Boom! – How Jürgen Klopp revolutionised what we think of football

by Ganapathi Ramanathan - July 15, 2019

By Ganapathi Ramanathan My first taste of the German manager goes back to when I was in 11th grade. 7 years ago, in 2012, I was woefully ignorant of the existence of one certain Jürgen Klopp. I had recently started following football, and I had a friend - a rare Borussia

Werner on Liverpool’s radar – Should Klopp sign ‘Turbo Timo’?

by Kabir Ali - July 13, 2019July 13, 2019

By Kabir Ali Timo Werner lives life in the fast lane. His rise through the ranks into German footballing stardom has been as rapid as his runs towards goal on the pitch. In keeping with this theme, it's fitting that 'Turbo Timo' is ready to take the next big step of

Borussia Dortmund Season Report | 2018/19

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by EADF Feed - June 21, 2019

The 2018/19 Bundesliga season provided a title-race many in world football were yearning for since the days of Jurgen Klopp’s Dortmund being pit against Heynckes and Guardiola at Bayern. Borussia Dortmund, whose last league title came 7 years ago, have been a shadow of the “giant killer” side Klopp had so

Kai Havertz – Record breaking season for Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s German prodigy

by Bhargav Joglekar - May 28, 2019

To say that the year 2018 was abysmal for German football would be an understatement. Die Mannschaft, the perennial favorites to win the FIFA World Cup, were expected to put up a good defence of their 2014 title. However, things went south quick as Germany failed to qualify for the

Dan-Axel Zagadou: The marauding 19-year-old centre-back finding his feet at Dortmund

by Aman Sridhar - April 3, 2019

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Dan-Axel Zagadou is one of many young French defenders making waves across the big European leagues. France have had a notorious history of promoting young players to their first teams and cashing in on them when the big clubs come flashing

Young Lions – Jadon Sancho

by Srinivas Sadhanand - January 29, 2019January 29, 2019

History suggests that the notion of English footballers departing to greener pastures abroad in the pursuit of blossoming on the biggest stages is somewhat of an anomaly. While sizeable names such as Gary Lineker, Steve McManaman and David Beckham instantly spring to mind, it is important to note that each

Young Lions – Callum Hudson-Odoi

by Sagarneel Chakraborty - January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Plagued with claims of the national team underperforming at the highest level for decades despite the hype, England have recently been rejuvenated by winning competitions in the lower age groups over the last two years. And when discussing about England's latest set of football prodigies coming through, it'd be hard

Young Lions – Ademola Lookman

by Shakthi Vel - January 27, 2019

"Ademola Lookman is the present and future of Everton Football Club" - Marco Silva Not something you’d hear from a Premier League Manager talking about a 21-year old youngster, especially if he’s just made 4 starts for Everton at that

The Premier League’s brain drain

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by Jacob Thorburn - January 12, 2019March 7, 2019

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As interest in the Premier League’s brightest starlets intensifies from across the Channel, more British prodigies appear open to moving abroad. Managers, players and fans alike are all asking the same question. Why? Why would they go? As any 18 year old will attest to, it’s hard to know which step to

Lucien Favre and Michael Zorc leading Dortmund’s youthful charge

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by Aman Sridhar - December 30, 2018

There’s a reason we cannot go more than a day without hearing the name-Jadon Sancho. And there is also a reason why the former Manchester City winger’s name is ever-present in the footballing world. The cause for both of these is undeniably Borussia Dortmund. Despite signing for the German club

Dimitar Berbatov – A Touch of Perfection From Blagoevgrad

by Anirudh Madhavan - December 2, 2018January 14, 2019

Certain moments in football lend themselves to immortality on highlight reels when they occur. At Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, those instances were never too far away. Even so, this piece of play remains fresh in the head. In late October 2008, West Ham arrived at Old Trafford to

Bayern Munich’s Transfer Quandary – When Will The Bavarians Spend Big Again?

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by The Taylor TakeOver - November 15, 2018

Bayern Munich are part of Europe’s footballing elite; 28 Bundesliga titles, 18 DFB German’s Cups, 5 Champions League Titles, 1 UEFA Cup & 1 Cup Winners Cup. Their pedigree cannot be disputed. They have won the last 6 Bundesliga titles in a row; Dortmund were the last team to win

Michael Ballack — Perennially Second

by Pavan Pillai - September 28, 2018January 14, 2019

Feature Image vector designed by sologfx on Deviantart | Michael Ballack has won 4 Bundesliga titles, 3 German Cups, a Premier League title and 3 FA Cups. That is a collection which describes an illustrious career, yet Ballack’s legacy will read that he could and should have been so much more.

FC Kaiserslautern 1998 – How Otto Rehhgal Inspired Germany’s Cinderella Story

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by EADF Feed - August 23, 2018November 12, 2018

Written by Abijeeth Background Miracles have always been a remarkable and welcome occurrence for men and women of every age all throughout history, regardless of development in the sciences and learning. People simply love to see a transgression in the laws of nature, well, at least as far as football is concerned.