SK Sturm Graz’s Impressive Start and Potential Interest from FC Bologna: Szymon Wlodarczyk’s Impact and Future

SK Sturm Graz’s Impressive Start and Potential Interest from FC Bologna: Szymon Wlodarczyk’s Impact and Future

SK Sturm Graz can be satisfied with their start to the season. The Styrians are currently leading the table in the Admiral Bundesliga, ahead of champions Red Bull Salzburg. New signing Szymon Wlodarczyk is also likely to be one of the reasons for the success. The Pole came from Gornik Zabrze in the summer. This … Read more

The Dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or: A Look at the Overlooked Second and Third Place Finishers

The Dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or: A Look at the Overlooked Second and Third Place Finishers

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated world football for many years. The two also mostly decided on the Ballon d’Or, the award for world footballer of the year, between themselves. Since 2008, the Argentinean and the Portuguese have taken home 12 of the 15 possible awards between them. Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or … Read more

Ricardo Moniz Joins FC Zurich as Head of Game Development, Sascha Milicevic to Follow

Ricardo Moniz Joins FC Zurich as Head of Game Development, Sascha Milicevic to Follow

Ricardo Moniz definitely left his mark in Salzburg. In the 2011/12 season he won the double as head coach with the “Bulls”. Before that, he headed the Mozartstadt youth department between 2010 and 2011. Now he is embarking on his next adventure. The Dutchman will take over the role of head of game development at … Read more

Top Eleven Graz Youth Team Kickers with Market Value of 64 Million Euros Featured in Latest Issue of Ansapanier

Top Eleven Graz Youth Team Kickers with Market Value of 64 Million Euros Featured in Latest Issue of Ansapanier

A brand new issue of “Ansapanier” is about the SK Sturm. Die LAOLA1Editors Johannes Kristoferitsch and Harald Prantl have put together a top eleven of kickers whose highest market value totals 64 million euros. These are exclusively players who were active in the Graz youth team. Including some players who only made their breakthrough at … Read more

Jürgen Klinsmann and South Korea’s National Soccer Team Secure Second Victory in a Row: Tunisia Defeated 4-0

Jürgen Klinsmann and South Korea’s National Soccer Team Secure Second Victory in a Row: Tunisia Defeated 4-0

Head coach Jürgen Klinsmann and his assistant Andreas Herzog secured their second victory in a row with South Korea’s national soccer team. In a test match, the “Taeguk Warriors” defeated Tunisia 4-0 (0-0) in the World Cup stadium in Seoul on Friday evening (local time). Tottenham captain and star striker Son Heung-min remained on the … Read more

SK Sturm Graz dominates FAC Vienna in friendly while Hartberg emerges victorious against NK Domzale

SK Sturm Graz dominates FAC Vienna in friendly while Hartberg emerges victorious against NK Domzale

SK Sturm Graz is also active during the international break and won its friendly against FAC Vienna 4-1 on Friday. In Messendorf, the current Bundesliga leaders made everything clear in the first half. Tomi Horvat made it 1-0 with a wonderful free kick goal (39th), Mohammed Fuseini promptly increased the score to 2-0 (41st). Shortly … Read more

Major League Soccer (MLS): Lionel Messi’s Disappointing Playoff Absence and Injury Struggles

Major League Soccer (MLS): Lionel Messi’s Disappointing Playoff Absence and Injury Struggles

The top attraction of Major League Soccer (MLS) will no longer be seen in the playoffs. World champion Lionel Messi made a comeback after his injury break on Saturday, but lost 1-0 at home to FC Cincinnati with Inter Miami. With two games before the end of the regular season, Miami no longer has a … Read more

Rising Star Jakob Semler Receives High Praise as Referee in Admiral Bundesliga

Rising Star Jakob Semler Receives High Praise as Referee in Admiral Bundesliga

“I found it very positive that he was inconspicuous. That shows that he had the game under control,” said Austria coach Michael Wimmer. There is probably no higher praise for a referee. In fact, Jakob Semler put in a fantastic performance in the Veilchen’s 4-0 home win against FC Blau-Weiß Linz. It was his very … Read more

SV Austria Salzburg Reclaims Top Spot in the Regionalliga West with Victory

SV Austria Salzburg Reclaims Top Spot in the Regionalliga West with Victory

SV Austria Salzburg can write again on Saturday after two competitive defeats in a row. The Mozartstadters achieved a 3-1 home win against TSV St. Johann on the 11th matchday of the Regionalliga West. Yannic Fötschl (29th) equalizes the game after an early lead for St. Johann through Florian Ellmer (8th). Johannes Zottl (54th) and … Read more