Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger Archive

November 17, 2009
Uli Hesse: Making the grade
Uli Hesse on how footballers struggle to make the grade in the German media.

November 3, 2009
Chased by the Black Dog
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger looks at the effect of depression on footballers in Germany.

October 20, 2009
What is in a name?
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger unlocks the secrets behind German players' names.

October 13, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: A question of fate
Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger questions whether Germany's perennial qualification is just fate.

October 6, 2009
Uli: Football's cyber hooligans
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger explores the bizarre world of football's cyber hooligans

September 21, 2009
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger: The Unforgettables
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger explains his strange attraction to the grey mouse of the Bundesliga.

September 8, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: The search begins...
A piece of trivia sends Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger on a journey to find the youngest ever top-flight coach.

August 25, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: Keeping the faith
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger wonders if Bayern keeper Michael Rensing deserves his criticism.

August 18, 2009
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger: Changing the channels
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger feasts his eyes on the multitude of German football available on TV.

August 11, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: The true contribution of a coach
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger explains the impact of managerial job-hopping in Germany.

July 2, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: Reaping the rewards of a winning mentality
Uli explains how a coaching revolution in 2000 helped Germany seal the Euro U21 title.

June 3, 2009
Uli: What's the score with the Bundesliga?
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger asks for your help to explain the feast of goals in the Bundelsiga.

May 19, 2009
Uli: Wolfsburg deserve debut success
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger on why Wolfsburg deserve to be crowned German champions.

May 14, 2009
Uli: Bundesliga goes down to the wire again
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger on how a dramatic end to the German season has been seen before.

April 28, 2009
Uli: Overcoming pronunciation problems
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger gets to grips with the phonology of footballers' names.

April 14, 2009
Uli: Fearless Bayern found wanting
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger delivers his verdict on the stuttering form of Bayern Munich.

March 30, 2009
Uli: Germany's greatest village team?
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger tells the story of SV Alsenborn, Germany's original village side.

March 10, 2009
Uli: Hertha fighting against history
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger on the surprise of Hertha Berlin being top of the German league.

February 24, 2009
A tale of three stripes and family strife
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger on the family drama and intrigue behind adidas shoes.

February 10, 2009
Hoffenheim suffer the curse of Meyer
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger on Vedad Ibisevic's injury and the story of Peter Meyer.

January 26, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: A picture tells a thousand stories
Uli Hesse Lichtenberger spends the Bundesliga's winter break swotting up on his club history.

January 14, 2009
Hesse-Lichtenberger: Making it look easy
Uli Hesse Lichtenberger praises 'The Professor', the man behind the Hoffenheim phenomenon.

December 23, 2008
Hesse-Lichtenberger: Lest we forget
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger wonders why football is so reluctant to document its long history.

December 2, 2008
Ultra subculture on the wane?
Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger analyses the tradition of the ultras in Germany.

November 18, 2008
Hesse-Lichtenberger: The power of the tabloids
Bayern Munich's return to form has not been warmly welcomed by some, says Uli Hesse Lichtenburger.