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Red Star – US Creteil: Instead of a Match Report
With Red Star starting their season against US Creteil Lusitanos today, there should have been a match report here. Instead something else has to fill this space. This is for one reason alone: Red Star have betrayed their supporters in the most cruel way possible and have moved to a different stadium. That in itself…
Expectation, Anticipation
It is late June/early July and most clubs have started their season preparation. Read more →
The End of an Era
How to celebrate promotion and leave the fans out of it is what Red Star’s directors thought best at Stade Bauer. Lifeless Football is a funny game. There are days/matches when the better team ends up losing and consequently may blow all chances for success. There are occasions when there simply has to be joy,…
Support An Old International
Writing is fun and it should remain that way. For almost five years I have now explored football, culture and history and there is more to come for sure. I do not intend to pack it in. I have started this blog with the intention of keeping my English as fluent as possible since I…
Steven Gerrard will leave Liverpool as a Legend
Liverpool are one of the most successful clubs in English football, not least in European football. To date the club have won 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cup and as many UEFA Super Cups. Though out of European competition for this year, the end of season will be emotional for The Reds. Until very recently…
Alsatians or Choucroute? Colmar testing Red Star
The German Shepherd Dog is also named Alsatian in some regions. The breed is known for its reliability but also its aggressiveness. Choucroute meanwhile is a regional dish in the Alsace region, also known in English as white cabbage or Sauerkraut. The visitors tonight Colmar from that very region, without a win in their last…
Red Star FC 93 – Paris FC
The Paris derby. Or what counts as a derby in the City of Light. Moreover, it was the top game of the division this weekend as the visitors from the South of Paris came as leaders of the National, France’s third division and the hosts who are two places behind them. Suspicious baggage A journey…
Christmas Killjoy
Christmas is meant to be a time of joy and warmth. The lights spend a warm glow which is reflected with anticipation in children’s eyes. Christmas markets invite to enjoy a mulled wine or indulge in Christmas sweets. The lottery booths are a death trap for parents’ purses and a well for joy for the…
The Year 2014 in the Rearviewmirror
This has been a turbulent year for FC Magdeburg. It was also a very important one. Firstly, history played an big role as the Club remembered the 40th anniversary of their biggest triumph: winning the Cup Winners Cup vs. AC Milan in Rotterdam in 1974. In the previous decades, this trophy proved to be a…