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January 15th, 2009

Arthur Boka stays on for two more years

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Even though his contract with VfB Stuttgart was not set to expire till the end of next season, Arthur Boka signed a extension that will keep him with VfB for another two years.
As per the club web-site the Côte d’Ivoire international said of life in Stuttgart:
“I’m almost always in good form and a positive [...]

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January 12th, 2009

interview with Patrick Funk and Julian Schieber

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Committed to the growth of their young players both Patrick Funk and Julian Schieber were brought to the training camp with an eye towards impressing the first team. Patrick Funk (18) and Julian Schieber (18) were presented on the club web-site with the following interview that will surely impress family back home (read on, you’ll [...]

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January 12th, 2009

Ciprian Marica hobbled up

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Markus Babbel and company have reason for concern as Romanian international Ciprian Marica pulled up lame during training with a thigh injury and immediately returned to Germany for treatment. The extent of the injury was revealed as full muscle tear and the recovery is expected to be a lengthy one for the twenty-three year-old striker [...]

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January 10th, 2009

friendly against Ajax and Toni Kroos?

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While rumours of VfB trying to secure Toni Kross were quickly squashed by Bavarian manager Jürgen Klinsmann, VfB continued with a training in Portugal and readied for a mid-afternoon run-out against Ajax. The idea of Toni Kross transferring to VfB, while founded in the German U-21 stars concern over lack of playing time, does not [...]

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January 9th, 2009

Rainer Adrion to lead German U21

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Deutschen Fußball-Bund (DFB) President Dr. Theo Zwanziger announced that VfB’s very own Rainer Adrion will the lead German U21 national side effective July 1. Accolades of the new coach poured with Matthias Sammer saying he was his “favourite from the onset” and Mannschaft coach Joachim Löw added that “Rainer (Adrion) is exactly the man who [...]

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January 8th, 2009

a good move for Manuel Fischer

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For those who follow younger players under development, Manuel Fischer is a name familiar to them. The nineteen year-old striker has come out through the VfB system and has shown reason for optimism. However playing time has been a challenge for the German U19 international and with this in-mind they loaned him to Bundesliga second [...]

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January 8th, 2009

VfB makes a smart move

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As Pável Pardo waved farewell to VfB to return home to finish his career Club America in the Primera División de México, I have a strong feeling the club is making a wise decision to hammer out strong ties to the Football community in México. The club is going to great lengths to extended lengths [...]

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January 5th, 2009

feed a cold, starve a fever!

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Unfortunately VfB’s new signing Timo Gebhart wasn’t able to make it to the opening training session as he was stricken with a cold. He is expected to join practices just (veteran move) before the club heading to Portugal for training camp.
Markus Babbel, in his normal kick-the-door down demeanor rallied his forces saying after:
“We have just [...]

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January 4th, 2009

Pável Pardo contract terminated

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After seventy-one matches for die Schwaben, Mexican international Pável Pardo has had his contract terminated so that he can return to América of Primera División de México. For the thirty-two year-old defensive minded Pardo, it will be a return home as he played with América for seven seasons before coming to VfB.
In leaving VfB, Sport [...]

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January 4th, 2009

a secret meeting?

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A much rumoured concession by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) that would allow Markus Babbel to maintain his coaching position with VfB while fulfilling his coaching license is being reported on by Bild. This past December the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) announced that Markus Babbel would only be allowed to continue coaching VfB till the [...]

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