FC Bayern München celebrated their 114th birthday on Thursday…
FC Bayern München celebrated their 114th birthday on Thursday…

Off the ball

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Munich - Off the Ball, bundesliga.com's weekday feature, casts an eye over some of the offbeat and occasionally controversial tales to have emerged from Germany's top-flight.

Today we wish the championsAlles Gute! on the club's birthday celebrations, get a taste of former Bundesliga star Lukas Podolski's excitement ahead of Carnival in his former haunt of Cologne and discover how a group of Scotsmen have been converted into admirers of the German game.