18
Jun

Arsenal readies bid for Real Madrid’s Higuain

Desperate for some extra firepower before the next campaign, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has been linked with some of Europe’s top strikers.

However one name that has been constantly linked with the Gunners this summer is Real Madrid’s Argentine striker, Gonzalo Higuain. The 25-year-old has been looking for a way out of Madrid for some time with playing opportunities becoming limited and Real willing to sell the player for the right price.

Real Madrid continues to dominate the news as the battle for Isco hots up with Manchester City and there’s more on the future of Robert Lewandowski. For all these big rumors and more visit today’s Paper Chase.

17
Jun

Bayern Munich and Barcelona eyes move for Koscielny

On the final day of the Premier League season it was Laurent Koscielny who scored to secure a top four finish for Arsenal. But that could’ve been the Frenchman’s last action for the Gunners as Bayern Munich and Barcelona attempts to sign the defender.

Keeping hold of Koscielny could be an important message for the Arsenal supporters as a statement of intent with Arsene Wenger looking to push the club forwards.

Elsewhere, Luis Suarez is continuing his pleas to join Real Madrid and Andre Villas-Boas is a target to takeover the managerial hot seat at Paris Saint-Germain. For all this and more rumors visit today’s Paper Chase.

28
May

Bayern Munich chairman quips team could win German Cup final drunk

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Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummennige claimed that Bayern would have a chance to win the treble this weekend in the German Cup flnal even if they were still a bit drunk from celebrating!

During Sunday night’s (er, Monday morning’s) celebrations in London, Rummenigge said, “I know we have another final in six days, but I think we still have a chance even with 1.8 mg (ed.: permille),” the equivalent of .18% BAC.

Predictably, this didn’t go over well in Stuttgart, Bayern’s opponent on Saturday. Stuttgart’s Ibrahima Traoré playfully countered, “That just means they have a high tolerance,” and added, “we have nothing to lose against the best team in the world. We’re looking forward to it.”

Stuttgart though, might not There might be a bit of truth to it that a slightly inebriated Bayern team could do the business on Stuttgart, who finished in 12th-place with less than half the number of points (43) as Bayern (91) this season. Bayern also beat the Swabians 6-1 and 2-0 in this season’s matchups.

(H/T abendzeitung-muenchen.de)

3
May

On the bright side…

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Talk about looking through rose-colored glasses.

After suffering an embarrassing 7-0 aggregate loss in the Champions League semifinals to FC Bayern Munich, Barcelona is looking on the bright side.

One of the top stories on the club’s official website yesterday was headlined: “Barca rule Champions League possession.”

The story starts by noting that Barcelona led the competition in possession and passes this season, which, quite obviously, didn’t translate to the one stat that truly matters: goals.
If you learned one thing this week, let it be this: possession isn’t everything.
 
3
May

C’mon Marco, oldest trick in the book!

Robert Lewandowski tripped Marco Reus on a warm-up lap at Dortmund training camp earlier this season in a classic display of trolling by the Pole. 

With Dortmund’s sights set on the Champions League final against Bayern in a few weeks’ time, Lewandowski will look to trip up the Munich defense next. Dante, Boateng, Lahm: you’ve been warned.

23
Apr

Gotze to Bayern! Reaction and analysis

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By: Thomas Hautmann

Start of a new dynasty?

Bayern Munich flexed its powerful financial muscle once again in the Bundesliga by triggering the €37 million buyout clause for Dortmund star Mario Gotze, considered the greatest German talent in a generation. While the move itself isn’t very surprising, the timing of it certainly is.

The news broke late Monday night and into Tuesday morning, the day of Bayern’s gigantic home match against Barcelona, and just two days before Dortmund’s critical clash against Real Madrid. Dortmund’s team, and especially the fans, must now show incredible resolve and togetherness in a difficult situation. They must beat Real at home to have a chance at the Champions League final where, of course, they could potentially face  Gotze’s new team. What a game that would be!

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31
Mar

Traveling Hamburg fans to receive sweet compensation

After Hamburg lost in pathetic fashion on Saturday — demolished 9-2 by FC Bayern — HSV captain Heiko Westermann called his team’s performance “a joke” and said he was “embarrassed to be wearing the Hamburg shirt.”

Nobody could feel worse about the loss than the players on the pitch, but what about the dedicated fans who traveled across the country to watch that disaster? There’s no doubt they felt quite ashamed of their club’s performance.

It seems that Hamburg’s front office felt the same way. On Sunday, the team announced on their website that all fans who traveled to Munich will be refunded in a special way for their money spent, time wasted and feeling of shame. The club invited them to a grill outing with the players! Each fan will also receive complimentary tickets to their home game against Fortuna Dusseldorf in three weeks.

We definitely think this is a great idea, but a word of advice to the Hamburg squad: just don’t go out and get swept off the field again!