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HANNOVER, GERMANY - OCTOBER 17: Goalkeeper Robert Enke of Hannover 96 eyes the play from his position during their Bundesliga match against Vfl Wolfsburg on October 17, 2004 at AWD Arena in Hannover, Germany. Hannover won 3-0. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Rest in Peace, Robert Enke: Bidding Farewell to a True Professional

by Kieran Beckles

The world of football was rocked on Tuesday as the devastating news of the death of German national keeper Robert Enke emerged. The 32-year-old committed suicide at around 6 pm at a level crossing just north of Hanover...

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I turned on CNN and saw that one of the headlines below said "Enke's death apparent suicide". I wasn't sure whether it was Robert Enke and...

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Andrew Jordan commented on Rest in Peace, Robert Enke: Bidding Farewell to a True Professional

This is a terrible loss for the Enke family and for the World Football Community Robert Enke, Rest In Peace

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Mark Bateman commented on Rest in Peace, Robert Enke: Bidding Farewell to a True Professional

Such a talented goalkeeper. His death is a tragic loss for the game and my condolences go out to his family, friends and everyone associated with...

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The world of football was rocked on Tuesday as the devastating news of the death of German national keeper Robert Enke emerged. The 32-year-old committed suicide at around 6 pm at a level crossing just north of Hanover...

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The voting is also a clue as to how people tend to overrate players who seemingly have a more 'attacking influence' on the game. Andreas Beck...

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  I totally agree with you on this... players who play in a more defensive role generally...

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Marcel Shaefer and Andreas Beck are far from being the finished article. Shaefer is very weak when it comes to his defensive positioning and his overall...

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Samrin Hasib commented on Rising Stars Of German Football: Goalkeepers

Rene Adler and Manuel Neuer are just pure class....maybe u could try out michael rensing (no disrespect to bayern, i am serious, i am not joking...)...

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  Being a Bayern fan myself, I was tempted to include Rensing in the list. However, as...
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  i agree with u on that- but maybe bayern could do him a few favours by...

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Hemant Dua commented on Bundesliga Matchday FIve: It's Thomas Muller's Time to Shine

I think Bayern are looking strongest in the Bundesliga. I think they are the dark horses in the Champions League too.

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  @Hemant: man utd and ac milan aready suffered preseason losses in the hands of bayern- so...
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Thomas Muller rulz!!! hopefully he will score yet another brace (a hat-trick will be even better) against Nurnberg :)

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  muller is fantastic and he is not a pure striker like gerd muller was....he is really...

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Daniel Kaiser commented on Bundesliga Matchday FIve: It's Thomas Muller's Time to Shine

Great write-up, Samrin. And as you see, things are looking significantly better than two weeks ago. The defeat at the hands of Mainz was a blessing...

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  Yeah, I also thought that this might have been a reason for your stance. But things...
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  @Daniel: he got a sub appearance against nuremberg :)

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the goals in the 6-2 win over england oozed class- the long range shot was one hell of a goal. I think the scorer was Inka...

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