In hindsight, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung should have probably chosen a different headline. "Hannover 96: Not afraid of Robben and Ribery," the local newspaper wrote before Saturday's game at the Allianz Arena. It should have been afraid, though, very afraid.
World Sport's Mark McKay talks to German football analyst Raphael Honigstein about the death of footballer Robert Enke.
Thousands of fans, many weeping, packed a Hannover, Germany, stadium Sunday to pay their last respects to Robert Enke, captain of the Hannover 96 soccer club, who died last week in what police believe was a suicide.
Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed.
A goalkeeper for the German national soccer team apparently killed himself by stepping in front of a train, just months after he and his wife adopted a daughter, police said Wednesday.
Next year, there's only one FIFA date for international friendlies (early March) before World Cup squads are named. That means time is running out for those who want to force their way in. Can Ronaldinho come up with enough consistent form to win a Brazil recall? Is Walter Samuel needed to shore up Argentina's defense?
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