Bayern Munich are back on top of the Bundesliga after beating 10-man Werder Bremen 4-1 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
There have been no matches in Germany since Dec. 22, but football certainly hasn't stopped. In fact, there's an unusual amount of transfer activity this winter. These are the top 10 stories/rumours/developments to keep an eye on before the real fun begins again on Jan 14.
A little more than a year ago, Twente Enschede manager and England native Steve McClaren became an unwitting YouTube star when he adopted a strange, affected Dutch accent in an (ostensibly) English TV interview with a local station. There were initial fears that the former England manager might try out a mock German inflection in his new role at VfL Wolfsburg as well, but in fact, his tenure has brought about lingual confusion of the opposite kind: an increasing number of "Wolves" supporters have taken to voicing their frustrations in English, with somewhat mixed results.
CNN's Kate Giles previews the upcoming German Bundesliga soccer season.
Fortune: VW's Theme Parkupdated: Mon Sep 28 1998 00:01:00
Okay, so times are tough for Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, what with his discovery that, after spending $790 million to buy Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, VW doesn't get to use the Rolls-Royce bran...
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