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August 31st, 2008

Eintracht Frankfurt match review

By: j | Comments 1 Comment

Hopes for three points at Volkswagen Arena were dashed with six minutes left in time as Faton Toski scored for the visiting Eintracht Frankfurt to bring the match a 2-2 draw.
Die adler took the lead twenty-two minutes into the match as Greek international, Ioannis Amanatidis, pounced on a errant Josué and sent the ball into [...]



August 29th, 2008

week 3 Eintracht Frankfurt match preview

By: j | Comments 1 Comment

The third week of the Bundesliga season has Eintracht Frankfurt visiting the Volkswagen Arena. It has been a tough early start of the campaign for Friedhelm Funkel’s club with only draw from two matches and they will be looking to get the season going. Felix Magath is aware his clubs weakness to-date has been getting [...]

August 29th, 2008

the samba beat of Wolfsburg adds Caiuby

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The samba-beat of Die Wölfe improved today with the signing of twenty year-old Brazilian striker Caiuby (Francisco da Silva) to a contract that will see him with the club through 2013.
Felix Magath notes his pace, two-footed ability and aerial ability.
The young Brazilian commented:
“There are a dream for me to be now in Germany and play [...]

August 29th, 2008

Wolfsburg to play Rapid Bucureşti in next stage of UEFA Cup

By: j | Comments No Comments

The UEFA Cup draw was held this morning with eighty teams still in the competition. Winners of the next round, held on September 18 and October 2, will advance to the group stage round.
Wolfsburg will play Rapid Bucureşti of the Romanian Liga I
I will be providing a review of Rapid Bucureşti prior to the match.

August 24th, 2008

Vfl Bochum match review

By: j | Comments 2 Comments

After free-falling to a two goal deficit Felix Magath must have thought he was replaying last year’s disaster when die Wölfe gave up four unanswered goal in route to a 5-3 drubbing. However this year is quite different already as in the face of adversity, Wolfsburg scratched and clawed its way back to a 2-2 [...]



August 24th, 2008

week 2 match preview VfL Bochum

By: j | Comments No Comments

In continuation of part one of our preview, Wolfsburg will be looking to reverse last years 5-3 blood-letting at the hands of Marcel Koller’s VfL Bochum at the Ruhrstadion.
Felix Magath has been very vocal this week, that while pleased with the final outcome of the opening match of the campaign, the “samba beat” in the [...]

August 21st, 2008

week 2 opponent review VfL Bochum

By: j | Comments No Comments

Week two of the season sees Wolfsburg travel to face Marcel Koller’s VfL Bochum at the Ruhrstadion.
Since taking over Bochum, Marcel Koller has stabilized the club and seen them gradually work up to being a quality mid-table club capable of performing with the best of squads. The club has made some instrumental acquisitions in [...]

August 17th, 2008

FC Köln match review

By: j | Comments No Comments

Felix Magath led Die wölfe to a solid start of the Bundesliga campaign with a 2-1 victory over FC Köln.
As expected, the newly promoted Cologne club, led by manager Christoph Daum, was quite a handful and in-fact nearly scored in the opening minutes of the match when Sergiu Radu provided a perfect cross to Milivoje [...]

August 16th, 2008

DFB strikes down hard against Grafite

By: j | Comments 2 Comments

The DFB made a clear statement on violence in the sport as it has handed down a surprising two match ban to Grafite for the red-card infraction in the recent friendly against Palermo friendly. In addition to this ban he has been handed a five-match ban in friendlies. In issuing to penalty, Hans E. Lorenz, [...]

August 15th, 2008

FC Köln match preview

By: j | Comments 4 Comments

The new kids (die geißböcke) in the Bundesliga visit Volkswagen Arena for the opening match of the campaign.
After brilliantly leading Wolfsburg to the UEFA Cup, Felix Magath spent wisely in the off-season and amongst the fanfare around the Football world, I doubt there is a more telling statement of any club as it brought [...]






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