Coaching change: crack Schaefer Finke and the Bundesliga record

With the resignation of coach Frank Schaefer at the Bundesliga club first FC Cologne has established the German elite league record. Never before in the 48-year history of the league during the season there were twelve o'clock coaching change. Successor to the 47-year-old is the former sports director Volker Finke, who is at the end of the season but return to his previous post.

Although also had in the 2006/2007 season twelve exercise director to vacate their posts. However, it caught by Michael Frontzeck relegated Alemannia Aachen and Klaus Augenthaler from fourth last time VfL Wolfsburg after the 34th Game day.

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Column, "Off": Cologne fans are just the tip of the iceberg

The days when footballers only play and watch just wanted fans are already long gone. For many supporters but football was always in life, but that they accept scores and standings give fate that is increasingly a pipe dream. What the supporters of the 1st FC Cologne on the night of Easter Monday is rendered, despite its hard to be taken taste unfortunately no longer a novelty, "If it goes down, we beat you dead" had to read the serial losers in the morning for training.

1. FC Köln: Podolski sounds the alarm - "It's about the existence of"

The chaos at the 1-week FC Cologne is still increasing: the fans of the Billy Goat clubs took to the barricades and made their displeasure about the crisis during a demonstration on Easter Monday loud air. They attacked the club's management and sided with coach Frank Schaefer, who declared in the past week are no longer as head coach for the new season.

That the situation at the Cologne after three consecutive Bundesliga bankruptcies more than threatening, it was also captain Lukas Podolski is no secret. "The last few games have been disastrous, and I want to sugarcoat anything and leave out phrases, but we must be clear that it is within the next three games to the existence of the club! And we must all stand together! If we now turn to each other Koeppe, we are lost.

Broke in Wolfsburg: death threats against his own fans in Cologne professionals

Death threats Fanproteste, insurrection against Overath: The 1:4 (1:2) defeat in Wolfsburg at the 1 FC Cologne triggered a chaos. "If it goes down, we beat you dead," was read on Monday in a length of 20 meters at the training ground of FC. So-called fans had sprayed the tasteless slogan appeared in the night.

Team and coach of the table-14. responded by shaking his head. "This has shocked me. This has nothing to do with criticism, "said coach Frank Schaefer." This is completely wrong and incomprehensible "Even Captain Lukas Podolski had no sympathy for the brutal message:" These are not fans.

Soccer-Bundesliga: Frank Schaefer occurs as coach of the 1st FC Cologne return

Frank Schaefer, after the end of season as coach of Bundesliga club first FC Cologne resign. That gave the 47-year-old and sports director Volker Finke on Tuesday during a press conference convened at short notice. "After careful consideration I have decided not to stand on for this office," said Schaefer.

Last October, the then Under 23 coach after the sacking of head coach Zvonimir Soldo for the professionals had been promoted. Schaefer had been attacking several hard that Inter had come from the cabin to the public. He also expressed his disapproval of the public discussion about his Christian faith.

Striker: Lukas Podolski secretly marries his Monika

National Football player Lukas Podolski has married a civil ceremony in silence his longtime girlfriend Monika Puchalski. This was confirmed by his adviser Kon Schramm. Had previously reported the newspaper "Bild" and "Express" about the secret wedding. At the ceremony, therefore only the family and close friends of the 25-year-olds were present.

Monika Podolski is together since 2004, their son Louis was three years old. Shortly before the 2010 World Cup, the striker had the first Bundesliga FC Cologne at the hand of his girlfriend stopped. In the summer of 2011, the two reportedly married in Poland in church.

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VfB ended series: Cologne back to home defeat in a relegation battle

How bedröppelt were the professionals of the 1st FC Cologne in their "fortress" that was suddenly no more. After the 1:3 (0:0) against VfB Stuttgart was the Super series of seven Premier League home wins to an abrupt end, the disillusionment of Lukas Podolski and Co. and the FC supporters among the 50,000 spectators at the sold-out World Cup Stadium 2006 high.

"It's been different, as we had wished," held the consternation FC coach Frank Schaefer. The facts are bitter: The Results of Christian Träsch (51st minute), Martin Harnik (53) and Zdravko Kuzmanovic (63./Handelfmeter) drew VfB now with 33 points, the hosts (35) back into the relegation whirlpool.

Soccer-Bundesliga coach Schaefer hesitates - Cologne contacted Skibbe

Football League team first FC Cologne has apparently despite the best prospects in the league to fear for the fate of coach Frank Schaefer. The 47-year-old at the end of October from the amateur coach at Bundesliga team has been moved up, has not signed the present contract since December. "There are many aspects involved in my decision.

You go in in the personal sector, "said Schaefer. That there is pronounced as sports director Volker Finke, "obviously a problem, use" connect the job as a professional football coach with his private life situation may be, "Schaefer argues however.

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Power problems: Rensing discourages young goalkeepers from FC Bayern

Daily Soccer Buzz elected respectable performance, Cologne by the fans player of the month, her contract was renewed and in all probability they will also be first class next season. Are they finally arrived in the Bundesliga again? Michael Rensing: I can say that. This all happened very quickly. I feel live here.

The environment is right. By Frank Schaefer as coach and goalkeeping coach Alexander Bade as I just got lucky. I get along great with the guys on the team and may be the way I am. Daily Soccer Buzz: Could not do that in Munich? Rensing at Bayern was then discussed a sudden, as I interpret my goalkeeping.

Tenth hit: In the "Goal of the Month" is Prince Poldi of the King

It started with a one-hit wonder. Almost exactly 40 years ago, in early 1971, drew the ARD "sports show" the first "Goal of the Month" from. The winner was Gerhard Faltermeyer. The midfielder had to the regional match between Jahn Regensburg and Mannheim VfR the ball with a free kick from 20 yards as tight and precise threshed the Mannheim gate, he got stuck in a corner.

It was the culmination of butterflies Meyers sporting career, invitation to the "Sports Show" studio and receiving the medal included. Every month since then are five beautiful, unusual, spectacular or just important goals to choose from, from which the audience can choose their "Goal of the Month", by postcard earlier today by phone or Internet.

Soccer-Bundesliga: The 1 FC Cologne will stop the flight of Hannover 96

Disillusionment after the Bayern-noise: The high flyer from Hannover 96 have been stopped on the way to the Champions League once. Six days after the triumph over Bayern Munich celebrated the team's coach Mirko Slomka was despite a strong first half with 0:4 (0:1) at the 1 FC Köln. Thus, the surprise team of the season, at least temporarily missed jump to second place, third place is 96 but even after the end of the 26th Game day safe.

0-3 at St. Pauli: Cologne captain Podolski is the question of character

On the pitch he lacked the answers in the Stadionkatakomben Lukas Podolski put the question of character. "It was a dire performance. We must scrutinize all, whether we do enough to stay in the league. We are not the first to the last minute, come in, "shouted the captain of the 1st FC Cologne to the 0-3 (0-2) broke in the basement battle at FC St.

Pauli. Only after the final whistle of the national players were fully loaded: "We can at Michael Rensing to thank that we have not lost even higher." The party mood of the 3-0 victory against Werder Bremen in the previous week had passed, hangover began to spread . The balance sheet of 3:30 documented kicks the game.