With so many countries in the world, it must be difficult for soccer organizers to get their nations right. The Czechs had a difficult time distinguishing Latvia and Lithuania a few weeks back and we can’t forget about “My...

Distractions can come in many forms for athletes: booze, drugs and parties are the most notorious of culprits. So, when Germany lost to Croatia in the first game of their Euro 2008 campaign, Michael Ballack decided it would be...

Usually a drubbing of monumental proportions in a soccer game consists of a five or more goal disparity between teams. At least that’s what we determine as an ass-whooping. But what about 54-1? Not only is that score hard...

We thought German and Polish relations were strong these days, but a Polish newspaper called the Super Express wanted to jettison that notion by profiling German soccer coach Joachim Low and German captain Michael Ballack and captioning them both...

KFC Uerdingen, a German soccer club with no affiliation to the fried chicken empire, is in a deep financial crisis. The club’s 20 year plummet in the Bundesliga (they now play in the “regional fourth division”) has decreased revenues...

Jens Lehmann has been getting a lot of criticism for an apparent finger-jab at German fans during Saturday’s clash against Cyprus. Germans were calling out for Lehmann to be substituted, so he decided to share his opinion. Unfortunately, some...

VfB Stuttgart player Mario Gómez scored a goal this weekend with his penis. No word if the penis will take all the credit, or if Gómez will attribute the goal to God. “The Penis Of God?” Doesn’t have much...