfsburg have signalled their interest in the Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky and the Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic as they se...
