The first non-German top scorer

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Jörn Andersen made 243 Bundesliga appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Dresden.
The Norwegian scored 67 goals in his ten years in the German top flight, but he'll mostly be remembered for his stand-out season with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Top scorer in 1989/90
In the 1989/1990 season, Andersen supplied the firepower, as Frankfurt finished [...]

“20 points after the first half of the season would be good”

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Hannover 96 started the 2008/09 with much ambition, but after 14 weeks they are still lacking consistency and effectiveness. Above all the injures are getting to the Lower-Saxons.
Also, Mario Eggimann wasn't allowed to play for three games due to a muscle tear. The Swiss came to Hannover in summer in order to give the defense [...]

Strong first half enough for Hanover

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Strikers Mike Hanke and Mikael Forssell both scored in Hannover 96's 3-2 home win over new bottom-of-the-table club Karlsruher SC.
96 stay in 13th place thanks to win, KSC are now winless in nine matches and bottom of the table for the first time since winning promotion in 2007.
Hanke brace
Hanke opened the scoring for [...]

Milan - Beckham made first move

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Beckham: Made the first move
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani claims David Beckham made the first moves regarding a loan deal with the Italian club.
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Beckham is considering a short-term loan switch to the San Siro to maintain his fitness during the MLS off-season.
Beckham has confirmed he is discussing terms with [...]

First away win for “Royal Blues”

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A solid all-round performance earned Schalke their first win in five competitive outings, with Marcelo Bordon (15.), Kevin Kuranyi (19.) and Jefferson Farfan (68.) securing them a 3-0 victory away to KSC.
For the home team, this was the fourth defeat in a row, with their misery compounded by the 56th-minute sending off [...]

Ramsey On Verge Of First Team

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Aaron Ramsey, a £5million summer signing from Welsh side Cardiff, put in an eye-catching performance in his nation’s U21 European Championship play-off with England. Despite being on the losing side, Ramsey scored the goal of the round and provided an assist later.
Club manager Arsene Wenger believes that the 17-year old prodigy is benefiting from the [...]

First home win for Dortmund

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Borussia Dortmund spoiled Stuttgart's hopes of moving to the top of the table with a resounding home victory.
BVB ran out 3-0 (2-0) winners thanks to goals from Tamas Hajnal (10.), Felipe Santana (19.) and Alexander Frei (73.). It was their first win of the season on home turf, and Stuttgart's first defeat on the [...]

Germany out for first win

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

The German national team want to start their qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup with a goal fest against Liechtenstein today (20:45).
“A good start is extremely important for us. We want to win and we will win, even if Liechtenstein are of a different class than San Marino in our EURO 2008 qualifying campaign”. [...]

First win for Bochum

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

VfL Bochum have used the international break for a test match against Dutch top-flight club De Graafschap Doetinchem.
Marcel Koller's side were without seven internationals currently on international duty, but they still managed to pull off their first win in 2008/09.
Freier opener
Paul Freier opened the scoring with just three minutes gone.
Geert den [...]

First win for Bayern

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Jürgen Klinsmann's FC Bayern have won their first Bundesliga game in 2008/09, defeating Hertha BSC 4-1.
Luca Toni opened the scoring from Bastian Schweinsteiger's pass after just twelve minutes.
Lahm stunner
Miroslav Klose, Toni and Martin Demichelis all had chances to double Bayern's lead inside the first half.
The crowd were on their feet again [...]