|  | | Borussia Dortmund unveil fourth new signing - Shinji Kagawa is "happy to be finally here" | [12.07.] On Monday, Borussia Dortmund unveiled Shinji Kagawa (born 17/03/1989) as their fourth and final new signing for the new season. In front of the media, including a number of TV teams from Japan, Jürgen Klopp handed the shirt with the number 23 to the Japanese player, his "desired number". Kagawa has signed a contract until 2013. more |
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| | | A round of applause for BVB´s fresh faces: Lewandowski & Co. are impressed | | [4.07.] Borussia Dortmund go into the new season with four fresh faces. Three of them took part in BVB´s first pre-season training at the Signal Iduna Park on Sunday - and they were welcomed by the BVB fans with a round of applause. "This also shows me that it was the right decision to join Borussia Dortmund," said Polish striker Robert Lewandowski who scored three goals on his first day in a BVB shirt. more |
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| | | Kevin Grosskreutz: First rehab, then a one-week holiday at Dede´s place in Brazil | | [31.05.] "Shooting star of the season" is one of many terms used to describe Kevin Grosskreutz. For the 21-year-old the 2009/2010 campaign has gone into extra-time, being in rehab following knee surgery. A clear sign that the holiday season hasn´t started for him yet is the fact that "our fitness coach Oliver Bartlett hasn´t given me a plan for the holidays yet." After all, Borussia Dortmund´s players are expected to keep themselves fit and in shape for the start of pre-season training on 4 July. more |
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| | | Lots of praise for Grosskreutz: "Kevin can come again!" | | [14.05.] A year ago he was he was barely known. Today, Kevin Grosskreutz is THE shooting star of the year. After a great season in the Bundesliga in which he worked his way into the starting line-up, scored five and set up three goals, the 21-year-old stunned the experts again. On Thursday, in 34 minutes in a Germany shirt, Grosskreutz now also made an impression on the international stage. more |
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| | | "The relationship between the fans and me is a special one" | | [19.04.] When, half an hour before the kick-off against Hoffenheim, stadium announcer Norbert Dickel started to sing a birthday serenade for Dede and the 80.000 fans at the Signal Iduna Park joined in, the Brazilian´s eyes turned moist, deeply stirred by this wonderful gesture. "I´m lost for words. I really want to thank all of you. The relationship between the fans and me is a special one. They always supported me in hard times," said the 32-year-old defender. more |
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| | | Zidan looking forward to return: "Dortmund and BVB are my home" | | [4.02.] "I´m full of joy, full of motivation, full of confidence and full of energy," said Mohamed Zidan. His plane from Cairo was scheduled to arrive in Düsseldorf at 1030 CET on Thursday morning, and in the afternoon he was expected to return to training (1730). After four and a half weeks with the Egyptian national team, Zidan is ready to give his all for Borussia Dortmund again. more |
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| | | Lucas Barrios is "Player of the Month" | | [5.11.] After Roman Weidenfeller (who claimed it twice in the spring of 2005) and Christian Wörns, Lucas Barrios is the third Borussia Dortmund player to have won the "Player of the Month" award. In the poll by the DFL and kicker Sportmagazin, the BVB top scorer won 59 per cent of the votes with Bremen´s Claudio Pizarro (27,2%) and Mainz´s Andreas Ivanschitz (13,3%) coming in a distant second and third. more |
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| | | Twins as opponents: "If necessary, I will even bring down my brother!" | | [23.10.] "Brotherly battle at the Westfalen Stadium" - this legendary (and false) headline is part of the Dortmund newspaper history. The story was about an alleged meeting of the "Reinhardt brothers" in the game between Borussia Dortmund - with Knut - and Bayern Munich - with Alois - in the early 1990s. Even the quotes of the - fictitious - mother didn´t make the story any more true. Knut (born on 27 April 1968 in Hilden) and Alois (born on 18 November 1961 in Höchstadt an der Aisch) only share the last name. It´s a different story with the Benders, though... more |
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| | | Lucas Barrios: three goals on his first day | | [26.07.] Lucas Barrios has arrived in Dortmund! The world´s top scorer from 2008, who scored 37 goals in 38 games for Chilean champions CSD Colo Colo, had his first training session with BVB on Sunday. The Argentinean made a good impression and scored three goals in his first training match. more |
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| | | The night before his return the fans´ favourite barely slept | | [24.02.] The result was of little importance. More important in Borussia Dortmund´s 2-1 defeat to Fortuna Düsseldorf was the return of Leonardo De Deus Santos. Six months after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee, the Brazilian made his comeback on Tuesday night and was as "happy as a young boy who gets his first present from his parents." more |
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