crinkly_ears | Entries tagged with schalke

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LJ is being difficult for

meowlizz so I am posting this for her <3

From minute 12 until the end:

( Second video )( MeowLizz Provides A Translation... )

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First of all, many thanks to dearest

bonniebutterfly for sending this on!

Our crinkly-eared, modern day hero will be the star of a short feature film to be shown at the Berlin Football Film Festival!

The film-maker is award-winner Aljoscha Pause - best known for films on the blind Bundesliga and for films examining homosexuality in the sport. His last film, on Zinedine Zidane, won an award!

( Mesut, the early years... )
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Current Mood: Charmed!

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So, as the Özil dearth (belated Samisut Christmas greetings aside) drags on, let's just paddle deeper into the less explored depths of the Bromance Pond, shall we?

Presenting one of the rarer German players to be found on the pitch (only 10 appearance so far. Booo!), FC Schalke 04's captain and Germany's #4:

Benedikt Höwedes!

( ... [insert clever segue here] )

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Love to

meowlizz and

suzanne410 for sending me the footage!

But first - a small edit (interview has been moved beneath the cut):

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( interview now beneath the cut... )
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jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com

A Biographical Portrait Is Released While Julian Draxler Fan-Boys Mesut & Final Depraved Vegas Pics!

Yes indeed! Mesut is the subject of a book - available here - that is to be released shortly. It is entitled "Mesut Ozil: On The Path To World Stardom". I shall be ordering it, of course, and if anything interesting or new to the community is revealed I shall certainly be providing a translation for all of you!

Hopefully it will have interviews with people who know him and not just with Mesut; to make it a more interesting read, if you know what I mean ;)

( A Quiet Couple Of Days... )

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jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com

"Suddenly You See A Gap" - Mesut as Play-Maker - The Tactical Interview in Der Tagesspiegel

Mesut and his crinkly-ears consider their next move...

Mesut Özil im Interview „Plötzlich siehst du eine Lücke“
03.06.2012 14:04 Uhr
von Stefan Hermanns und Michael Rosentritt
LINK TO THE GERMAN

Mesut Özil, Spielmacher der deutschen Nationalmannschaft, über den perfekten Pass, seine Bewunderung für Zinedine Zidane und Schnipser gegen das Ohrläppchen.

Mesut Ozil, Playmaker of the German National Team about the perfect pass, his admiration of Zinedine Zidane and flicks against the earlobes.

( "The winner gets to flick with his fingers against the earlobes of the loser. That's unbelievable fun..." )

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Neighbourhood Boy Makes Good! Mesut As Pupil: Shy, Modest, Slight, Slender & A Little Autistic!
Also: A Review Of Posts Of Mesut As A Child & Teenager!

Class portrait, c. 2004. Bad blonde highlights seem to have been all the rage.
I think the cute girl behind him likes him, actually!

A feature has been done of Mesut's school with an eye to the Euro Stars it has produced - specifically: Neuer and Mesut - neither of whom were scholastic trail-blazers, it appears! His teachers were interviewed and a beautiful and affectionate portrait of Mesut as student is the result. Teachers always seem to make very observant, and very earnest ("we are so glad he's kept his feet on the ground") interview subjects!

The most interesting revelation in the feature however: it seems the school was very important in getting him noticed by Schalke. As will be revealed he didn't have the physique or athleticism the club's scouts wanted, so they had ignored him. He was so good in school matches however...

It’s excerpted and translated by me,

jenny_jenkins. Less interesting details and the entire beginning and end of the article was cut out. To read it in the original: HERE IS THE LINK

( Someone times you type "Ozil" into the Google search engine and find nothing. But sometimes you let out a shriek of joy... )

Current Mood: creative

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Bits & Pieces: Theo Zwanziger's Farewell Lunch, Portrait Events, DFB Magazine Features,
Marca Visits Gelsenkirchen, Gifs of Little Javier & Bromantic Training Pictures!

Theo Zwanziger's Farewell Lunch

In a previous entry in this community (the transcript of Mesut's press-conference) we learned the surprising news that Theo Zwanziger (the retiring head of the German Footballing Federation) felt particularly close to Mesut, personally. The DFB said goodbye to Zwanziger over coffee and cake.

( This post is quite long, actually... )

Current Mood: migrainy but quite cheerful!

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Mesut Özil: A World Star Returns - The DFB Feature Write-Up & Mesut As Rapper - Again!

Mesut with little Marko Marin, his midfield partner.

It wouldn't be International week without a massive overload of posts on game-day. Kick -off is in just over 2 hours.

I want this up before the game because this feature write-up and the interview in a separate (which I have excerpted from the larger piece) with Jan Delay is quite lovely. It provides a lovely look at what Mesut's life in Bremen was like before he came to Madrid.

( One feature, one interview... )

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Current Mood: Is insomniacy even a word?

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Mesut Visits Mallorca - A 7th Assist in 4 Games - The Match Review & Spam!

Madrid Perseveres, Crispy is a Hero, Pipita & Callejon Score!

( The Mesut-Centric Spam! )
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Mesut Is Officially Certified As A GQMF

Pictures And Videos From His Interview With The German Edition of GQ

Translated from the German by

jenny_jenkins and

sashatwen
Gifs made and photographs procured by

andriy_7

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Lengthy Interview and Feature With Kicker Magazine

This week's cover of Germany's best & most comprehensive footballing magazine.

A Visit With Özil In Madrid

Interview and Feature by Jean-Julien Beer
Kicker Magazine
October 31, 2011
Translated by me,

jenny_jenkins

"I want to win all the titles here..."

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Welt Am Sonntag: "Papa was always my biggest critic."

Mesut Özil and his Father in Madrid.

"But I never had to threaten him with cuts to his pocket-money" says Mustafa Özil. Father and Son talk about education, the power of football, and German-Turkish relations.

by Lars Wallrodt.
Welt am Sonntag
Translated by me,

jenny_jenkins

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jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com

While Live Journal was being hacked, Mesut was keeping busy – So Put The Kettle On Darlings.
This Post Covers Five Days of Insane Activity.

Joyous Bromantic News! Press Conferences – From Every Angle!
Mesut in Germany! Facebook Updates! Another Fully Translated Interview! Random Embarassment!
Hertha Berlin 1 Real Madrid 3 – The Match Report!
Fully Translated Post-Match News and Interviews!
The sashatwen Interrogation Corner!
You Name It - It’s all here...At Enormous Length...
(Originally Posted July 28, 2011)

( Enter at your own risk and bring a snack... )

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Turkish Delight: Nuri Sahin & Hamit Altintop Are Coming To Madrid!

Nuri Şahin

The Bundesliga's Best Number Six is Coming to Town...

...Real Madrid officially signs Turkish International Nuri Şahin

Don't be taken in by their sweet smiles. It's a German-Turkish Invasion!

By jenny_jenkins
Originally posted in May & June of 2011

Prepare yourselves to be overwhelmed with fresh-faced, modest and hard-working good-humour!

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Video Archive: (March, 2011) Post-Lyon (Home) Reactions From Mesut & Sami!

Mesut's post-Lyon match interview with a pretty young woman who made Mesut feel nervous and shy - unable to really make eye contact fidgeting nervously, and even more than usually breathless and speaking uncommonly fast!

Translated by me,

jenny_jenkins

( flustered, wide-eyed & breathless... )

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Video Archive: Mesut's First Interview At Age 17 On First Training With The Schalke A Team.

Translated by me,

jenny_jenkins.

( translation beneath... )

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Of Clubs, Girlfriends, Tabloids and Goals - The Political Evolution of Mesut Ozil

By

jenny_jenkins
Photographs provided by

derbis
Originally posted in February of 2011

Part I

Mesut is heading back to Germany to play against Italy in Dortmund on Wednesday. To mark the occasion, I would like to bring you a brief history, in two parts, of the political evolution of Mesut Özil.

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