Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund swoop for Brazilian

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Borussia Dortmund have signed Brazilian defender Felipe Santana.

Bundesliga Roundup, May 17

Fox News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

... the league's two UEFA Cup berths with wins. Hamburg routed Karlsruher SC 7-0 while Wolfsburg beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2.

• Nuremberg relegated on high scoring Bundesliga day - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

Nuremberg relegated on high scoring Bundesliga day

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

... of the season. Hamburg will be joined in the UEFA Cup by Vfl Wolfsburg, who managed to win 4-2 at Borussia Dortmund. In Munich, visitors Hertha Berlin did very little to spoil the Bayern party, who not only were celebrating their title, they also said goodbye to several players, including former Germany captain Oliver Kahn and coach Ottmar Hitzfeld. Bundesliga top scorer Luca Toni scored...

NO SILENCE OF THE LAMB

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

... knowledge he's been there, done that and worn the medal. Former Scotland midfielder Lambert was Borussia Dortmund's star turn who drove playmaker Zinedine Zidane to distraction in the final 11 years ago. And although Portsmouth and Cardiff supporters may disagree, for Lambert the biggest football match in Britain today is not on a lush acre in Wembley but at Stockport's threadbare Edgeley...

Euro 2008 Who’s Who - CROATIA

Footballing World (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Livorno team this season, but his defending is such that he is unlikely to start. Robert KOVAC (Borussia Dortmund): 34-year-old central defensive stalwart who lacks regular first-team football. German-born, he is the younger brother of captain Niko. Danijel PRANJIC (Heerenveen): Left wing-back with a powerful shot who likes to attack. Is not as good at defending as Simunic but may benefit...

Gannon feels Wembley magic

Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Park crowd will have any effect on the result of the semi-final second leg.The ex-Celtic and Borussia Dortmund midfielder added after Sunday's 1-1 draw at Adams Park: "I used to play for a club that had more fans than Stockport can get in their ground, just watching us training."Gannon responded: "I don't think he's thinking too long and hard about what he says to the Press."His thinking...

The Unluckiest Goalkeeper in the Bundesliga

The Offside (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=312kwWZSysg With just seven minutes to go in the game againt Borussia Dortmund this past Saturday, Arminia Bielefeld had a 2-1 lead that would have guaranteed safety from 1. Bundesliga relegation. But then disaster struck. It struck Rowen Fernández right in the face.

PREVIEW: Plenty at stake in Bundesliga climax as Bayern celebrate

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008

... Huub Stevens can bid farewell in style. Sixth-placed Wolfsburg are lying in wait with a visit to Borussia Dortmund, while last season's champions Stuttgart are at home to Bielefeld for whom a win will be enough to avoid relegation. "We are only looking at our game and want a good away game," Bielefeld coach Michael Frontzek told Kicker magazine. "We have our fate in our own hands and don't...

Fans Flock to Bundesliga, Occasionally Get Violent

Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

You don't need to win to put bodies in seats, as Borussia Dortmund showed this season. The traditional working-class club has the highest attendance in the Bundesliga despite languishing in the bottom half of the table. A total of 1,158,646 yellow-and-black fanatics turned up for Dortmund's 16 home matches thus far -- an average of 72,415 per game. Two other clubs, Bayern Munich and Schalke,...

BACKGROUND: European Champions' Cup and Champions League finals

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

... 0 1994 AC Milan 4 Barcelona 0 1995 Ajax 1 AC Milan 0 1996 Juventus 1 Ajax 1 aet, 4-2 pen 1997 Borussia Dortmund 3 Juventus 1 1998 Real Madrid 1 Juventus 0 1999 Manchester United 2 Bayern Munich 1 2000 Real Madrid 3 Valencia 0 2001 Bayern Munich 1 Valencia 1 aet, 5-4 pen 2002 Real Madrid 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1 2003 AC Milan 0 Juventus 0 aet, 3-2 pen 2004 Porto 3 Monaco 0 2005 Liverpool 3 AC...

BACKGROUND: Champions League and European Champions' Cup winners

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

... 1992 Barcelona 1993 Olympique Marseille 1994 AC Milan 1995 Ajax Amsterdam 1996 Juventus 1997 Borussia Dortmund 1998 Real Madrid 1999 Manchester United 2000 Real Madrid 2001 Bayern Munich 2002 Real Madrid 2003 AC Milan 2004 FC Porto 2005 Liverpool 2006 Barcelona 2007 AC Milan

Swiss squad for Euro 2008

IOL (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Swiss squad for Euro 2008 which is being co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria and runs from June 7-29 released on Tuesday:Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg/GER); Fabio Coltorti (Racing Santander/ESP); Pascal Zuberbuehler (Neuchatel Xamax/SUI)Defenders: Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund/GER); Johan Djourou (Arsenal/ENG); Mario Eggimann (Karlsruhe/GER); Stephane Grichting (Auxerre/FRA); Stephan...

SUCKS TO BE THIS GUY

With Leather (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

As if you couldn't tell from the dulcet, pacifying sound of an announcer shouting in German, this video is from a Bundesliga game this past weekend. And it's not just an own-goal off the goalkeeper's face, it's an own-goal off the goalkeeper's face that could result in relegation . With just seven minutes to go in the game against Borussia Dortmund this past Saturday, Arminia Bielefeld had a...

Jens Lehmann set for Stuttgart switch

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

... against Schaefer, who joined from Nuremberg last season.He was at fault in two recent gams against Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg, while Horst Heldt, the club's sports director, said the decision to leave him out for the last game of the season against Arminia Bielefeld was taken for the keeper's own protection. Sven Ulreich, 19, will take his place in goal.Heldt refused to comment on German...

Euro 2008 Countdown - Group A: Swiss to get rolled on home turf

SoccerLens (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

... summer. The Swiss’ star man and skipper Alexander Frei, currently plying his trade at German side Borussia Dortmund, will lead his home nation, while BSC Young Boys’ attacking midfielder Hakan Yakan will also look to be in on the goals. The Czech Republic will be the Swiss’ first opponents and Karel Bruckner’s men will no doubt be well backed in the Euro 2008 betting stakes due to their...