Welcome / Willkommen

HELLO and welcome to durban date.!

I guess the first thing I need to express is why I developed this site...

Having spent four months living in Germany in 2007/08, I grew to deeply appreciate the Deutsche game. Watching Bundesliga every weekend, learning about its history and marvelling at players past, present and future (more on future stars at a later date), German football certainly enriched my life. I can confirm I am a devotee until the day I die.

Nevertheless, I am an Australian football and Socceroo fan through and through. I follow the A-League avidly and as a media student who wants to make a career out of football, have taken up posts contributing to sites such as www.newcastlejets.com.au, au.fourfourtwo.com, and www.halftimeheroes.com.au.

When Australia and Germany were paired with one another in Group D for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, I thought - 'why not combine my two football loves in one site, in tandem with my ambition to make a career from the game?'. The culmination, I guess, will come as the two teams meet in Durban on June 13, 2010 - the durban date.

As such, what's evolved is an idea that intends to be frequently updated in the hope some readers will jump on board, contribute, share, think and react to the beauty of what both countries, football wise, are all about. It is my personal belief Australian football can learn much from German models, and hopefully some of you will come to realise this too.

While you should expect Australian, German and World Cup football themes to dominate, it's possible that at times I will introuce work from other areas. Thus, you could consider this a personal profile of what I'm up to as well.

I hope you enjoy what I produce over the next seven or so months, and who knows where this concept may lead?

Until next time... auf wiedersehen!