OK, there is plenty of information, statistics and trivia to be found here on Schwarz und Weiss; even at this early stage in the project I’d say that there is probably enough to fill a couple of decently-sized reference books. However there are other sources of information and entertainment that I would say that you should be having a look at if you are a fan of the Nationalmannschaft: here is a selection of items that you can purchase from amazon.co.uk.



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The book of the moment – Philipp Lahm’s now controversial autobiography where he provides a frank and open analysis of the game today as well as an honest – perhaps too honest – analysis of the coaches he has worked with at both club and national level. Der feine Unterschied – “The Subtle Difference” – is nowhere close to being as controversial as Toni Schumacher’s Anpfiff, but has certainly made the headlines following its pre-publication serialisation in Bild.


Tor!: The Story of German Football (Paperback)

By (author) Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger

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A fantastic history of German football, and a marvellous companion to this site. Lichtenberger provides a sober analysis, and provides a number of interesting stories that do much to bust many of the myths surrounding the Nationalmannschaft. His honesty is refreshing and he is straight and to the point in his analysis of some of the more controversial moments in Germany’s football history.



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Journalist Raphael Honigstein will be a familiar name to those who would have either watched Sky’s Bundesliga coverage or read his regular column in the Guardian; here he provides an uniquely German perspective on English football that is both interesting and enlightening.



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The bible of German football, the 2011 edition of Kicker magazine’s famous Almanach contains reports on the 2009-2010 season and the 2010 World Cup as well as updated historical statistics. Very few pictures, but tons and tons of facts and figures. It’s naturally all in German but football stats are football stats – you might even end up learning a few words!



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English-language biographical portrait of the former Nationalkapitän. An interesting and easy read tracking Ballack’s career from his youth in the former GDR and his development in the Bundesliga and the German national team to his big-money transfer to Chelsea.



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David Downing’s well-written history of football’s greatest rivalry – OK, England’s greatest rivalry – is an interesting read, both for the excellent match reports and historical context. There are a few errors here and there – for instance Stefan Reuter gets the blame for Thomas Berthold’s involvement in the 1990 Gazza yellow card incident – but the book provides an excellent overview of the rivalry between the two nations both at national and club level.

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