Everyone later talked about Martin Terrier and his goal to make it 1-0 for Bayer Leverkusen. Was it, as he himself translated from football French, a “scorpion”? A variation of René Higuita, who, when he was in a good mood, did his goalkeeping job by jumping forward and kicking the ball away from behind with … Read more
NClouds of mist descended onto the Munich football pitch like an impressive special effect. The floodlights highlighted the white clouds like in one of those Edgar Wallace films, in which, in addition to fog, there are also owl calls, doom calls and squeaky doors. And the scoreboard also seemed scary. 67 minutes had been played … Read more
Ten years for one goal The ice dancers have five German championship titles Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan collected, which is a nice omen for the Olympics, as they think: “Each title represents one of the five rings.” They have worked for ten years towards their big goal of taking part in the … Read more
With moist eyes, Mohamed Salah thanked the Liverpool fans before becoming the last player to leave the pitch. During his lap of honor after the Premier League home win against Brighton & Hove Albion, in which he played 64 minutes after an early substitution and contributed an assist, he applauded incessantly. He only paused once … Read more
Of course, the game between Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln is a real “derby,” said Bayer coach Kasper Hjulmand on Friday. The Dane, who arrived here, probably didn’t know that he had strayed into a political field with this well-meaning decision. FC’s orthodox supporters have reserved the term derby for the encounters with Borussia … Read more
Football superstar Lionel Messi canceled a stadium tour in India after a short time due to chaotic conditions and riots by angry fans. In Kolkata, the 38-year-old walked through the Salt Lake Stadium as part of his “GOAT Tour”. Thousands of fans had bought tickets to see the Argentine, but they were angry with the … Read more
E15 days before Christmas things are getting really cozy in the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. There are only five points between ninth and seventeenth. Only bottom club Mainz 05 is beaten – and will face FC Bayern on Sunday. The results and the table can be found here. What are the lessons from … Read more
Germany’s alpine skiing hope Emma Aicher impressively stole the show from the two speed queens Lindsey Vonn (USA) and Sofia Goggia (Italy) at the second World Cup downhill in St. Moritz. With an almost flawless run, the 22-year-old all-rounder pushed past the two top favorites into first place and celebrated the third victory of her … Read more
In earlier times, things were almost symbiotic at VfL Wolfsburg. From 1998 to 2003 the coach was Wolfgang Wolf match made in heavenas the young people would say. The factory club didn’t make any peaks in these years, but everyone knew what to expect from Wolfgang Wolf’s Wolfsburg team: work and passion – as luck … Read more
Dhe German handball players didn’t go to Rotterdam to see the famous Erasmus Bridge or take one of those harbor tours where they serve the famous bacon pancakes. “We didn’t come here as tourists,” said national coach Markus Gaugisch before the semi-finals of the World Cup in the Dutch port city. In any case, tourists … Read more