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Marco Conradie
Fußball, Football or Soccer, call it what you want, I love it. A thinker of thoughts and writer of words, I dabble in the obscure recesses of German football history at times simply out of pure fascination. The Bundesliga is my passion, and there is nothing better than the beautiful game.
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1. FC Magdeburg, currently residing in the third division of German football, is one of the most significant clubs historically of East-German football. Before reunification, teams from the ...
Borussia Mönchengladbach's season looked doomed five games into the Bundesliga season, as Lucien Favre stepped down from his position as manager after five consecutive ...
Borussia Dortmund traveled to Köln on the back of some great recent form, but the Billy Goats ended their 500 minute goalless streak to come from behind and beat Die Schwarz...
Hertha BSC have been the surprise of the Bundesliga season, finding themselves in the top four ahead of the likes of Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg. Their turnaround in fortunes...
The inconsistent Bayer Leverkusen hosted an impressive Borussia Mönchengladbach side in a clash which everyone expected to be massively entertaining. However, nobody could h...
After a very promising 2014-15 campaign, Bayer Leverkusen were expected to kick on this season and compete with the likes of Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg for the crown of being the &#...
In a game between two inconsistent sides, Schalke came out on top by three goals to one over Hannover 96 in an entertaining game at the Veltins-Arena. A superb choreography ...
In 2007, VfB Stuttgart were Bundesliga champions. Today they look to be heading towards relegation having already taken the bold step of firing m...
Werder Bremen had their misery compounded after a horrid 6-0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg last weekend by who else than their Northern rivals, Hamburger SV, who go home with a well...
Mario Götze has had a tough time in his career so far at Bayern Munich after his well-publicized move from Borussia Dortmund in 2013. At times last season it se...
Gerd Müller is one of the main reasons why Bayern Munich are the footballing power they are now, and why Germany has such a illustrious history in the game. Tha...
Over the past couple of months, business media has been dominated by one subject - Automotive giant Volkswagen's involvement in what has become known as 'Dieselgat...
The 50+1 rule has long been one of the building blocks of German footballing triumph, with the Bundesliga having gained a reputation for financial discipline and elite youth-development in r...
After having been perennial title challengers over the past three seasons, Borussia Dortmund find themselves in the horrible and unexpected position of ending the Hinrunde i...
The man labeled as 'Fußballgott' by the adoring Bayern Munich fans has truly cemented his status as an all-time great, at the heart of the Bavarians&#...
Kickers Offenbach, currently residing in the Regionalliga Südwest, have a fascinating history that has as many highs as there are lows. At the he...
The Bundesliga is one of the pre-eminent leagues in world football, boasting European heavyweights like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, complimented by traditional club...
Michael Ballack once WAS German football. Just as he carried his numerous club sides, he carried Die Nationalmannschaft single-handedly at times and gained inte...
The two dominating forces in German football, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, have had some titanic clashes throughout the years that enthra...
After the reunification of Germany, clubs from the former West-Germany have excelled and grown from strength to strength, while the former socialist governed East-German clu...
With his recent birthday, one feels that it is time to praise and chronicle the career of a modern Bundesliga legend, who does not always seem to get the recognition he deserves. Claudio Piz...
After his departure as manager of 1.FSV Mainz 05, many have been intrigued with the current situation Thomas Tuchel finds himself in. The highly rated manager took the '...
The time when European football was commonplace and stars roamed the Weserstadion pitch is but a distant memory, as 'Die Grün-Weißen' look to get back on their fee...
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and this old saying has never been as apt as when used to describe Schalke. Another poor start to the season, another in...
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