There are many legendary football players. There are many legendary hair styles. But only a select few managed to combine the two. Germany and Borussia Mönchengladbach playmaker Günter Netzer is one who had the hair of legends.
This post sets out to tell its’ story.
Season 1965/1966 to 1966/1967

Here’s the template from which to start. Notice the [...]

Passing accuracy was still lacking, especially in the first half, but we didn’t expect that to magically change in a couple of days. Predictably England enjoyed the majority of possession. Corner kicks still caused trouble. None of that mattered in the end as Germany’s U21 won the final against England 4-0 – scoring as many [...]

Congratulations to Norway for a quick and aggressive game. Now where does that leave the German team? Today it left us 0-1 down in the last quarter and frustrated till the end. If this sort of form continues we will be looking at a playoff against France.

I really wonder what is going on [...]

If you are always on the hunt for rare German national team collectibles, I strongly recommend you try and get a copy of the German edition of FIFA 09 with Kevin Kuranyi as cover boy. I already ordered my copy, which will receive a place of honor right beside my copy of last year’s German [...]

Following Rene Adler’s shoulder injury, Jogi Löw decided to call up Werder Bremen’s Tim Wiese and give him a “chance”. This is how it went for him…

He spent some time with Andreas Köpcke and Robert Enke during training…

..then he spent some time on the bench – around 90 minutes – during Germany’s friendly against Belgium.
And [...]

With a bit more than two hours to go it’s time to calm your nerves and distract you for a moment. While the German national team enjoyed a topsy-turvy tournament, so did the TV stations, who were serving up an overdose of football related coverage.

Following their shaky performance against Austria, German news channel N24 announced: [...]

A young German fan and a young Turkish fan waving their flags ahead of the semi-final between Germany and Turkey. Adidas and Nike peacefully united on the same photo.

Here is Michael Ballack addressing the public prior to the match against Turkey. What does he have to say?

Portugal’s tourism office is currently running an advertising campaign in Germany – and a few other countries I guess – promoting a holiday in Portugal and here is Cristiano Ronaldo telling you that: “My country is the best golf destination in the world.”
via: Die Welt – aus Sicht der Südtribüne

Bastian Schweinsteiger’s girlfriend Sarah Brandner holding two beers prior to the quarter final between Germany and Portugal (3-2).
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