Articles tagged with "michael-ballack"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Oct 22nd, 2009
All of days ago we were treated to a trailer of Fahrenheit 2010, the documentary which takes a look at the devious desires behind FIFA's ...
Posted on: Germany World Cup Blog Blog by Jan | Apr 2nd, 2009
1. Following the 2-0 defeat, Wales coach John Toshack admitted "We couldn’t really get too many positives; only that the scoreline could have been ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Apr 2nd, 2009
And no, this time it has nothing to do with a mascot. At least that we know of, anyway.
Craig Bellamy was left out of the ...
Posted on: Germany World Cup Blog Blog by Jan | Mar 29th, 2009
1. This was the best ever result for Liechtenstein against Germany. It was achieved by a Liechtenstein team missing five starting XI regulars, who were ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Oct 23rd, 2008
Italy were champions, but the talk of town heading out was the home team done good, with the promise to do better. A German outfit ...
Posted on: Wales World Cup Team Blog by j | Oct 14th, 2008
Ahead of Wales match against Germany in Mönchengladbach, John Toshack will be employing a tight defensive strategy akin to their recent match against Russia. Against ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 8th, 2008
By now most clubs have started their pre-season preparations, most Spaniards have recovered from their Euro party hangover and I had time to sit back ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 7th, 2008
BILD: You have won eight titles and came second ten times in the last ten years - how much of a bitter pill to swallow ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 2nd, 2008
Following the Euro final defeat against Spain, around 100.000 fans at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin tried their best to cheer up the national team. ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 1st, 2008
When Jürgen Klinsmann stepped down after the World Cup 2006, Jogi Löw did a great job gradually refining and improving the team he had put ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 1st, 2008
The eleven giant statues of Euro 2008 players are broken down and removed from Zurich train station. Once they'd sawn off Michael Ballack's head, Euro ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 30th, 2008
You can bet on Spain again.
Tis a wonderful thing to have a country oozing skill and technique capable of being considered a worthy contender without ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008
Looking back, Euro 2008 has been a bit special. Remember Cracking football, quality goals, big drama and a lot of good performances. But there hasn't ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 29th, 2008
Players of the Tournament: There are four of them:
Carles Puyol
Carlos Marchena
Sergio Ramos
Joan Capdevila
Knockout stages: 0 goals conceded
Iker gets some credit as well, but the most ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 29th, 2008
1. Congratulations Spain! A well deserved victory and about time really.
2. Congratulations Jens Lehmann. I made a lot of jokes and cynical remarks about you ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008
Photo credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
It's really happened. Spain are Euro 2008 champions with a well earned 1-0 win over Germany.
Review of the game and ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 29th, 2008
With a bit more than two hours to go it's time to calm your nerves and distract you for a moment. While the German national ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 29th, 2008
The tabloids usually have their eyes and ears everywhere and when they don't they pretend and invent. Yet, BILD currently scream on their front page ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008
Is this Spain's time? If the world was fair, then it would be. All that talent and just one trophy (the 1964 European Championship) and ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 28th, 2008
If Spain doesn't win this one, they'll never win one. Michael Ballack is fresh off a calf injury and now in doubt for the final; ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 28th, 2008
OK, just to give you a quick news update, as it's already spreading through the comments:
Germany captain Michael Ballack is doubtful for Sunday's Euro 2008 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 28th, 2008
We've spent a fair bit of time ogling the womenfolk of Euro 2008. It's all part of what makes tournament football so very very ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Ian Rose | Jun 27th, 2008
Each round of the group stage, we presented a lineup of the players we felt had the best performances. But that was the group ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 27th, 2008
You've got to feel for David Villa. The Spain striker injured a muscle in his right leg during last night's 3-0 semi-final win over Russia, ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 26th, 2008
Here is Michael Ballack addressing the public prior to the match against Turkey. What does he have to say?
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 26th, 2008
1. Turkey had a great game and dominated the first half, while Germany at least could get a grip on the game in the second ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 25th, 2008
Following their quarter final victory over Portugal, the German national team had plenty of time on their hands, with almost a full week to prepare ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 22nd, 2008
Below are the list of top goal scorers at Euro 2008.
David Villa takes the Golden Boot with four goals.
David Villa (Spain) 4 goals
Lukas Podolski (Germany) ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
1. This was a game after which you could roll out the clichés about how you should never write off the Germans. The turnaround still ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 20th, 2008
A good many wingers would be perfectly happy leaving Euro 2008 with a goal and an assist. But we expected a bit more of Cristiano ...
