Between his 121 Bundesliga cards, national team exile and high-profile affairs, Stefan Effenberg’s career was as controversial as it was brilliant
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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
Welcome to issue three of the club series by These Football Times. This is 130 pages of original photos, art and words dedicated to Borussia Dortmund
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…
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…
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…
Cuban football is a minor mystery to the outside world. The league is amateur, in the literal sense, and the national team only contests one or two competitive ties each World Cup…
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…