Otto Rehhagel

PREVIEW: In-form but ageing Del Piero to watch Italy from home

Athens - Age seems to have become a problem for Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero, whose impressive form was not enough to grant him a spot in Marcello Lippi's squad as the world champions Wednesday visit Greece for a friendly...

Greece call up Koutsianikoulis to face world champions

ATHENS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has called up uncapped striker Vassilis Koutsianikoulis for Wednesday's friendly against Italy at the Karaiskakis Stadium. The 20-year-old, a member of the Greece Under 19...

Michael Ballack

Germany Captain Waiting For Big Success In Chelsea The German national team captain Michael Ballack won four Bundesliga titles but has yet to reach top success with English side Chelsea. Michael Ballack came to the English...

Bundesliga: Raphael Honigstein on Werder Bremen's success

Brilliant Bremen prove the old adage: never write off the Germans Werder's emphatic victory was the game of the weekend, but dark horses Hoffenheim and Bayer still have their noses in front Werder Bremen's Diego celebrates with...

Resurgent Bayern Munich trying to catch Hoffenheim

By Nesha Starcevic, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany - The last time a promoted team topped the standings in the Bundesliga after 10 rounds, it won the title. Hoffenheim is increasingly beginning to resemble the...

Resurgent Bayern trying to catch Hoffenheim

The last time a promoted team topped the standings in the Bundesliga after 10 rounds, it won the title. Hoffenheim is increasingly beginning to resemble the Kaiserslautern team of 10 years ago that won the championship the...

Resurgent Bayern trying to catch Hoffenheim

Updated: October 30, 2008, 8:41 AM EST 7 comments FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The last time a promoted team topped the standings in the Bundesliga after 10 rounds, it won the title. Hoffenheim is increasingly beginning to...

Man United Lead Arsenal & Chelsea In Race For Greek Starlet?

Manchester United are understood to be lining up a £3million January offer for Greek youngster Kyriakos Papadopoulos at Olympiakos, with Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea also interested in the central-defender,...