A sleeping giant may have been woken up in the world of German basketball as football superpowers Bayern Munich have brought on German national team coach Dirk Bauermann to coach their basketball team with hopes of becoming a European level club within three to five years.
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up Jörg Butt, goalkeeper for German football/soccer club Bayern Munich. They discussed his playing for the first time for Bayern Munich in the Champions League, preparing as a backup, his struggles abroad with Benfica Lisbon and scoring penalty kicks.
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up Andrey Voronin, striker for German football/soccer club Hertha Berlin. They discussed his leaving Ukraine as a 15-year-old, advancing through the German leagues, playing for English side Liverpool, the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, and his ponytail.
Taking a look at the schedules of sporting events over the weekend there are quite a few very intriguing match-ups. German sports will be our first stop this week.
