Plain Chill: 1. FSV Mainz 05 – SC Freiburg
Match report for Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg on a chilly and windy Saturday afternoon in Mainz. Read more →
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Book Review: Frozen in Time
The Wonderful Randomness of the European Cup Winners’ Cup. We live in an age where our past may soon be forgotten due to shortening attention spans and a plethora of platforms demanding immediate responses. It is therefore even more important that the history of one of football’s great tournaments has been written. And surely many…
13 Months in the Life of
Just before the end of the year comes another shock and review of the fate of FC Magdeburg. The year ends with a bombshell. < h3>Rollercoaster It has been a hell of a ride ever since those jolly days in April 2018 when Magdeburg gained promotion from league three to Bundesliga 2. What followed was…
Taking Notes and making Sketches
Taking notes is an important tool for writers of all genres. Recently, one of my notebooks have reached its final page and it is an occasion to show some images of it. Notebook Over the years of writing some texts have seen the light of day. Some were written spontaneously, others took a while to…
Stamp(s) of Authority
Football was the most popular sport in East Germany, something which did not show in the country’s immense output of postal stamps. There are only two stamps showing football. Read more →
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Oilver Bierhoff is never too far away from controversy. This time he aims at the German third division with some ridiculous ideas. Read more →
Rudderless
An initial stock taking after 11 games in Liga 3 in Germany where Magdeburg appear to look for their momentum. Read more →
Football, Democracy and all that: How to run football
Football is the game of the masses and it should be available for everybody for a reasonable fee either to play, to watch: in the stands or at home/in a pub. Period. This point needs no discussion. There is discussion necessary however, about the way football is being run by its owners. Football in England…
Jatta for Germany?
For a month the football press and the fans were witnessing a debate that has many observers left shaking their heads. It went way beyond football and could have far reaching consequences not just for football but society as a whole. What has happened? The Allegation In 2015 a young man called Bakery Jatta came…
The Dunkirk Spirit
Match Report if Red Star against Dunkirk which saw the visitors winning quite confidentially. Read more →