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The myth is dead.
The myth is dead. That was the title of one newspaper article from Germany the morning after the England match at the World Cup claiming that the myth of Wembley has finally been buried. Other papers...
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England vs. Hungary
It is almost 60 years ago that this fixture stirred the imagination of football writers in England. Unbeaten at home England would host the best team of the continent and Olympic champions, Hungary. A...
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Germans are for cars
A short paragraph on the love of the Germans for their cars, how they love them and look after them.
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Humorous Studies
In a blog about Anglo-German love/hate relationships the topic of humour must not be left out. And yet it is very difficult to put something together on humour that doesn’t sound ridiculous or simply...
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England, Penalties and Roy of the Rovers
There are some stories in sport that seem to be a given. One of them is that English football teams cannot handle the pressure of a penalty shoot out. The men normally lose against Germany as in 1990...
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The Greatest
Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United for now 25 years is hailed by many as the greatest or as one of the greatest managers in recent football history. This is justified by the time he is in...
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Fairy Tales
The Germans are masters when it comes to fairy tales. Not just have the Grimm brothers provided generations with reading material to nurture their fantasy, they have also created a dictionary for the...
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It was a goal, wasn’t it?
Regular readers of this blog will certainly know or at least have an idea who is the originator of that quote. Sir Geoff Hurst, only scorer of a hat-trick in a World Cup Final does not stop to...
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