Matthias sammer biography of george
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GEORGE MBWANDO, the former Warriors’
wingback, says Zimbabwe should pluck a leaf out
of the manual used by Germany to revive its
football, on both the international and domestic
fronts, and he
is ready to play a huge role in that ambitious
programme.
The Germans have been enjoying a purple patch
in recent years with their national team flying
high, after reaching the semi-finals of the
World Cup where they were one of the
outstanding teams, and their clubs also making a
huge impression in European competitions.
Mbwando, who is based in the German city of
Ingolstadt and has been staying in the European
country for 15 years now, says the biggest
influence in the revival of football there has come
from the contribution of former German
superstar, Matthias Sammer.
A former national team player who won the
European Cup with Germany in ’96, won the Uefa
Champions League with Dortmund the following
year, coached Dortmund to the Bundesliga title,
worked in the German Football Association as
technical director since , before joining
Bayern Munich as Sporting Director last year,
Sammer has been a huge influence.
Yesterday, Mbwando told The Herald that
Zimbabwe should take a leaf from how the
Germans have conducted their business,
especially in the past 10
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Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
Award
The Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Matthias Sammer on 24 December [1]
Rankings
[edit]Additionally, eighteen players were nominated but received no votes: Oliver Bierhoff (Udinese & Germany), Laurent Blanc (Auxerre/Barcelona & France), Zvonimir Boban (AC Milan & Croatia), Enrico Chiesa (Sampdoria/Parma & Italy), Edgar Davids (Ajax/AC Milan & Netherlands), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool & England), Thomas Helmer (Bayern Munich & Germany), Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Jari Litmanen (Ajax & Finland), Andreas Möller (Borussia Dortmund & Germany), Pavel Nedvěd (Sparta Parague/Lazio & Czech Republic), Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt/Fenerbahçe & Nigeria), Raí (Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil), Dejan Savićević (AC Milan & Yugoslavia), Mehmet Scholl (Bayern Munich & Germany), Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid & Argentina), Gianluca Vialli (Juventus/Chelsea & Italy) and Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan & Argentina).
Notes
[edit]- ^France Football reports Ronaldo with points. After reviewing each voter's vot
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George, Kevin-Prince dispatch Jérôme Boateng: football's challenging brothers
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