Between the likes of Ballack, Lucio and Berbatov, and Son, Vidal and Leno recently, Bayer Leverkusen attract talent but rarely hold onto it
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In Kevin Keegan’s three seasons in the Bundesliga he managed to win the Ballon d’Or twice, play in the European Cup final and release a top-10 smash hit
In the world of sport, we have a tendency to dichotomise rivalries that define their eras. The mercurial genius of Ayrton Senna fought against the cold pragmatism of the ‘Professor’, Alain Prost. Poster…
As Brazilian mavericks go, the Bundesliga probably hasn’t seen a more naturally gifted one than the wild and unpredictable Marcelinho Paraíba
Who can forget those iconic, local shirt sponsors, proudly adoring local fans’ kits? They were good days. They’re also consigned to history for good
At 61, Lucien Favre has seen it all. Rising through the ranks as a manager, he’s proved himself to be one of Europe’s finest forward-thinkers
While his time at the top was short, the memories left behind by Brazilian striker Grafite have scarred images into the minds of fans the world over
Over the years, Bayern Munich have been blessed with a litany of wonderful strikers: Gerd Müller lit up the 1970s with 508 goals for Die Roten, while Karl-Heinz Rummennigge, his striking partner…
This feature is part of Virtuoso You can do a lot in nine minutes. You can walk from the London Eye across Westminster Bridge to Big Ben. You can listen to Even…
Forgive this comparison if you were not born in the generation that will immediately relate, although I suspect that with the slight help of Google, your memory may be jogged. When I…
There is no such thing as an English footballer playing abroad at the peak of his powers today. Scour the globe in search of an Englishman plying his trade on foreign soil…
“I apologised to him after my goal, and he told me that I should score two more. I said okay.” As it happened, Aubameyang would go one better and score three more that…
During the late 1960s and early 70s, West German football was the dominant force in the game. As well as Die Mannschaft lifting the World Cup in their homeland in 1974, Bayern…
In the end, it was a career of unfulfilled potential, one cruelly defined by injuries. Christoph Metzelder, ever the optimist, didn’t see it like that though: “I am just thankful for my…
This feature is part of Duology Should any team be so blessed as to hold within their ranks a truly outstanding pair of players; a twosome for whom simply sharing a field…
What do Brian Laudrup, Oliver Bierhoff and Aílton have in common? They’ve all played for a club that now plays his football in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. That club…
The presence of loyalty is scarce in modern football, but often you get a glimpse of genuine adoration from a player towards a club. Cologne was the home away from home for…
When Joachim Löw has dinner with Angela Merkel, he always orders the same thing. Merkel’s cook, Löw told Bild newspaper in 2016, makes a mean cordon bleu with chips. As for what…