All About The Beautiful Game
This season has been rough for RB Leipzig, both on and off the pitch. Full-time. Stuttgart fans, staff, and players alike go nuts, with their 3-1 win over RB Leipzig clinching their spot in the DFB Pokal Final — their first appearance since 2013. In a few weeks, they will play 3. Liga side Arminia Bielefeld … Read more
On Friday, the Bundesliga season will kick off after a busy off-season. Bayern Munich spent big after a disappointing season (by their standards), while Dortmund and Leipzig reinvested money raked in from transfer fees. Union Berlin and Leverkusen added key depth to compete for Europe again, while, on the other side of the table, Stuttgart … Read more
The Championship season is officially over following Nottingham Forest’s victory over Huddersfield Town. Nottingham are back in the Premier League for the first time since 1999, and will join Bournemouth and Fulham in promotion. The fact is, the Premier League is a very difficult league to stay in. Two of the three clubs relegated this … Read more
I have previously written an article about the five best available free agents (here). That list contains the likes of Chelsea forward Willian and Manchester City forward David Silva, but for many teams, especially those fighting for promotion or those, like Leeds United, who have just earned promotion, younger players are key. In this article, … Read more
The Bundesliga playoff ended on Monday, with Werder Bremen drawing 2-2 with FC Heidenheim. This, combined with a first leg in Bremen that finished 0-0 means that Werder Bremen will continue to play in the Bundesliga, and Heidenheim will have to stay in the Bundesliga 2, the second tier of German soccer. Those two away … Read more
After a long season, the top two tiers of German football have wrapped up. I reviewed the Bundesliga season in an earlier post, which can be found here, and now all that remains is a two legged playoff tie on July 2 and July 6. There was some final day drama, which includes former Bundesliga … Read more