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Editors View 27.07.2010, 17:00
Everybody of us knows the horrible feeling that's creeping through our veins, the lethargy in our heads when we look at the Bundesliga schedule and count the seemingly endless days until the glory yellow- black dresses will be worn again in the beautiful Westfalenstadion or anywhere else. We're all tired of rumours and even more rumours about rumours and so on.
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Westfalenstadion
Borussia Dortmund's ground is a classic. Two huge end terraces (and they are terraces, with the use of safe standing) that fling noise down at the playing area with deafening intensity. This place was built for football and for fans to express themselves. Every European Cup final should be held here. The best atmosphere on the Continent on a game-to-game basis.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6789326.ece
Editors View 25.07.2010, 23:20
Borussia Dortmund finished a very successful season in Freiburg. Teams like Stuttgart, Hamburg or Wolfsburg are behind our team and so we reached the 5th place- international competition!
Of course the whole team made its efforts to reach this target, but some did better than others, you can see ups and downs in the team. Surprises in both directions- from nobodies to stars and vice- versa. Of course every viewer got his own impressions and even in the editorial there are differences. 3 editors per player stated their opinions.
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BVB worldwide 24.07.2010, 19:00
Dear schwatzgelb.com,
My name is Jake Vertin and I am almost 17 years old. I live near San Francisco, California. And like all of you, I love Borussia Dortmund. My mom is from Dortmund (Sölderholz) and for as long as I can remember, I've been a BVB fan.
Before moving to California, I lived in Atlanta, Georgia, where I attended the Atlanta International School and studied German for five years, from kindergarten to 3rd grade. It was during these years that I became a BVB supporter.
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Team Talk 23.07.2010, 09:17
With only a fortnight to go until the draw for the Play Offs of the Europa League, we today have a look at the current rankings. Borussia, who will start their European campaign on August 19th, are currently ranked 36th out of 74teams, thus would be seeded if all goes according to plan.
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Editors View 21.07.2010, 13:03
After the judgement of goalies and centre backs, this time around we put the focus on our defensive wingers. Once again three schwatzgelb editors per player present their opinion and give them marks for their performance in season 09/10, that rank from 1 (spot on mate, brilliant) to 6 (that was crap, bugger off).
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Editors View 20.07.2010, 13:15
Now that the world cup distraction is over, the anticipation towards season 2010/2011 and our return to international football is on the rise. But we still want to take a look back on the individual performances of BVB players throughout the jubilee season 09/10. We already presented you our view on the goalies so this time around we´re taking a closer look on Borussia´s defenders. Each player from the backbone of our team gets judged by three of our editors (of the German page, too), in this edition we focus on the centre backs, next time the fullbacks will get their share. As before, our grades rank from 1 (spot on mate, brilliant) to 6 (that was crap, go away).
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World Cup 2010 13.07.2010, 23:45
Now the final has been played and Spain were deservedly crowned World Champions 2010, our three experts sum up their most memorable World Cup moments. What will remain from the tournament in South Africa? Which teams and players made an impression? Will 4-2-3-1 take over the world of club football as well? What evil plans did the octopus pursue, that scared Germany out of the competition? Why was the final so ugly? Will "soccer" ever be big in the US of A? What to expect from Brazil 2014? Find the answers plus our suggestions for the 11 greatest in the final edition of our World Cup Diary.
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World Cup 2010 02.07.2010, 13:58
Once again it is time to put the focus on the most important football tournament of the planet. Since we had to present Matty´s kind apology right away, this time around only two of our experts have their say. Derek reviews the U.S. performance in South Africa after the defeat against Ghana in overtime. And schwatzgelb.com´s own Steph chose to retreat to the East German lakes to meditate about the German chances in tomorrows clash against Argentina and the multi-cultural background of ze Mannschaft.
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Editors View 30.06.2010, 22:41
Three weeks ago, on June 10th, the evening before the start of the World Cup in South Africa, students of Dortmund's university met to join in for the upcoming tournament.
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World Cup 2010 29.06.2010, 15:43
In the aftermath of Germany´s 4:1 landslide against the motherland of the sport, our English expert Matty has shown a perfect example of English sportsmanship. He immediately acknowledged that his predictions were proven wrong and even sent in a formal apology. This goes to show once again why you have to love those people from the funny little island in the sea, even though we´re bitter rivals when we meet on the pitch. Everyone can be a good winner, but to loose with dignity is a much harder task. This text shows how to do it in style! Cheer up Matty, the next foul decision by the refs should be in Englands favour.
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