Criticizing the upcoming World Cup host nation for its human rights record while at the same time excluding the press from covering an event discussing the very topic? The DFB have shot themselves in the foot quite remarkably. Read more →
Hell’s around the corner
Football is a simple game, it has often been said: 22 men try to kick the ball around and score more often than the other team. Based on this simplicity claim, Magdeburg cannot be but described as being awful at it in this division. As it stands, it looks worse than the last time, they have played at this level. Read more →
Seeing is Believing: 1. FC Magdeburg vs Hanover 96
FC Magdeburg hosted Hanover 96 on a Friday night and were cruelly punished for individual errors. The Club did put on a strong performance – in terms of statistics. Read more →
Football near the border: Neugersdorf – An der Fahner Höhe
An early season match in the Zittauer Gebirge between Neugersdorf and the FC An der Fahner Höhe saw no winner. Anxiety ruled for most of the match who had troubles finding their best XI due to injury problems. Read more →
UEFA stands up!
The European Union of Football Associations, UEFA, are not known for their innovative and revolutionary character, rather they have – voluntarily or not – established a reputation of being corrupt and ignorant to issues that concern the very people at the core of the game: the players and the fans. Yet, their latest plan is nothing short of revolutionary, indeed. Read more →
Uwe Seeler
Uwe Seeler whom most Germans have simply called ‘Uns Uwe’ has passed away. This nickname is due to him never having played abroad but always stayed in Germany: for 19 years he was worn no other shirts than those of HSV and the German national team. Read more →
Like flies to dog shit
Some aspects of sexism seem to be attached to women’s football just as flies will hover over a pile of dog shit. This image is but one of many examples.
A screenshot from a screenshot from a tweet. The headline reads as translated:
Will this hot bum shoot us to Euro glory?
It refers to the backside of the Germany international Lea Schüller. To be fair the accompanying article does not solely focus on Schüller’s physical attributes but also mentions that she intends to start what she calls ‘a normal career’ once her playing days are over.
ich kann nicht mehr pic.twitter.com/xTll4aSXA8
— ₩€ŕĐ£Ř🇳🇱🇳🇴🏴 (@berwitzig) July 9, 2022
While this may be some interesting information when contrasted with men’s football, the headline is absolutely misleading and feeds into stereotypes that appear to be long lived and difficult to overcome. No one would bother to ponder whether the sexiness of Thomas Müller’s mouth will be key to Germany’s next World Cup triumph.
image credits
twitter image theflavv via flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Good writing does not come by chance, so consider a little tip:A Particular Aftertaste
A player declares his career over after a public exchange about the political allegiances of some of his business partners. This leaves a particular aftertaste and sounds somewhat shallow. Read more →
Bernd Bransch, 1944 – 2022
There are few players who are remembered by one photograph only. Bernd Bransch was one of them. His mos famour photo was a hand shake with Franz Beckenbauer ahead of the only all-German football in June 1974. Most importantly, it was Bransch whose goals got the GDR there. Read more →
Kylian Mbappé – hostage of money?
The news that Kilian Mbappé, one of the best players during the 2018 World Cup, has signed a new contract with his current employer, PSG, France’s financial and footballing powerhouse, has shaken the football world. How would that affect the French league? Would it change anything? Read more →