Hamburg fight the police for their right to celebrate victory over Celtic

Rob Parker | October 23, 2009

That’s not how we celebrate in this country!

Players and staff from Hamburg were involved in an angry confrontation after their win at Celtic last night when stewards attempted to cut short their celebrations.
There is a bit of a chicken-and-egg debate about whether Hamburg were sitting down as part of a new German post-match [...]

Video: Hamburg knocked out of Uefa Cup by a ball of paper

Rob Parker | May 8, 2009

Significant stationery

Cheer up, Chelsea fans. At least you have a living, breathing (despite the threats) human being to vent your hatred towards. Supporters have Hamburg have been forced to lay the blame for their European exit with a humble ball of paper.
Defender Michael Gravgaard was lining up a simple backpass to his keeper when the [...]

Video: Female Hamburg fan gets a hug, a kiss and a soaking

Rob Parker | April 10, 2009

Don’t worry, love. It’ll condition it

This Hamburg fan had a bittersweet night as she watched her side beat Manchester City last night. First City took the lead, but then Hamburg went on to win the match. Her excitable partner gave her a hug and a kiss (albeit with his boggle eyes creepily wide open), but [...]

Football video: Luca Toni gets owned by Hamburg keeper Frank Rost

Rob Parker | February 7, 2009

When goal celebration routines backfire

We missed this one earlier in the week, but we are making amends now. Bayern Munich suffered defeat against Hamburg last weekend, and Luca Toni was in for a particularly strong dose of humiliation. The Italian striker thought he had given Bayern the lead and launched into his trademark hand-to-ear celebration [...]

Proof that Graham Taylor still knows his stuff

Rob Parker | December 18, 2008

Ex-England boss’ directional sense on par with his tactics

During last night’s Uefa Cup tie between Hamburg and Aston Villa, Craig Gardner fired a decent chance to get Villa back in the game over the crossbar. Here’s what Five co-commentator Graham Taylor had to say on the matter:
“Yes, it’s only just over the bar, but over [...]