Hard work pays off again

The sentences were also from any x politicians anywhere can come. But they said Jürgen Klinsmann, as he recently chatted about Miroslav Klose. "He is someone who works incredibly much," he praised. "And work is always rewarded." Similar Klinsmann had already said in September that it should be in Klose, the striker, did not run as desired, when the time goalless assumed alarming proportions since Klinsmann said. "Because you only get through work, work, work."

And Klose, the student, as he has geackert jewels. The wages are the gates, which now covers such as the Champions League against Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday evening when two shot and one prepared. At the end he was indeed the best man on the pitch, even better than Franck Ribéry, the French Leichtfuß, with nothing to look for work. "I do a lot about my fitness," said Klose. And that the team incredible support him. Ten compulsory game goals and eight templates are now on its account.

Klose says prefer "we" instead of "I", the striker's own egocentrism gene, he has not. "This is now my time playing." That he now play Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, a small celebrates anniversary, it is not very important. It is Klose's 250th Bundesliga games, 112 goals he has achieved more than any other active professional. The rate is impressive, but for Klose only a marginal aspect. After playing the table at the third point in the same second. After 90 minutes, it is hoped Klose, the table constellation vice versa.

Bayer brandgefährlich he calls, because it always march forward. "This is immensely difficult to defend." And: "Leverkusen is a different caliber than Cottbus or Bucharest." The Munich had quite clearly shown in the barriers: Last Saturday the latest table Cottbus 4-1, on Tuesday since then now includes 13 games with the Bucharest victoriously loose 3:0. There were no real yardstick, rather a warm-up for the remaining matches before the winter break. "Leverkusen, Hoffenheim, Lyon and Stuttgart - a pretty tough balance program," said Klose.

Four times he has Leverkusen this season viewed. And if he has the Bayer-Eleven is talking, he stands his trainer in the style of politician not to. You unison praising the work of coach Bruno Labbadia prices and the dangerousness of the offensive. After all, as Klinsmann, have Patrick Helmes and Stefan Kießling managed in the national team. And if you like, it is also a measurement of the German forces storm elite. The two 24-year-olds from Leverkusen against Klose (30), the successful.

How to crack Leverkusen, has the Bayern striker already analyzed. "If they in the forward movement of the ball lost, then it has rear gescheppert. We must brutally exploited," he says, despite the low Torquote in the recent past, where only one in three chance was used.

Luca Toni, his partner storm, nevertheless, the Italian lightness and raves from offensive "dream trio Ribery, Klose, Toni." There will be bad, only if you do not have more opportunities, says Toni. How they would understand because, the Frenchman, the Germans and the Italians, nor was he asked. "This works so well is because we do not understand," joked Toni. From style politician, he is not much.

World Cup duel against Abraham storm in the distant

The duel of the two German funds weight world champion Felix Sturm (Leverkusen) and Arthur Abraham (Berlin) is back in a remote prospect.

Universum chief Klaus-Peter Kohl, chief of the WBA Champs-storm, announced that the moment no negotiations with Abraham's promoter Wilfried Sauerland want to record. "For us it was not a serious offer, but an ultimatum," Kohl said in a press release universe. Sauerland is a stock market storm over 2.5 million euros have offered, if he held until March 2009 against Abraham for the title unification compete. The competing Berlin stall contradicted Kohl's presentation. "Our offer was serious and no ultimatum. We are writing to skillfully universe and have explicitly stressed that it is in negotiations additional time can give, "said Sauerland and reiterated its readiness hearing. Sauerland managing director Christian Meyer was: "For us is clear: Storm is afraid of King Arthur." Felix Sturm prefers universe after indications now a fight against WBC and WBO world champion Kelly Pavlik (USA). "We have already made contact with his promoter Bob Arum and examine our first options for Felix in the Americas," said the head of the universe. In a duel with Pavlik is also IBF champion from Abraham. The duel storm / Abraham has been a long time in space. The speculation received with the recent Titelverteidigungen both new food professionals. The 28-year-old Abraham had on 4 November in Birmingham after his early victory over the Americans Raul Marquez concerns about funding problems with the statement allayed: "On this fight money should not fail. I'm not interested in money. Not for me, even without boxes. " Sturm defended his championship belt last on 1 November in Oberhausen with a point victory over the Greifswalder Sebastian Sylvester in the first German-German boxing world championship since 2000. "This is something we need more often, once a year - not every eight years," said the 29-year-olds and assured as: "Arthur and I - we are always here for this fight.

Ajax-bust sets HSV weaknesses

"This return passports are not the right means," hissed the Dutch coach, and should therefore particularly captain David Jarolim have meant, whose big error which Gegentor Leonardo (77. minute) had made possible. "It may even be that a little strength after missing the English weeks, but this must not happen," Jol monierte. "At home we were unbeaten, now we must win at Slavia Prague," Jol called, but the first in the Bundesliga, travel to Bochum must think. HSV wants to win, the need to be especially creative midfield players acting as against Ajax, where the pros were more in the way as to complement each other. "I've seen a catastrophic mistake and the game decided," Jarolim said contrite. But the emsige workers was also too much on its own, its addition of people like indisponierte Piotr Trochowski brought nothing something clever. "We are very pleased with our young team to have won here," said Ajax coach Marco van Basten, whose team patiently for the mistakes of the hosts had to wait. With the collection of Thiago Neves, the Brazilian access for 7.5 million euros, Jol had arranged for a surprise. As a substitute for Rafael van der Vaart Geholte did not only miss match practice, his run routes were also confused. "It looks forward to his creativity. It was a good opportunity to show, but he is still a long way in one hundred percent ", criticized Jol. Mladen Petric was even surprised that he was granted a break, but was insightful. "I was against Werder Bremen are no longer at a hundred percent," said the Croat, a quarter of an hour before the deadline came into the game and no longer care for the turnaround was. Jol now faces the heavy task of kinked HSV-professionals to assemble again. "We have some good games abroad, most notably at the start of the season in Bavaria," said the coach. Still think of HSV to its targets in all three competitions to overwinter, even if it had become much more difficult. As third in the Group F with just three points are the north Germans in Prague almost doomed to victories, because Leaders Aston Villa comes on 17 December, the most heaviest adversary of the group.

Pressure grows on Schalke manager

As the storm of indignation over, had Andrew Miller only once a cigarette smoke and the events can sag. So even threatening Scenario may have earned for him personally, nobody should worry. "This business belongs to them. This is not a problem," said the manager of Schalke 04, previously with Petrified mien on the coach sitting bank had witnessed that many viewers in recurrent Franco Frattini had asked for his Rauswurf.

"I've been 25 years in football business. And I know that in such situations is often a herausgepickt," Mueller said: "That is what some coaches and players must endure for us, so I can also endure."

The only question is whether President Josef Schnusenberg and Aufsichtratschef Clemens Tönnies, the gray eminence in the background, in the long term the pressure of the masses to resist. Because the 0:2 (0:1) in the Uefa Cup against Manchester City was not only affect out from a face of a lifeless presentation of the team whistled. It is also not, as usual in similar situations, the coach at the pillory, but represent a flawed policy of purchasing managers association. A development which the club can be dangerous. "The gap between those on the lawn and those on the sidelines should not be too big," said Schnusenberg. He fears that the ratio of fans to the club too much suffering: "Especially in economically difficult times must be careful that the whole thing is not drifting apart."

Mueller is accused that after Bayern Munich with just under 50 million euros Germany's most expensive team in parts of faulty been collected and has no game makers of high class has. Especially in the preseason with Ivan Rakitic (3 million euro transfer fee), Carlos miller Gross (3.5), Ze Roberto (3) and Albert dispute (2.5) alone, four players for offensive midfield committed, of which three at coach Fred Rutten did not play. And even Rakitic, the intervening space his master had lost, points deficits. Well in protest against the proliferation of Fehleinkäufe Mueller since taking office by Rudi Assauer on 17 May 2006 using wedelten fans money.

"Our purchasing policy has a hit rate of about 50 percent, compared with several other Bundesliga clubs," said Schnusenberg: "But maybe Miller would be in one or another case should inquire accurately." Especially after the commitments of Orlando Engelaar (5.5) and Jefferson Farfan (10) last summer had Schnusenberg with an expected increase in performance: "The team is limited to two positions have been reinforced. Since then must also come sometime results."

Miller, however, is still the potential of the squad convinced. There was no structural, but a mental problem. Against Manchester City was the team after the first Gegentor by Benjani (32. minute) fell apart because they currently have no self-confidence. At the time of the crucial 0:2 by Stephen Ireland (67) would hardly be noticeable, where opposition. Instead, there was ridicule from the sidelines. "Oh, how is the beautiful," sang the Schalke fans.

Unthinkable, even if it is in the Bundesliga on Sunday in Stuttgart and in the Uefa Cup on Wednesday in Enschede Losses should be. It threatens to crash into mediocrity. Especially as the Schalke at the time of separation from Rutten predecessor Mirko Slomka in April still occupies the third place was also the season nationally goal of direct qualification for the Champions League chase. Currently, the backlog in second place in the Bundesliga five points.

The deep case of FC Schalke seems to dramatically accelerate. Probably the reason why Mueller pointed to the fact that it is not just go to him personally. "It's not about Miller, Meier, Schulze. It's about Schalke 04th."

Wolfsburg, the Uefa Cup group phase almost over

In the hectic final stage lost even chess player Felix Magath overview. "I am delighted that we have success with this group stood on stage," said the analyst otherwise so precise in the erroneous assumption that the 3:2 (1:1) of the VfL Wolfsburg at Sporting Braga have his team already en route to the Co-round of the Uefa Cup paved. Lower Saxony that despite the maximum yield of six points from two games is still a counter to the advancement missing, was coach of VfL simply overlooked.

Magath took so that, for Wolfsburg in the two remaining group games against Portsmouth FC on Thursday and two weeks later when AC Milan (December 17) "only for the best placement go. But purely mathematical would be two defeats also a departure nor possible. The strong performance of the Bundesliga at the Portuguese citizens were pessimistic about such considerations certainly no reason. "We have a great starting position. Now we have it in the hands," said Marcel Schäfer.

His team-mate Christian Gentner rejoiced especially on the first Wolfsburg away win this season: "This momentum, we should now go and Dortmund on Sunday in another place after victory." Despite the start of fighting spirit, however, saw it not long after a victory of VfL from. Twice were the guests of the rock stadium in Braga behind: First, by a curious own goal by Ricardo Costa (5) and after balancing the Bosnian Edin Dzeko (24) again at the beginning of the second half by Albert Meyong (49.). Only the late hits from Zvjezdan Misimovic, a foul penalty (83.) and turned in the fourth minute of injury time took the victory made perfect.

Hanging lot for Busch

When, on Friday evening in Berlin's O2 World his name from the stadium speakers was read, brandete cheering on. Florian Busch then entered the ice and waved to the audience. He was reported missing about six weeks condemned the striker of the EHC Eisbären Berlin a troublesome hand injury to inaction, while his colleagues in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) struggled to score. Against the Hamburg Freezers allowed the tricky attacker at the Berlin 4:0 the game as usual wit lend.

How long the 23-year-old club to its disposal, does not lie in the hands of the national player. Yesterday met in Frankfurt / Main ad hoc Arbitral Tribunal of the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB). Their decision, the jury will announce on Wednesday. Busch then learns what consequences in March initially refused, but then replaced with a negative drug test result for him to have.

Long did it take until the case begeleitet all sorts of nagging, was re-opened. Whether it ultimately will be implemented but exactly what the three-panel under the chairmanship of the Swiss Sportrechtlers Stehpan Netzle decides, is completely open. Too difficult is the issue. "I do not believe that the court resolve the Gordian knot," says Uwe Harnos, president of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB). Harnos' Association is in the process of the defendant. Because he bush with a mild punishment (5000 euros and social) of which had come. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), set by the National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada), however, requires a two-year ban, as the Frankfurt-vote Wada lawyer Matthias Breucker confirmed.

The problem is, however, is that the tribunal, according to Nada valid code from 2006 only athletes may judge who also has an agreement signed it. Such a document does not exist by Busch. "A clear internal failure," said Harnos. When we went DEB long sloppy with anti-doping policies in order. Only after the uproar around the bush was Nada code ever officially recognized professionals and the athletes had to sign agreements.

Thus the question arises as to what a subsequent follow-lock could actually have? The DEB would the verdict "one to one" implement, as Harnos says. For a time not in the national team to play, could verschmerzen Busch. But DEB and DEL have signed a cooperation agreement that the league punishment of the Association over. "As we come to where it hurts," said Busch's lawyer Klaus storm. Within the meaning of his client would remain only an action against the arbitration award. And the result would have the legal prerequisites good prospects for success.

In Frankfurt yesterday witnesses were heard, both sides expressed their versions of the lecture. In the hope that the vexatious issue should end. However, this depends solely depends on what the tribunal announced on Wednesday.

Dietrich with record

Johannes Dietrich and chef Marco have at the German Short Course Championships in Essen, the swimmer for Best Brands ensured. While the world fell ill Paul Biedermann lead the competition in the draw had improved the Wiesbaden Dietrich on Friday over 50 meters butterfly record to Europe. In 22.64 seconds, he was 22 hundredths faster than the Ukrainian Sergei Breus, 11 April 2008 in Manchester. With the performance unterbot Dietrich his barely two weeks old German record by 24 hundredths. On a world of the Australian Matt Jaukovic swam the 23-year-olds to only 14 hundredths of a second over.

The Darmstadt Koch improved his national record over 100 meters in 58.50 seconds chest. The 18-year-old unterbot the old best mark of 58.96 also already in the lead by 46 hundredths. Six swimmers in the preliminary remained below the 60-second mark. Biedermann (Halle / Saale) reached with health problems over 200 meters freestyle only the third best lead-time. With neck pain was the 22-year-old European champion in 1:45,39 minutes. "For the 100-meter freestyle on Saturday we will probably unsubscribe," said coach Frank Embacher.

The Olympic Fifth Biedermann had twelve days during World Cup final in Berlin in 1:40,83 his first world record set. On Thursday it was prelude to the title fights in food in Europe 7:35,23 minutes a record over 800 meters freestyle succeeded. "It was too hard for him," said Embacher.

Thomas Rupprath won the prelims about 50 meters back. As a lead-Fastest also reached Petra Dallmann (100 meters freestyle), Sonja Schöber (100 m breast), Daniela Samulski (50 m butterfly) and Jenny Mensing (200 m back) the Finals.