BIER NOT BITTER OVER THRASHING.Byline: OLIVER HOLT FORMER Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). great Oliver Bierhoff last night mocked the English for their obsession with the 5-1 win in Munich seven years ago. Bierhoff, his national team's general manager, laughed when asked if Germany were out to avenge a·venge tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es 1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. that humiliation. "Is that the only game you can remember?" he said. "I remember a lot of other games between us that finished with penalty shootouts." He added: "On one side, the Premier League is the best league, but a lot of English clubs play with a lot of foreign players." |
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