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You took part in UEFA.com’s ticket lottery and failed to win, or else you didn’t participate at all out of fear that you may end up having to buy a ticket for a final you don’t want to watch. In the meantime, FC Bayern reaches the Champions League final and you’re left desperately scrambling trying to find the cheapest ticket out of the highly inflated options you have left. Sounding familiar? Continue reading
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Oliver Kahn was frequently showered with bananas
When the legendary Bayern Munich and German international goalkeeper Oliver Kahn hung up his boots and retired from professional football, Bonita Bananas’ sales figures in Germany dropped considerably, especially so in Dortmund.
For all those who are too young to remember Oliver Kahn’s banana showerings at the Signal Iduna Park, here’s a video to capture your imagination. Continue reading
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Toni Vastic is a teenage Austrian footballer playing his trade with FC Bayern II. The left winger and striker got together with BayernForum.com to bring you this exclusive interview, in which he reveals his roots, his experiences and his ambitions to play for Bayern Munich’s first team. Continue reading
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Despite the change in the UEFA Country Coefficients, which now pits the Bundesliga in third place, ahead of Italy’s Serie A, the fans of Italian clubs still claim that the Serie A is superior to the Bundesliga. For the casual football fan, this may seem like the case; after all, clubs from Milan have won the UEFA Champions League twice in the last five seasons, and at least one of these Milan clubs looks good for another title, having mauled Arsenal 4-0 in the first leg of the Champions League first knockout round. On the other hand, only FC Bayern has represented the Bundesliga in the Champions League final during the last five years, a final they lost to Internazionale. Continue reading
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Inzaghi was criticized by many
Filippo Inzaghi is considered a true club legend by A.C. Milan fans. Hated by many for his poaching style and his constant offside positions, no one would argue that he was a provider of many goals. Alex Ferguson, Manchester United coach, once said “that lad must have been born offside”. Johan Cruyff went a step further by suggesting that Super Pippo ”can’t play football at all — he just knows how to get in the right place.” Continue reading
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Following the success of BayernForum.com’s first interview with FC Bayern’s Ukrainian defensive midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, we have held a second interview with the same player. A while ago, BayernForum.com users had a chance to submit questions of their liking and they were grouped up and sent to Anatoliy, to which he has generously replied. Continue reading
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Breno at São Paulo
The contract of Bayern Munich’s Brazilian defender Breno Vinicius Rodrigues Borges, commonly known as Breno, expires this summer. When he was signed in January 2008, Breno was hailed by former Bayern legend Giovane Élber as being “already genuinely world class”. Four years and a number of injuries later, he has simply failed to live up to the expectations of him. In this article, we will review five reasons in favour of keeping Breno and five reasons why he should leave. Continue reading
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Kahn celebrates the Champions League victory
On 23rd May 2001 in San Siro, Milan, a towering 1.93m tall Mauricio Pellegrino stepped up to take the decisive penalty kick in the Champions League final. The first six penalties were taken, and Linke had just scored in the seventh kick, which meant that Pellegrino needed to score his spot kick. As the anticipation engulfed the whole stadium and the millions watching on televisions around the world, Pellegrino ran up to the ball and gave a hard left-footed shot towards his left. Oliver Kahn dived to his right and saved. History was written as Bayern Munich were crowned European champions. Almost eleven years have passed since that day, and we’re going to look at what the heroes of that season have since been doing in their lives. Continue reading
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Fabio Capello, the famous Italian trainer who is currently coaching the English national team has launched a scathing attack on the German national team. He has accused the Deutsche Nationalmannschaft of ‘theft’.
Capello told reporters how “Germany had five of Turkish origin who opted to represent them and we all know what happened.”
He then took things further… Continue reading
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Nine months ago, BayernForum.com held an exclusive interview with Noah Shawn’s mother, who for whoever doesn’t know is a sensational talent in the junior team. We have now been in touch with his mother once again to get some updates on the 10-year old wonderkid. Continue reading