Großbritannien


Die Honigstein-Kolumne beschäftigt sich in dieser Woche mit den gescheiterten Vertragsverhandlungen zwischen dem DFB und Jogi Löw:

Jogi Löw's tenure as Germany manager will end after the "last 16" round of matches at the World Cup. That's not a prediction, that's official. His contract expires on 30 June 2010 and is unlikely to be extended, either before or after.

Guardian

Vor knapp 2 Wochen hat der Chief Football Commentator der Times, Patrick Barclay, auf spox seine Meinung zur Bundesliga kundgetan. In der Times wiederholt er seine Ansichten und benutzt dabei Daten aus dem vor kurzem von der DFL veröffentlichten Wirtschaftsbericht der Bundesliga:

The only hope of an end to this abuse of capitalism resides in Uefa`s efforts to devise a system under which book-balancing is a prerequisite for participation in European competition. I will believe this when I see it. (...). It would be far simpler if every club joined the Bundesliga.

( Hier debattieren Times-Leser über die Vor- und Nachteile des "Bundesliga-Modells" )

Times Online


Iran


Bochums Vahid Hashemian zeigt sich besorgt über die Zukunft des iranischen Fußballs:

Iran`s football suffers from mismanagement

Tehran Times


Kanada


Honigstein: I wouldn't go as far as the Daily Telegraph, who on Thursday claimed that Hargreaves' absence would trouble the England coach more than the Terry scandal, but there's no doubt that Capello will regret the player's unavailability.

CBC


Schweiz


Das Los der Super League - Wer in der Schweiz ein paar Tore schiesst, verlässt die Fussballliga

Neue Züricher Zeitung


USA


Uli Hesse beschäftigt sich intensiv mit dem Thema "Nachspielzeit":

Still, the fact remains that Bundesliga arbiters only rarely add more than two or three minutes to a match and I strongly suspect ours may be the only league in Europe where you can actually, at least from time to time, see games that end exactly on 90 minutes.

ESPN

Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft im WM-Profil:

Overall, Germany might not seem to have the top-tier talent of other European nations, but it did reach the finals at the 2008 European Championship and '02 World Cup, as well as the semifinals of the '06 World Cup. (...). It's no stretch to suggest that it will be a force once more in South Africa.

Auch Dirk Nowitzki gibt eine Einschätzung zu den WM-Chancen ab:

You can't plan on winning the World Cup, it sort of happens. There's some great competition. But we should be OK. We're always a tournament team. We'll take another run at it and see how far we can go.

Sports Illustrated

Sarah Brandner trägt das Trikot ihres Freundes Bastian Schweinsteiger als Bodypainting

Sports Illustrated

Bundesliga boss at the Super Bowl - DFL-Geschäftsführer Christian Seifert war zu Gast beim Super Bowl und hat Steven Goff, dem "Soccer Insider" der Washington Post, ein Interview geben:

The Bundesliga "is a great product, but we are always learning how to be better. We cannot be like the NFL; our football and American football are very different. But tor me, the Super Bowl made a big impression."

Washington Post

Auch Christian Pfennig, Pressesprecher der DFL, war beim Super Bowl und hat dabei der New York Times ein Interview gegeben:

The German Bundesliga wants the world to know that even in these trying economic times, it is solvent and competitive - a soccer island in Central Europe that exudes diligence, steady growth and smart management.

New York Times Blog

ESPN stellt elf potentielle WM-Stars vor (u.a. Nilmar, Hamsik, Gourcouff und Özil):

Ozil, a skilful midfield playmaker who has a history of unfortunate haircuts, turned 21 in October and made his Germany debut only a year ago, but he is already established as a genuine talent for both his club, Werder Bremen, and his country.

ESPN

Ruud van Nistelrooy spricht über Hamburg, Madrid und die Premier League:

Hamburg have given me the opportunity to make a fresh start, to really get my comeback underway, and I can't waste a single minute. Hamburg are just what I need at this moment

ESPN

Ein Rückblick auf Eljero Elias spektakuläre Entwicklung im letzten Jahr:

Most people don`t realize how big HSV Hamburg is. They treat me here like I`m a star. I have double marking all the time and that forces me to become better, stronger and smarter… I`ve learned to move more.

World Cup blog