It’s unimaginable that cash-strapped Fortuna wouldn’t have had this unplanned income from the cup… By reaching the semi-finals with a 6:5 defeat at St.Pauli, the club from the 2nd league has so far earned 6.7 million euros from the marketing pot. Money that was not budgeted for before the season. What does Klaus Allofs (67) … Read more
Fortuna Düsseldorf simply cannot play top games! Last season, Daniel Thioune’s (49) team failed to gain promotion due to their mini-results against their direct competitors – but this season in the 2nd league it is even worse. Against St. Pauli there was the fourth defeat in the fifth game against the current top 4, the … Read more
Attention football fans! The Second Bundesliga starts the second half of the season with a real banger: the three Sunday lunchtime games will all be shown in a conference on free TV. Hertha BSC welcomes Fortuna Düsseldorf, Greuther Fürth visits SC Paderborn and Wehen Wiesbaden travels to Magdeburg. From 1:30 p.m. the ball will be … Read more
Real football romance is priceless! Croatia’s ex-national player Nikola Kalinic (35) is taking a break from football. After six months without “round leather”, the striker is lacing up boots again for his former club Hajduk Split. also read The strange thing: He plays for Umme! For the next six months his salary will be exactly … Read more
It’s time again for a big cup story in Magdeburg! On Tuesday evening (6 p.m.) the DFB Cup round of 16 will take place against league rivals Düsseldorf. After 23 years, the FCM can move into the quarter-finals again. The last time this happened was in November 2000 against Karlsruhe (5:3 nV). And this time … Read more
Once again Bundesliga until the international break! Saturday’s conference was tough – Bayern struggled, Stuttgart deservedly beat BVB. The emotional highlight: Darmstadt coach Torsten Lieberknecht (50) addresses the fans directly before the game – he is at home, looking after his wife. The four games – here at a glance. Darmstadt – Mainz 0-0 Emotional … Read more
The club defense is the problem child of the season so far. The club has already conceded 13 defensive goals, almost two on average. Now goalkeeper Christian Mathenia (31) talks about the reasons for the defensive problems. BILD: Mr. Mathenia, what is your personal conclusion about the season so far? Mathenia: “Swaying. There are phases … Read more