Borussia Monchengladbach astounded football pundits around the world with their shock victory over impending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. What a result! It did nothing to soothe what was an already poor week on the punting front and little to…
The weekend proved obstinate to change, only Frankfurt and Mainz moving up the Bundesliga table in pursuit of credible season finishes. Bayern Munich look ominous as they continue to stalk the hundred-goal barrier in yet another year of unrivalled…
The title race is pretty much over. Wolfsburg fell eleven points behind Bayern Munich at the weekend and kissed whatever slim hopes they had of catching the German champions goodbye. Wolves were one of the two supposed German powerhouses…
The top of the Bundesliga table remained largely unchanged as Bayern, Wolfsburg and Gladbach all recorded wins. Leverkusen leapfrogged both Schalke and Augsburg to put themselves firmly in contention for another stint in the Champions League, while the latter…
It would hardly be fair to refer to Bayern as a German steam train, chugging its way merrily through the Bavarian countryside. Mighty Munich are a swift and merciless adversary, scoring freely in contemptuous fashion. Their 6-0 destruction of…
The past Bundesliga weekend represents a fine example of the new generation of German footballing excellence. The national side displayed a cutthroat flair in their successful 2014 World Cup campaign that surely pushed the boundary of their so-called ‘clinical’…
This weekend ushers in a crucial period of the Bundesliga season. Sides who excelled over the Hinrunde, the first allotment of matches preceding the long Christmas break, now face the task of cementing their status as pretenders to the…
German Telekom Cup
The annual Telekom Cup graces us from Germany this weekend with four Bundesliga sides contesting the two-day tournament. The Telekom Cup is played from a semi-final format with the winners qualifying for the final on Sunday. This…
2014 FIFA World Cup Final | Sunday 13 July | Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro | 21:00
It's only fitting that one of the best World Cups in history will end with a clash between two giants, as Germany and Argentina will face off…
Klose Edges Closer To World Cup Glory
Personal information
Full name: Miroslav Josef Klose
Date of birth: 9 June 1978
Age: 36
Place of birth: Chrząstowice, Poland
Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Striker
Club information
Current team: Lazio
Number: 11
Youth career
1987–1997: SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf
Senior career
1997–1998: SG…