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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

EM Host: hooligans riot after Cup final in Poland

EM-hosts Poland is to re-Kawall football in the pillory: Due to riots on Tuesday evening at the Cup final between Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan (1:1, 5:4 forthcoming) in Bydgoszcz, the government announced in Warsaw consequences. "There will be a strong reaction of the government. can not go on it, "said government spokesman Pawel Gras.

Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has also turned on. Tusk told the police and the Home Secretary to give him information about the riots. After the final whistle hooligans stormed the pitch perimeter advertising demolished, damaged an auditorium and attacked photographers. Only the use of water cannons, the police bring the situation under control.

Laurent Blanc: France coach on racism Pranger

Just ten months after the World Cup fiasco of 2010 is brewing over the French soccer again because a storm together. Head coach Laurent Blanc is accused of discrimination of young players. Of all the "Mr. Clean", the popular "President" who had made the "Bleus' last six wins in series with back strong and socially acceptable, is now on racism pillory.

More and more French people demand the dismissal of the 45-year-olds. "When Blanc is involved, he must go, of course, about none other than saying the black-capped player Liliam Thuram, 1998 by Mr Blanc in the victorious World Cup team équipe tricolore" of. "Thuram makes pressure," headlined on Tuesday, the sports paper L'Équipe "big on page one.

Match: Loew-team collects embarrassing defeat against Australia

In the afternoon the past was in the team hotel of the German national team to host. She has completed 98 missions in the patriotic service, but grave doubts may exist as to whether in the future even more will happen - in the adoption does not matter that this personalized history named Michael Ballack in the presence of still officially captain of the elite selection of the German Football Association (DFB) is.

European Championship Qualifying: Turkey defeated Austria - eight goals in Amsterdam

For Austria, the European Championship in 2012 moved further away, Spain and the Netherlands march on the other hand in a rush towards EM. The team of coach Dietmar Constantini defeated on Tuesday in Turkey deserved 0:2 (0:1) and cashed it in the German Championship Qualifying Group A defeat in their second series.

Arda Turan (28th minute) and Gökhan Gönül (78) were Sükrü Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul successfully. The Duisburg Stefan Maierhofer failed just before the end with a penalty kick (85) for Austria to keeper Volkan Demirel. The Netherlands controls, however, inexorably toward the European Championship.

European Championship Qualifying: The Return of the rebels uncomfortable Ribery

Franck Ribery had his first painful encounter at the Stade de France on Sunday. In football, tennis star of the failed Bayern Munich's header, Ribery stumbled and fell - and fell into a barrier fence. Ribery was inconsequential for the mishap a foretaste of what awaits him in the match with the French national football team against Croatia.

Then it gets really painful. At least for the sensitive psyche of the Kickers. "I think there will be whistles," Ribery said before his first appearance before a home crowd for ten months. Between the match on 26 May in Lens against Costa Rica and the friendly against Croatia on Tuesday was the disastrous World Cup in South Africa from a French perspective.

Victory against Kazakhstan: DFB team sees as an affront whistles from fans

Sunday there was silence in the stands. No wonder, after the termination of the German national team was in the Arena Wiesbaden closed to the public. 12 500 seats were silent witnesses as the players turned their rounds in order to relax the tired muscles and mind to relax a little. They had it necessary, because the day before it had become noisy.

Originally it was all run out to a relaxing evening. The German team had gone to Kazakhstan after just three minutes with Miroslav Klose in the lead and had it up to the interval increased to 3-0. But then hooked the German game in general and in particular by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Again and again the Bayern star lost the ball with transparent actions, and when he tried before the opponent's penalty area instead of a simple cross a lob pass to a team mate, it reached even the otherwise stoic coach Joachim Loew.

DFB manager Oliver Bierhoff has been looking a EM-Quartier in Poland

The manager of the German national team know how hard football fans can be: After Oliver Bierhoff in 1998 was changed to AC Milan, the audience booed the 42-year-olds in games without scoring from first. The striker was at the top club by anyway: In 91 games he scored 38 goals for Milan and won the 1999 Italian championship.

Of the German fans after he calls the criticism in the second half in a 4-0 against Kazakhstan in future international matches more support for the team - especially in games against weaker opponents. Daily Soccer Buzz: Mr. Bierhoff, you upset the whistles of supporters in Kaiserslautern? Oliver Bierhoff: I found the atmosphere quite well.

European Championship Qualifying: Glare Free success of the DFB-Elf against Kazakhstan

The German national football team marches on, winning the European Championship qualifiers. Against the outsider Kazakhstan won the team coach Joachim Loew but easy 4-0 (3-0) and celebrated the fifth victory in the fifth game of the current qualification for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. But in the second half showed the selection of the German Football Federation (DFB) an abominable idea and had to put up with catcalls from fans.

Opinion | whistle in Kaiserslautern: Germany's strongest opponents are their own fans

At least one opponent had identified the German national team on Saturday night. The Kazakh team, it was not, though they had fought bravely, but was almost 1-0 after Miroslav Klose's been beaten in the third minute. No, it was the spectators on the Kaiserslautern Betzenberg who had the audacity but in fact, to acknowledge the performance of the German team in the second half with whistles.

Bastian Schweinsteiger was not based on understanding, Sami Khedira found it unfair and even the usually diplomatic Philipp Lahm admitted that he "would have been hailed dear." All three protagonists reported eloquently refers to the sovereign group leadership, to the early lead, the break 3-0 and level the low-lying opponent.

Player Ratings: Mesut Özil and Thomas Müller harmonize beautifully

At the German win against weak Kazakhs knew to convince especially Thomas Müller and Mesut Özil. Miroslav Klose struck twice.

Mesut Özil (homepage) Mesut Özil (wikipedia) Thomas Muller (myspaceeverything) Thomas Müller (footballer) (wikipedia)

Bad luck and breakdowns: The amusing disaster PK of Joachim Loew

Press conferences are normally internationals before a rather dry affair. The journalists with ammunition, with appetizers quote that the national coach and selected players throw them. It is rarely illuminating, is usually the "We need to-high-concentrated-works-go-it-all-other-determines-the-coach" level is not exceeded.

Before the Kazakhstan game but it was funny. It began when the mineral water was treated by Joachim Löw obviously been wrong. As the national coach that is before his first comments on the bottle, and grabbed sweeping opened the cap, poured a fountain kohlenübersäuertes water on his jacket.

European Championship Qualifying: No winner between Matthew and Hitzfeld

The Euro 2012 has moved for the German coach Lothar Matthäus and Ottmar Hitzfeld after a disappointing goalless in the distance. The DFB by former captain Matthew trained Bulgarians and the Swiss national football team under Coach Hitzfeld parted on Saturday in Sofia 0-0. Both teams are missing their much-needed victory and conceded on the way to the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine, the preliminary decision may end setback.

EM Host: Polish hooligans riot in Lithuania

200 football hooligans of the EM co-host Poland have provided on Friday after the 0-2 (0-2) defeat of their team in the Test match in Lithuania for riots. In Kaunas a good 14 months before the start of the 2012 European Championships held in Poland and Ukraine, twelve Polish camp followers, a Lithuanian policeman was admitted to hospital.

The 200 Polish hooligans had attacked in the streets around the stadium security forces with fireworks, stones and bottles. According to the Lithuanian news agency Delfi, the police responded with tear gas and dogs to the attacks of the badly drunken fans. The attacks by the end of the game were also a reaction to their first defeat of Poland in five years against Lithuania.

European Championship Qualifying: Belgium, Germany is unexpected Help Protect

Group rivals Belgium has supplied the German national team in qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine to a through ball. The Belgians won thanks to two goals from Axel Witsel (6./50.) At the runners-Austria 2-0 (1-0). Thus, the selection of national coach Joachim Loew with a win against Kazakhstan on Saturday (20.00 clock on ZDF) in Kaiserslautern on its lead in Group A on the tied with seven points runner-Austria, the insert in the fourth game, the first defeat had to, and Belgium expand to eight points.

European Championship Qualifying: Austria is against Belgium on Bundesliga players

With the full force of the German football national team of Austria will take a giant step towards Euro 2012. "It's the most important game in the last ten years," says the striker Stefan Maierhofer MSV Duisburg before the European Championship qualifying game against Belgium on Friday (20.30 clock).

In Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion viewers hoping for a win and a similar spectacle, as in the first leg: As was the Stuttgart Martin Harnik the Austria team in the 92nd Minute 4:4 brings. In addition to Maier and Harnik are still Emanuel Pogatetz (Hannover 96), Sebastian Prödl, Marko Arnautovic (both Werder Bremen), Ümit Korkmaz (VfL Bochum), Christian Fuchs (FSV Mainz 05), David Alaba (1899 Hoffenheim) and Erwin Hoffer (1 .

European Championship Qualifying: Austria is against Belgium on Bundesliga professionals

Bierhoff & Zwanziger: Anger at gay theme in the ARD-"Tatort"

Dealing with the issue of homosexuality in professional football has recently broadcast ARD crime scene provided by the German national team for resentment. "I am sorry and angry that the prominence of the national team will be collected and used to develop any theme or make a joke," said general manager Oliver Bierhoff "Bild"-Zeitung (Friday).

In the script of the scene of a connection to the DFB team was installed. The later in the film as a gay footballer outende actor said: "You know, half the national team is supposedly gay, including coaching staff. This is quite a kind of national sport, to spread the "Bierhoff evaluated this allusion as" an attack on my family.

National team: Özil Khedira and show it to the crises-Bayern

If the German Football Federation (DFB) sends his best to travel, it should be wanting for anything. The times in which national teams have been prepared in the draughty sports school Malente on big tournaments are long gone. Today, the Elite range is housed in the first house on the site, currently in a luxury hotel with magnificent view of Mainz on the Rhine and service as a Sultan's palace.

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