Julian Draxler - The Next Big Thing

I realise the statement that I made in the title is rather bold, but if you've seen him over an extended period of time then you'll realise my statement isn't as bold as first thought. The 19-year-old German has spent his entire professional career at Schalke and most of his youth days as well. He also plays for the German national team, which says an awful lot about the quality of the player if he already features for Germany at his age.

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A Look At Thomas Muller - The German Genius

Following on from my Javi Martinez article, next on my list is fellow Bayern Munich man, Thomas Muller. The man that I raved about so much last season because of his passion, desire and determination on the pitch. The 23-year-old has been at Bayern Munich all his professional career so you can understand where the passion has derived from. He was another crucial member of Bayern Munich's treble winning team along with Javi Martinez.

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Top 10: My Favourite Players

It's a topic that has been running through my mind for quite a while. Which footballers do I like, not only as a player but also their attitude? It's not easy, but I feel like the players I've chosen abide by my check-list -hard working, quality and versatile are just a few of the categories they must succeed in.

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A closer look at Bayern Munich's unsung hero (Video)

Bayern Munich have had a truly wonderful season and become the first ever German side to do the treble and only the seventh in European football to achieve such a feat. They wrapped up the league title in some style, with many matches to spare such was their points lead over Borussia Dortmund, and then beat their fierce rivals at Wembley courtesy of a last minute Arjen Robben goal to lift the Champions League trophy. The league cup was the cherry on top of the cake and Jupp Heynckes has signed off his management of the club in style. However, let's have a look at one of the unsung heroes that has been so pivotal to all this success.

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Is this the end of Spanish dominance?

As soon as the final whistle went at the Allianz Arena and Bayern Munich began celebrating their emphatic 4-0 win over Barcelona, the knives were already being sharpened and journalists were declaring that we were witnessing the end of an era. Spanish football, both at national and international level, has been leading the way over the last five years and 'tiki taka' had become a recognised style of play idolised by the rest of the football world. Could one game change all the believers into thinking that German football was now number one?

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Champions League glory

Who will win the Champions League Final in Wembley? Will it be Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Barcelona. Its Spain vs Germany..

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The Bundesliga: Everybody's second favourite league in 2013/14 (Video)

This week’s announcement that Pep Guardiola will be re-starting his already illustrious managerial career in the Bundesliga as opposed to the Premier League next season appears to have shocked many football journalists and supporters on our shores, who fully expected Guardiola to take a seat in the dugout vacated by either Rafa Benitez or Roberto Mancini. However, should we be so surprised that Pep has elected to test himself in Germany?

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Are Bayern Munich becoming a Celtic of the Bundesliga? (VIDEO)

They have been and are still regarded as a European supreme in club football. Bayern Munich year in year out are seen as one of the best teams in Europe. In my eyes in the Champions League Bayern Munich are as much of a threat to English teams as Barcelona and Real Madrid are.

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Hard to look past Germany

The pre tournament favourites, Germany, are really looking worth that label, as they go into Thursday nights semi final against either England or Italy with a 100% record, safe in the knowledge that they are yet to really hit top gear.

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10 Unsung Heroes Who Could Win Euro 2012 Single-Handed

Time to get the football equipment out the Euros are here! With obvious candidates such as Rooney and van Persie, it’s easy to forget some of the other footballing stars who may yet steal the Euro 2012 limelight. Here we list some possible glory takers:

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