0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 2/2/2017
It seems that any young player, showing even a hint of promise, will eventually be linked with a move to the Premier League. Christian Pulisic, the crown jewel of the new U.S. development program, was one of those players. After rumors of interest from Liverpool, Pulisic has signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund that […]
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 12/8/2016
The UEFA Champions League group stage has come to a close with 32 teams being narrowed down to 16. As usual it was an action filled group stage, complete with goals, comebacks, and upsets. Let’s look back at some of the highlights. Who advanced? Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City, and […]
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 11/29/2016
Like most Americans, I didn’t grow up with soccer but rather it was something I discovered later on in life. Sure I played it as a kid but I didn’t really enjoy watching it. Then one day when I was 13 years old I heard that the goalkeeper of my local MLS team, Tim Howard […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 11/18/2016
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are separated by six points in the Bundesliga table. Saturday afternoon they meet in the biggest match on the German calendar. The six-point gap can expand to nine points or narrow to three, but it’s the knock on effect that will effect the rest of the table that has this […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 7/21/2016
Bayern Munich’s signing of Mario Götze in 2013 was seen as a major coup for the Bavarian’s and for Götze is was a chance to firmly plant himself as one of Germany’s brightest stars. Unfortunately for him, it hasn’t worked out the way he might have imagined. He’s now on is way back to the Signal […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 5/21/2016
Pep Guardiola couldn’t hold back the tears after Douglas Costa scored the decisive penalty to win Bayern Munich their 11th domestic double in club history. Guardiola will now ride off to Manchester with an impressive five trophies in his three seasons in charge in Munich. Captain Philipp Lahm opted to let Guardiola lift the Cup, […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 5/19/2016
Christian Pulisic has had a 2016 that is pretty far removed from your average 17-year-old American’s typical year. The young Borussia Dortmund midfielder made his first team debut for the black and yellow and was given his first senior cap for the USMNT. To top it all off he became the youngest player in Bundesliga […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 4/17/2016
It seemed like a long time coming but the 17-year-old from Hershey, Pennsylvania has done it. USMNT player Christian Pulisic scores his first Bundesliga goal for 2nd place Borussia Dortmund. “A star is born!”
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 4/11/2016
It was never going to be easy to catch Bayern Munich, but Borussia Dortmund has made quite an effort in the second half of the season. They are on pace to set a club record in points, but Sunday’s draw with bitter rival Schalke 04 drops them seven points back of the league leaders. With […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 4/8/2016
Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 don’t usually need much of an excuse to get fired up for Germany’s biggest derby. However, with the season winding down and both teams in the hunt for crucial points, this weekend’s Revierderby takes on a tremendous amount of significance for both teams. The season’s earlier meeting, a 3-2 victory for […]
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 4/2/2016
While you were probably watching Liverpool vs. Tottenham on NBC, the best game of the day was taking place on another over-the-air TV network. It was over on Fox where Bundesliga sides Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen were playing out a wild game that featured five second half goals and three lead changes. But you […]
0 comments by Randy Capps on 3/16/2016
Normally, a 34-year-old striker coming to the end of his contract would not generate much attention. But Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not a normal player. The Swedish international announced his plans to leave Paris St. Germain at season’s end, joking that he’d stay if the club replaced the Eiffel Tower with a statue of him. Assuming […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 3/15/2016
As the European league season winds down to the final few weeks of the season, things are heating up. While most of the attention in the United States is on the English Premier League and the race between unlikely title contenders in Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur, there are plenty of leagues with amazing races […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 3/13/2016
Borussia Dortmund played Mainz today in Bundesliga action at Signal Iduna Park. And while Dortmund won 2-0, no one was that interested in the final score compared to what happened in the stands during the game. Two Dortmund fans suffered heart attacks at the stadium during the game and one had died. The other, at […]
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 3/7/2016
Pep Guardiola took the 21-year-old Joshua Kimmich aside after Bayern Munich’s thrilling goalless draw against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. What looked like a very harsh dressing down, was actually Guardiola taking the time to praise the young defender and help improve his game. Guardiola later said of Kimmich, “I love this boy, he has absolutely everything.” […]
