weitere brandaktuelle Artikel zum Thema Bundesliga, Hoffenheim, etc.

Frankreich

"Cruel pour Hoffenheim", L`Equipe, 5.12.08
(sehr guter Spielbericht zu Bayern gegen Hoffenheim)

L`EQUIPE

Großbritannien

"Regional league to Champions League?", Financial Times, 5.12.08

What Berger said next would have earned him a patronising smile a year ago. But now the young fan with the blue-and-white scarf seemed nothing but lucid about what used to be a little-known club from a little-known village of 3,500 inhabitants: "They have got the stuff for the Uefa Cup or Champions League.

Financial Times

"Death threats for Dietmar Hopp, the boss who turned a team of giant killers into giants", The Times, 6.12.08

The Times

Indien

"Delight for Bayern as Toni sinks Hoffenheim", Thaindian News, 6.12.08

There appeared to be little danger for Hoffenheim but defender Andreas Ibertsberger went in for sliding tackle only to direct the the ball straight into the path of Toni who had little problem in finding the net.

Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick said it was a "brutal end to the match for his side.


Thaindian.com

Nigeria

"Give me more time", The Sun News, 5.12.08

(Interview mit dem nigerianischen Hoffnungsträger Chrisantus Macaulay, der beim HSV unter Vertrag steht)


"At the moment, the problem is the time to play. All I need is a little time to play, because my coach says I am still young and good, but there are more guys ahead of me.
"My coach has been a good piece of encouragement for me. He keeps advising me and says I must work hard to displace those who are ahead of me," the highly-promising striker said.
Macaulay also spoke about other Nigerian players in the Bundesliga, particularly TSG Hoffenheim revelation, Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (Edu), who missed his second straight match running because of an injury copped two weeks ago. "Ogbuke is at the top level of his game. He is a great player and someone I respect so much. I saw what he did against Hamburg at Hoffenheim when they won 3–0 and he scored two goals. He is a great player," he said with awe in his voice.

The Sun News

"I am dying to play in the World Cup ", The Punch, 3.12.08
(Interview mit Chelsea`s Obi Mikel)

Your friend and colleague Chinedu Obasi is doing well in Germany, are you in touch with him?

We are very close and we talk often to share our experiences. He is on top of his game now and those of us who know him cannot be surprised. Chinedu is good and he is going to get better with time. He is so skillful and very fast on the ball.

The Punch

Österreich

"Bayern biegt Hoffenheim in der Schlussminute", Der Standard, 5.12.08

Deutschlands Fußball-Meister Bayern München hat Sensationsaufsteiger 1899 Hoffenheim am Freitagabend in der deutschen Bundesliga in die Schranken gewiesen. Die Münchner feierten in der mit 69.000 Zuschauern ausverkauften Allianz-Arena dank eines Last-Minute-Tores des italienischen Teamstürmers Luca Toni (92./achter Saisontreffer) in einem hochklassigen Spiel einen schmeichelhaften 2:1-Erfolg.

Der Standard

Polen

Rzeczpospolita, 6.12.08

(sehr frei übersetzt...Muttersprachler mögen mir verzeihen)

Ein Tabellenführer aus einem Dorf, junge Stars, volle Stadien, offensiver Fußball, eine Menge Tore - so sieht die deutsche Liga im Augenblick aus. Man hat dort keine Angst vor der Finanzkrise. Sie rechnen damit, dass die Bundesliga noch stärker daraus hervorgehen wird.

Während Frankreich, Italien, Spanien und England vor der Krise zittern, kann man in der Bundesliga ruhig schlafen, da ihr Erfolg auf einem starken Fundament beruht: (...) der Anzahl und Treue ihrer Fans.

Rzeczpospolita


Russland

"Die letzten Spiele vor der Winterpause", NTW Plus, 5.12.08
(Vorbericht auf die Bundesligaspiele am Wochenende)

NTW Plus

"Bayern schaffte in den letzten Sekunden gegen Hoffenheim den Sieg", Sowjetskij Sport, 6.12.08

Sowjetskij Sport

Schweiz

"Ibisevic: Der Bomber aus Baden", Blick, 5.12.08

Nach einer schweren Kindheit flüchtete Ibisevic 2000 aus dem bosnischen Bürgerkrieg in die Schweiz. (...)

Ein halbes Jahr spielte er für Baden, traf in zehn Spielen nur einmal. Sein Sturmpartner damals: Vinko Peic, der mittlerweile in der zweiten Mannschaft des Erstligisten kickt.

Peic weiss noch: «Ich habe in acht Spielen zwölf Kisten gemacht, die meisten hat Vedad aufgelegt. Aber es war nicht absehbar, dass er so eine Karriere hinlegt. Er war keiner der Besseren.»

Blick


USA

"On Soccer/John Haydon: Germany's fairy-tale ride", Washington Times 6.12.08

The club's top forward is Vedad Ibisevic, whose parents moved to St. Louis from their native Bosnia in 2001. Ibisevic, 24, had a stunning high school career and played a season for St. Louis University in 2003, when he was named NCAA freshman of the year before heading to Europe. He's the leading scorer in Germany with 18 goals -- including one against Bayern.

"I'm very proud of my son," said Ibisevic's father, Saban. "My son was always on the soccer field since he was a small child. Ever since he did well, we have been following his career closely and watching all his games and reading the articles in the paper."

Washington Times

"Bayern Munich vs. TSG Hoffenheim: Your Running Commentary", SBI, 5.12.08
(SBI - "soccer by Ives" ist der bekannteste amerikanische Fußballblog)

Kommentare im SBI blog:

Watching this game makes me jealous of Europeans. They get to play in physical battles like that all the time. An MLS referee would have given 3-4 reds in that game.

Does anybody know of a story chronicling Hoffenheim's rise? Check out their recent history, it's freakin' incredible

SBI