Even the most devoted fans have their limits. That's why German Bundesliga soccer club Energie Cottbus refunded money to 600 of their fans, knowing their patience might be a bit tested. The 600 fans had traveled to Gelsenkirchen from their homes in Cottbus, a journey of almost 400 miles, in order to watch Energie Cottbus play Schalke 04. They would have…

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There is nothing rubbish about this goal. VfL Wolfsburg's Grafite pulls off some of the most delicate moves with the ball that I've ever seen, then uses a backheel as his final move past the goalie. Powerful blasts are fun, but that touch by Grafite is amazing. Top notch goal for Wolfsburg as they destroyed Bayern Munich 5-1…

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One would think that one of the top rules of goalkeeping would be to make sure that you have a clear path in front of you before kicking the soccer ball away. Fortuna Dusseldorf goalie Michael Melka tried to launch a quick attack, except he instead kicked the ball right off the back of opposing side Regensburg’s Dennis…

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German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is making quite the name for himself in the field of accessory tossing.

In the past week, he has been in 2 incidents where he has thrown something that belonged to another player.

This weekend, during a 3-3 draw between Stuttgart and TSG Hoffenheim, Lehmann tossed the shoe…

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"Congratulations on that fine goal, good sir, let me punch you in the balls!"

Over in Germany, VfB Stuttgart got thumped by Bayern Munich 5-1 in their German Cup matchup. Adding injury to insult was one of Sttugart's players during the celebration for their only goal.

Mario Gomez scored the goal after Stuttgart fell behind…

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