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There’s one thing my coach never tired of saying to me: “Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!” – best translated with: “Just slam it into the back of the net!” What did yours used to say to you? What about this one: “I’d like to thank my producer, my fans and, of course, my dad. Dad, if you’re looking down on us right now, this one’s for you!” Yes, it’s Oscar-time again and you can bet your last Euro that there were a few speeches like that last night.
Now, the German Bundesliga is not exactly Hollywood, but if it were to award Oscars, the 25th day of play wouldn’t be a bad time to reward a few teams and players who have really excelled.

„Haach de Klicker in’s Goal enei!“, hat mein Trainer immer zu mir gesagt. So einfach ist Fußball. „Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!“ Oder hat Ihrer statt dessen gesagt: „Ich danke meinem Produzenten, meinen Fans und danke, danke, danke meinem Vater – Dad, der ist für dich, wenn du mich oben im Himmel siehst!“? Auf der Oscar-Verleihung in der vergangenen Nacht waren solche Dankesreden sicher zu hören.

Nun, die deutsche Bundesliga ist nicht Hollywood, doch würde sie „Oscars“ vergeben, am 25. Spieltag hätten einige Mannschaften und Akteure diese Auszeichnung verdient gehabt.

And the Oscar goes to … Bayern München. Kategorie: Gegnermitleid

Heute spielt Argentinien in München gegen Deutschland. Eine tolle Stimmung brachten die argentinischen Fans 2006 zur WM nach Deutschland. Schaut es euch nochmal an und freut euch auf heute Abend.

Today, Argentina will play against Germany in Munich. Watch the Argentina Fans during World Cup match 2006 against the Netherlands. Great atmosphere. Look forward to tonight.

Argent-in-Frankfurt

“Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!” – Bundesliga blog for the 24th day of play – Its derby-time!

There’s one thing my coach never tired of saying to me: “Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!” – best translated with: “Just slam it into the back of the net!” What did yours used to say to you? What about this one: “In order to enchant your audience, you have to open yourself to them and show them the determination inside you”? Ever heard that? Probably not – unless you’re also in an amateur dramatic club.

„Haach de Klicker in’s Goal enei!“ – der Fußball-Bundesliga-Blog: 24. Spieltag, Derbyzeit

„Haach de Klicker in’s Goal enei!“, hat mein Trainer immer zu mir gesagt. So einfach ist Fußball. „Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!“ Oder hat Ihrer statt dessen gesagt: „Damit Deine Performance das Publikum in den Bann zieht, musst Du Deine innere Zerrissenheit dem Zuschauer tänzerisch transparenter machen.“? Sicher nicht. Das erinnert eher an einen Ratschlag bei Theaterproben zu „Ruhr.2010“.

Golden Bear for Semih Kaplanoglu

After ten days of original films, special events and high society, the sixtieth film festival Berlinale came to a closing this weekend.

Saturday evening’s award-ceremony highlighted the best films in the Berlinale-competition with an Oscar-like distribution of “Golden and Silver Bears“. The international judging panel, with eminent names like Renée Zellweger and others, awarded the Turkish-German production “Bal“ (“Honey“), by Semih Kaplanoglu, with the Golden Bear for Best Film. “Bal“ is the final part of a trilogy and tells the story of an enchanting relationship between a father and his young son through the eyes of the six-year old boy. The director chose to employ the rich sounds of nature rather than bland music in his film, which gave the film a very personal touch and a “real feel“.

“Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!” – Bundesliga blog for the 23rd day of play

There’s one thing my coach never tired of saying to me: “Hau den Ball ins Tor hinein!” – best translated with: “Just slam it into the back of the net!” Of course, every country has got its stock footie-phrases – football isn’t a complicated game, after all. One of the classics in every language is: “Either we win today, or we get relegated”. Every professional footballer has heard that one at least once in his career; either that, or he has always played and will always play for a team that always wins the league cup – but there aren’t many players with that kind of luck. That makes the danger of dropping down a division a permanent – and exciting – part of professional football; the fear of losing is always audible in the background, like the moody music in a good thriller film. In a way, the fights at the bottom end of the league table are just as fascinating at the duels at the top.