Philipp Lahm

The World Cup’s Best XI

Date: 14th July 2010 at 4:58 pm | Written by
So we’ve seen the best and worst of another World Cup and I’m left needing a hobby to fill the vacuous hole. For no other reason than mourning, here’s my team of …

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Time for England to replicate this proven model?

Date: 7th July 2010 at 4:27 pm | Written by
Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United side of 1995/96 emphatically disproved Alan Hansen’s assertion that “you’ll never win anything with kids”, and Joachim Löw’s Germany team are just two games away from doing …

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Neuer is certainly worth an enquiry from Sir Alex

Date: 6th July 2010 at 6:30 pm | Written by
Manuel Neuer, 24-year-old German goalkeeper, has dampened any talks of a transfer ahead of Germany’s World Cup semi final clash with Spain. Sky Sports News reported that a host of European clubs, including …

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Brazil’s attacking fullback lives on

Date: 30th June 2010 at 7:25 pm | Written by
At this World Cup so far it’s been easy to see the impact that one attacking fullback can have: Philipp Lahm in Germany’s 4-0 group win against Australia, Maicon against North Korea …

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Lahm says German youth are good enough

Date: 15th June 2010 at 7:41 pm | Written by
In the run in to Germany’s opening World Cup match against Australia on Sunday, new captain Philipp Lahm was quick to point out that confidence within the squad was very high and …

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European club football’s TEAM of the 2009/10 season

Date: 2nd June 2010 at 7:42 pm | Written by
With nothing better to do on a Wednesday afternoon than think about an impossible team, here’s my European Best XI for last season. There’s a couple where the head has been overruled by the heart. The formation is 4-2-3-1/4-3-3… #gallery-1 { margin: …

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2010 World Cup Preview – Germany

Date: 2nd June 2010 at 12:40 pm | Written by
Germany is a nation with an impressive World Cup pedigree. Having qualified for every World Cup competition since its creation in 1930 of which they have won three, they are …

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The return of ‘FC Hollywood’ leaves Bayern in Turmoil

Date: 25th November 2009 at 4:45 pm | Written by
400x400_1239743313_spt_ai_bayern_barcelona_12Nearly 69,000 were hissing their own players at the Allianz Arena over the weekend. Three draws at home already this season, Bayern Munich welcomed league leaders Bayer Leverkusen to their home ground. …

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