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AMERICA BEAT GERMANY, WE ARE GIANT KILLERS, WHO WANTS NEXT, HUH?!
Last week wasn’t a fluke! Earlier today wasn’t a fluke! We still got the magic, baby!...
Mix Diskerud Bicycle-Kicks In Goal; USMNT Is Kinda Hanging With Germany
Hmmm, the USMNT maintaining possession, playing it out from the back, overloading zones with intelligent off-ball movement, good first touches, and a tying goal that wasn’t totally against the run of play while facing one of the world’s best? Maybe we were on to something......
Germany Are Crushing Côte d'Ivoire In The Best Bad Game I've Ever Seen
Okay, it’s just past halftime in this Germany-Côte d’Ivoire shellacking, which currently stands at 5-0. Do yourself a favor. Watch the rest of this. You won’t regret it....
Germany Are A Steamroller, And They Expect To Win It All
Germany have historically been one of the best teams in women’s soccer, and they go into the 2015 World Cup like they go into every tournament: with the expectation of winning. They won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007, finished runner-up in 1995, and have won every Women’s Euro since 1995. They went ...
Germany To Make PED Use Punishable By Three Years In Jail
Depending on the sport, doping is viewed from negligible mistake (baseball) to mortal sin (any Olympic event). Germany, occasionally good at soccer, has thrown down the gauntlet to discourage performance-enhancing drug use by making it an imprisonable offense. ...
Alba Berlin Beats Spurs On Buzzer-Beater
The Spurs' trip to Germany, which has already dealt with the issues of sex and genocide, finished up with a bang today as Alba Berlin stole an inbounds pass with 5.1 seconds remaining, and nailed a long floater to win it....
Danny Green Is Sorry About The Bad Caption On His Holocaust Selfie
Since the San Antonio Spurs are in Berlin to play an exhibition game against Alba Berlin, Danny Green used his free time to explore. He went to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin and took a photo, which is fine. It's not like he's smiling in it. But the caption—"You know I had to do it one time lol #H...
Apparently 1860 Munich Really Will Wear This Oktoberfest Kit In-Game
When I first saw this alleged 1860 Munich uniform, inspired by Oktoberfest and mimicking the Bavarian national costume, I thought it must be a joke. Gingham, collared shirts? Lederhosen? But it's real. And I think I kinda love it now....
Cyclist Jens Voigt Breaks Record With Over 204 Laps In An Hour
German cyclist Jens Voigt rode 51.115 kilometers—or almost 32 miles—in an hour at the Velodrome Suisse in Switzerland tonight. It's tiring to just read those words. The 43-year-old became the first to break 50 kilometers since the Union Cycliste Internationale changed the requirements in May....
Former Germany Keeper Is Buffed Up, Ready For His Pro Wrestling Career
There aren't too many jobs that maximize the attributes of a 6'4", 250 lb. man with a torso drenched in ink and a long, luxurious mane. Tim Wiese milked one of them—goal keeper—for almost 20 years. Now he's trying his hand at another—pro wrestling in the WWE....
Mario Götze Less Excited Than Usual About Being On A Boat With His Lady
I guess it's true what they say. Success can really change a man....
Germany's World Cup Victory Ceremony Was Really Something
American championship parades may feature unexpected swearing and goofy-ass dancing from time to time, but we really don't have shit on the Germans. When they celebrate a championship, they pull out all the stops....
Concussed Christoph Kramer "Can't Really Remember" World Cup Final
Christopher Kramer wasn't supposed to play in the World Cup final. The young midfielder was told just minutes before kick-off that he'd be replacing the injured Sami Khedira. So you could forgive him if that's why the whole thing seems like a blur to him, but really it's just because of the brain tr...
How Bayern Munich Won The World Cup
Yesterday, Germany beat Argentina in extra time to win the 2014 World Cup, and the only surprise is how many onlookers thought their victory was anything but inevitable....
Rihanna Partied With The German National Team Last Night
Rihanna was on the scene in Brazil for last night's final between Germany and Argentina. Because she's Rihanna, she also got to stick around and party with the Germans after their victory....
It Truly Was A Sexy World Cup
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World Cup Champions Take Selfie On The Pitch Right After Their Match
If this is some dumb viral ad, I'm going to be so angry, because this is a nice photo of Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger after Germany won the World Cup....
Here Are Some Devastated Argentina Fans
Soccer can be cruel, kids. Learn this lesson, as this small Argentina fan did after Germany's Mario Götze scored in extra time....
Here's How Götze's World Cup-Winning Goal Sounded In Germany & Argentina
Mario Götze found net in the 113th minute to deliver Germany its fourth world cup. Above is the goal as called on German TV broadcaster Das Erste; below is the despondent call from Argentinian TV Pública. ...