A freak of nature, Lothar Matthäus should long be remembered as one of the most complete footballers to ever play the game
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Every sugar-coated pass and madcap dash from the goal that football taught him he could never leave only serve to carve Neuer’s name deeper into stone
As Schalke grew into one of German football’s early powers, migrants from modern-day Poland would stream into Gelsenkirchen – and become legends
A man of equal talent and controversy, Christoph Daum’s managerial career came so close to greatness but ultimately fell short at key moments
Gnabry’s career thus far has been good and he’s able to better it in the coming years, he is sure to go down as one of the best German talents of his era
When Italy and Germany met in the semi-final at Mexico 70, they played out unquestionably the greatest 30 minutes in World Cup – perhaps football – history
Between his 121 Bundesliga cards, national team exile and high-profile affairs, Stefan Effenberg’s career was as controversial as it was brilliant
It comes as no surprise that Toni Kroos has the medal collection that he does, but it’s shocking that so many don’t give him the credit he surely deserves
Despite his near-misses, when leading men, when redefining a role and offering hope where none was to be found, Michael Ballack was king
West Ham brought in £14m when they sold Craig Bellamy to Manchester City but the majority of that money was wasted in an inexplicably terrible deal
While the game may be littered with strikers more gifted or glamorous, few can claim they were as prolific, as persistent or as loved as Oliver Bierhoff
In a League Cup fourth-round reply on a cold December night in 1994 at St James’ Park, a short few days before Christmas, Kevin Keegan’s upwardly-mobile Newcastle United were up against Brian…
They were once one of Germany’s premier clubs, providing talents for the national team – but Kaiserslautern are now a shadow of their former selves
It took some luck, good timing and a squad full of outstanding flair and fellowship for Denmark to record one of international football’s greatest triumphs
On a sunny Saturday in 2009, 55 RB Leipzig fans attended their first competitive game. It’s been a remarkable journey since then to the top
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…
The Christmas Truce match of 1914 between warring Allied and German soldiers on the Western Front is the stuff of legend. But did it really take place?
This feature is part of Virtuoso The sign of a good goalkeeper is they save the shots they’re supposed to save. The sign of a great goalkeeper, however, is when they save…