The Preliminary Germany Squad. Pictures & Profiles From Zeit.de: Fully Translated!

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The Preliminary Germany Squad. Pictures & Profiles From Zeit.de: Fully Translated!

There have been some very nice picture-posts of various national team call-ups. Here is a compilation (with individual, slightly tongue-in-cheek mini-biographies) of all the players in Germany's squad.

This list, and the mini-biographies are from Zeit.de's feature article and photograph gallery, and has been fully translated by jenny_jenkins and sashatwen


Coach


Joachim Löw





Average age of his squad: 24 years.
Number in the training camp: 27
Final decision on the 29th of May: 1 goal-keeper and 3 outfielders will be sent home from this list.




( Players & Mini-biographies Under The Jump... )

We Ain't Got No His-Toh-Ree.

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I wrote a "few" words for my blog on how delighted I was with Chelsea's win on Saturday, thought I'd share it here too! It's long though :p

On Saturday night, in Bavaria, Chelsea Football Club finally got their hands on the thing that has eluded them for so long: the Champions League trophy. Years of heartbreak, disappointment, last-minute goals and tears were purged with the most cathartic of penalty kicks from Didier Drogba. All those moments of hurt were forgotten as Chelsea players and fans celebrated this moment, this fantastic, unforgettable moment, as they were crowned European Champions of 2012.


( Cue insane amounts of pretentious waffle. )

PS. Chelseagirls, there've been a COLLOSAL amount of screensaver/desktop/profile pic/twitterpic worthy photos that have emerged from the game. Which are you using? This is currently the screensaver of my BB: :33333