Written by Guido Merry
During Marco van Basten’s reign over the national team, the name of Mark van Bommel was a forbidden name. Van Bommel was deemed persona non grata in the national side, despite being one of Bayern Munich’s best players last season...
Written by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira
IMScouting’s latest player to watch is Werder Bremen’s Mesut Ozil. With five assists and three goals in only nine competitive games this season, Ozil is the new sensation of German football...
Written by Guido Merry
The word “journeyman” comes from the French word “journée”, meaning the period of one day; this refers to their right to charge a fee for each day's work...
Written by Guido Merry
Dutch manager Jos Luhukay is one of the most low-profile managers currently active in the German Bundesliga. The modest Dutchman doesn’t enjoy the media-attention his job attracts, he just wants to work with the squad...
Written by Ian Peterson
No, I'm not referring to those other leagues—EPL, Serie A, La Liga—the pretenders to the throne, so to speak. In speaking about the greatest European football league, I refer, in fact, to the Bundesliga of Germany...
Written by Guido Merry
They call him "der Neue Diego", the new Diego. It's a nick-name young Mesut Özil has earnt himself within a few months. He's being referred to as the new Diego, the Brazilian play-maker from Werder...
Written by Guido Merry
When it comes to developing youngsters, why do some clubs get it right, while others fail miserably? Guido Merry investigates.