As you may have heard, I’m making a concerted effort to follow some German footy this year, and as such, have begun casting around for a team to begin following. The early leader in the clubhouse? Werder Bremen.

I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for their wide-open style and green-on-green unis… But now [...]

Raul Miereles! As illustrated in this photo, he’s a flexible box-to-box midfielder, a real grinder well-equipped to handle the cut-and-thrust of life in the Premiership. Likes to score, but has great awareness for runners in behind.

Mascherano on strike

Yep. Liverpool players are all heart.

*smirk*

Iceland soccer humor: priceless.

Also: I totally sat in that square waiting for the #45 bus to Anfield, and it still give me the goose bumps. I’m just sayin.