All posts tagged "Borussia Dortmund"

  • Road to Cardiff: Last and Curious 8

    To celebrate the cinematic release of “Fast and Furious 8” and the return of the UEFA Champions League to television screens next week Richard Lewis reviews the “Last and Curious 8” left in this season’s competition. The elite...

    • Posted April 7, 2017
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  • Dortmund hold Real Madrid to late draw in four-goal thriller

    FIFA 17 was released today to the eager anticipation of millions of football fans across the globe, both young and old. Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus was the cover boy for the game, thereby meaning that the...

    • Posted September 28, 2016
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  • Up for the Cup! The 2016 winners…

    There were a few moments on Saturday night when four cup finals were simultaneously taking place across Europe. First the Scottish Cup final kicked off, then the English FA Cup, the DfB Pokal in Germany, the Coupe...

    • Posted May 22, 2016
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 4-3 Borussia Dortmund (5-4 agg)

    Thomas Tuchel is the analytical counterpoint to Jurgen Klopp’s emotional thrill-ride at Borussia Dortmund and the German manager was coolly confident heading into their Europa League quarterfinal second leg tie for a reason.  He had mapped out...

    • Posted April 14, 2016
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  • MOTD: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Liverpool

    Thomas Tuchel has followed in Jurgen Klopp’s footsteps, succeeding the German manager at both Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund. Whereas Klopp has always been an outspoken, high-energy personality, Tuchel is a more introverted, analytical presence and the...

    • Posted April 7, 2016
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  • Aubameyang bursts onto Manchester United’s radar at Borussia Dortmund

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s greatest asset on the football pitch is his blistering pace and acceleration. It is rumored that he is faster than a certain Usain Bolt in thirty meters and is by far one of the most...

    • Posted February 21, 2016
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  • Thomas Tuchel’s Juego de Posicio taking hold at Borussia Dortmund

    Pep Guardiola is synonymous with Tiki-taka, the possession-based brand of football with which his legendary Barcelona team from 2008 to 2012 took the world by storm and led Vicente Del Bosque’s Spain to the 2010 World Cup....

    • Posted January 1, 2016
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  • Jurgen Klopp brings a history of outlandish tales to Liverpool

    The year was 2004, and Jurgen Klopp, a charismatic young manager led Mainz 05 into the German Bundesliga for the first time in the club’s history. In the modern world of football, players are subject to micro-management,...

    • Posted October 8, 2015
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  • Showpiece Saturday previews: Copa del Rey, DFB Pokal finals

    Sigh; Sepp Blatter just crushed the measly hopes of most football fans around the world (even the majority of those in Qatar were disappointed) by winning his fifth term in office as FIFA president. Perhaps FIFA’s best...

    • Posted May 30, 2015
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  • MOTD: Arsenal 2-0 Borussia Dortmund

    Arsenal looked in form today, to put it simply. At times, they played the football that Arsene Wenger is trying to achieve – particularly in the second half they created chance after chance and could have easily...

    • Posted November 26, 2014
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