Otto Rehhagel, 59, grinning from ear to ear, scuttled across the Olympiastadion upon hearing the final whistle. When he passed FC Kaiserslautern players on the way, he gave them a slap on the back to congratulate them, but kept running. The flask in his hand was spilling almost all of its water across Bayern Munich’s […]
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Bayern Munich, Germany’s serial champions, got off their 2023/24 Bundesliga campaign to a fine start with a 4-0 win away at Werder Bremen on Saturday. However, the victory was far from straightforward, and had some interesting plots that deserve to be looked at deeper. Let’s get right to it. HARRY KANE HAS ARRIVED The last […]
In May 1977, Bob Paisley was in his third season in charge of Liverpool. He had already led the Reds to 4 trophies, including a ‘double’ of the First Division title and the UEFA Cup in the 1975/76 season. The 1976/77 season would see Paisley help Liverpool to another special achievement, this time a double […]
Franck Ribéry looked peeved. The clock showed 75 minutes at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Stadium in the Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund. Ribéry had opened his team’s scoring, lashing home, on first touch, a cross from the right by Philip Lahm in the 4th minute. He had also made an assist. Now the fourth official was […]