Team presentation: Germany
If the WC was a casting contest, the German squad would be the boyband. Seriously. Never was a team that gay slashable ;) Let me introduce you to our young, handsome and oh-so-loveable (temporary) squad. We may not be the best in terms of playing right now, but hey, we look damn good :P
Warning: Image heavy.
1. The Team - Overview
The current pre-selected squad (not all positions are definite yet and some will change until the final 23 players will be announced on May 15. But this will do for a first overview). All names are clickable links that'll guide you to the player's profile (with pics!), most likely from DFB.de or Bundesliga.de:
Goal
Jens Lehmann (36, FC Arsenal London) Oliver Kahn (36, Bayern München), Timo Hildebrand (27, VfB Stuttgart)
Defense
Arne Friedrich (26, Hertha BSC Berlin), Manuel Friedrich (26, FSV Mainz 05), Andreas Hinkel (24, VfB Stuttgart), Robert Huth (21, FC Chelsea London), Marcell Jansen (20, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (23, FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (22, Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (25, Borussia Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (32, Bayer Leverkusen), Patrick Owomoyela (26, SV Werder Bremen), Lukas Sinkiewicz (20, 1.FC Köln)
Midfield
Michael Ballack [Captain] (29, FC Bayern München), Tim Borowski (25, SV Werder Bremen), Fabian Ernst (26, FC Schalke 04), Torsten Frings (29, SV Werder Bremen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (24, VfB Stuttgart), Sebastian Kehl (26, Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (32, Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (21, FC Bayern München)
Forwards
Gerald Asamoah (27, FC Schalke 04), Mike Hanke (22, VfL Wolfsburg), Miroslav Klose (27, SV Werder Bremen), Kevin Kurányi (24, FC Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (32, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (20, 1. FC Köln)
Sebastian Deisler is injured and won't play
Mehmet Scholl most likely won't play, either :|
UPDATE: final squad announced
Goal: 1: Jens Lehmann, 12: Oliver Kahn, 23: Timo Hildebrand
Defense: 4: Robert Huth, 3: Arne Friedrich, 2: Marcell Jansen, 17: Per Mertesacker, 21: Christoph Metzelder, 6: Jens Nowotny, 16: Philipp Lahm
Midfield: 13: Michael Ballack, 8: Torsten Frings, 18: Tim Borowski, 15: Thomas Hitzlsperger, 7: Bastian Schweinsteiger, 19: Bernd Schneider, 5: Sebastian Kehl
Forwards: 20: Lukas Podolski, 14: Gerald Asamoah, 9: Mike Hanke, 11: Miroslav Klose, 10: Oliver Neuville, 22: David Odonkor
2. The Slashable Hotties
I'll now try to give you a selection/some examples of my team's slashable hotties. Taste differs, and I certainly don't fancy them all in that way, but maybe you do. Have a look at the key players. If their names are presented as links, a click will take you to their homepages. These are the players that are most likely going to play the WC. At least I hope so *winks*
Michael Ballack 
Do I really need to introduce him? He's our Captain, he's our best man and only so called World Class player. He's adorable, maybe not a leader by nature, but he's got his boys under control. Interpret that in whatever way you like. He's hot, period :P
Jens Lehmann 
What? There was a time he was quite the hunk. And he aged well. Not judging his character, just his looks. I'm so shallow :P
Timo Hildebrand 
I so adore Timo. He's so cute and slashable and angsty and awwwwwww. I spent almost 90 minutes of a Bundesliga match ogling him and didn't get bored. He's just... I want to eat him. He totally needs to be goalie #3 and in my mind, he adds the angst to any possible smut. Don't ask me why. I just get angsty vibes. Mmmmh. Slashable with everybody, I'd say.
Arne Friedrich 
Slashy potential, yup.
Robert Huth 
Ah well, he's got a certain something. He's so... huge and strong. A top, no doubt.
Marcell Jansen 
Mh, boytoy :P
Philipp Lahm 
Quite the eyebrow thing going on, sweetie. Ahem. Sorry :P
Per Mertesacker 
My boy from home. I'm so proud of him!
Christoph Metzelder
Aw, Metze. Adorable. Hot. Cute. Darling.
Patrick Owomoyela - not in final squad 
I really hope he'll make the team. Aw!
Torsten Frings
Oh yes, please *drools* So my type. I even like the longish hair. I know most people don't, but I'd take him anway. As for slashy factor... scroll down to OTPs, OMG.
Sebastian Kehl
Slash potential? Look at the pic. I mean. Yeah.
Bastian Schweinsteiger 
One of our shooting stars. So young and already OTP'ed-up ;)
Miroslav Klose
Bundesliga's most dangerous goalgetter at the moment. Will he "score" at WC, too? (I know. Worst pun ever. Sorry)
Kevin Kurányi - not in final squad 
Aw, Kevin. He's a sweetheart. I want to slash him, I really do.
Lukas Podolski 
Poldi's got good chances to become one the WC's young stars.
The new guy, David Odonkor:
Nice!
And let's not forget our coaching foursome: 
From left: Goalkeeper coach Andreas Köpcke, Coach Assistant Joachim Löw, Coach Jürgen Klinsmann and Manager Oliver Bierhoff.
Lots of these pics were taken from the beautiful Strenesse shooting, see them all here. *drools*
Okay, this was a first overview. Remember to click the links on the top to get pics and info of those players I didn't introduce here :)
Now you've seen some hotties, you might already wonder how to pair them up. Let me give you a few hints and show you some OTP examples. Mmmh, here we go.
3. The OTPs
Ballack/Frings ("Balla/Fring[le]s")
HOTNESS IN CAPS. akjdskdfjdfjdgfjhdgfj. If they'll both play, I'll be so v.v.v. happy and we'll get slashy goodness times ten. Look at the beauty:
Okay, so maybe I went a bit insane here, but OMG. Oh, the love.
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by cerulean_eyes @ footballslash)
Schweinsteiger/Podolski ("Schweinski")
Sometimes, the slash writes itself. Like with these two.
Not my pairing of choice, but so much potential, how could you NOT slash them?
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by ninamalfoy @ footballslash)
Metzelder/Kehl ("Metzelly")
Awwwwwwww.
As you can see, these two totally forget the world around them.
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by ninamalfoy @ footballslash)
Lahm/Hildebrand 
Timo. He's so cuddly ♥
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by anglo_phile @ footballslash)
If these are not enough or if you're looking for more ideas: NO PROBLEM! The German team is so full of LOVE, almost anything is possible.
4. The Team, The Love.
Just look. German Squad Is Love-picspam. Many are from last year's Confed Cup. Similar scenes will happen during this year's WC, isn't that a nice thing to look forward to?
Ballack's making sure everybody gets a little TLC. Aw.
Ballack's making sure... oh, you know.
Tsk, tsk, Schweinski, they just can't keep their hands off each other.
That's what training looks like. Any questions left?
The boys (esp. Poldi, it seems) love their captains so v.v.v much, just in case it wasn't clear :P
Even Kahn feels the LOVE :P
Some more ones to enjoy:
To round this up, here are some more Strenesse group pics, because, awwwwwwww. Pretty boys playing, touching and having fun with each other. What more could you ask for?
OMG so gay. It's Love, I tell you ;) ♥
Conclusion: Watch out for the German team. A slashy time will be guaranteed, YAY!
Sources / other links:
Deutscher Fussballbund, Bundesliga, FIFA Confederations Cup, Wikipedia, Getty Images, kicker online, players' websites (links see above), my harddrive. If you deserve credit and I forgot it, pls let me know and I'll add the info :)
DO NOT HOTLINK, thank you.
Feel free to add (more slashy pics?)/comment/discuss and please, let me know if I made any mistakes ;)
EDIT: For moving pictures, check the Bitburger clip (a short, cute ad) ;)
EDIT2: Another group pic, sort of.
One team. One goal. One country. One dream.
We'll do [give] everything we can to make it!
The German national team.
Everything? I wonder if they're open for suggestions... ;)
EDIT3: I snatched some larger scans of the Strenesse pics (thanks, ninamalfoy) and posted them, along with some silly comments, over here.
Warning: Image heavy.
1. The Team - Overview
The current pre-selected squad (not all positions are definite yet and some will change until the final 23 players will be announced on May 15. But this will do for a first overview). All names are clickable links that'll guide you to the player's profile (with pics!), most likely from DFB.de or Bundesliga.de:
Goal
Jens Lehmann (36, FC Arsenal London) Oliver Kahn (36, Bayern München), Timo Hildebrand (27, VfB Stuttgart)
Defense
Arne Friedrich (26, Hertha BSC Berlin), Manuel Friedrich (26, FSV Mainz 05), Andreas Hinkel (24, VfB Stuttgart), Robert Huth (21, FC Chelsea London), Marcell Jansen (20, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (23, FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (22, Hannover 96), Christoph Metzelder (25, Borussia Dortmund), Jens Nowotny (32, Bayer Leverkusen), Patrick Owomoyela (26, SV Werder Bremen), Lukas Sinkiewicz (20, 1.FC Köln)
Midfield
Michael Ballack [Captain] (29, FC Bayern München), Tim Borowski (25, SV Werder Bremen), Fabian Ernst (26, FC Schalke 04), Torsten Frings (29, SV Werder Bremen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (24, VfB Stuttgart), Sebastian Kehl (26, Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (32, Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (21, FC Bayern München)
Forwards
Gerald Asamoah (27, FC Schalke 04), Mike Hanke (22, VfL Wolfsburg), Miroslav Klose (27, SV Werder Bremen), Kevin Kurányi (24, FC Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (32, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Lukas Podolski (20, 1. FC Köln)
Sebastian Deisler is injured and won't play
Mehmet Scholl most likely won't play, either :|
UPDATE: final squad announced
Goal: 1: Jens Lehmann, 12: Oliver Kahn, 23: Timo Hildebrand
Defense: 4: Robert Huth, 3: Arne Friedrich, 2: Marcell Jansen, 17: Per Mertesacker, 21: Christoph Metzelder, 6: Jens Nowotny, 16: Philipp Lahm
Midfield: 13: Michael Ballack, 8: Torsten Frings, 18: Tim Borowski, 15: Thomas Hitzlsperger, 7: Bastian Schweinsteiger, 19: Bernd Schneider, 5: Sebastian Kehl
Forwards: 20: Lukas Podolski, 14: Gerald Asamoah, 9: Mike Hanke, 11: Miroslav Klose, 10: Oliver Neuville, 22: David Odonkor
2. The Slashable Hotties
I'll now try to give you a selection/some examples of my team's slashable hotties. Taste differs, and I certainly don't fancy them all in that way, but maybe you do. Have a look at the key players. If their names are presented as links, a click will take you to their homepages. These are the players that are most likely going to play the WC. At least I hope so *winks*
Do I really need to introduce him? He's our Captain, he's our best man and only so called World Class player. He's adorable, maybe not a leader by nature, but he's got his boys under control. Interpret that in whatever way you like. He's hot, period :P
What? There was a time he was quite the hunk. And he aged well. Not judging his character, just his looks. I'm so shallow :P
I so adore Timo. He's so cute and slashable and angsty and awwwwwww. I spent almost 90 minutes of a Bundesliga match ogling him and didn't get bored. He's just... I want to eat him. He totally needs to be goalie #3 and in my mind, he adds the angst to any possible smut. Don't ask me why. I just get angsty vibes. Mmmmh. Slashable with everybody, I'd say.
Slashy potential, yup.
Ah well, he's got a certain something. He's so... huge and strong. A top, no doubt.
Mh, boytoy :P
Quite the eyebrow thing going on, sweetie. Ahem. Sorry :P
My boy from home. I'm so proud of him!
Aw, Metze. Adorable. Hot. Cute. Darling.
I really hope he'll make the team. Aw!
Oh yes, please *drools* So my type. I even like the longish hair. I know most people don't, but I'd take him anway. As for slashy factor... scroll down to OTPs, OMG.
Slash potential? Look at the pic. I mean. Yeah.
One of our shooting stars. So young and already OTP'ed-up ;)
Bundesliga's most dangerous goalgetter at the moment. Will he "score" at WC, too? (I know. Worst pun ever. Sorry)
Aw, Kevin. He's a sweetheart. I want to slash him, I really do.
Poldi's got good chances to become one the WC's young stars.
Nice!
From left: Goalkeeper coach Andreas Köpcke, Coach Assistant Joachim Löw, Coach Jürgen Klinsmann and Manager Oliver Bierhoff.
Lots of these pics were taken from the beautiful Strenesse shooting, see them all here. *drools*
Okay, this was a first overview. Remember to click the links on the top to get pics and info of those players I didn't introduce here :)
Now you've seen some hotties, you might already wonder how to pair them up. Let me give you a few hints and show you some OTP examples. Mmmh, here we go.
3. The OTPs
HOTNESS IN CAPS. akjdskdfjdfjdgfjhdgfj. If they'll both play, I'll be so v.v.v. happy and we'll get slashy goodness times ten. Look at the beauty:
Okay, so maybe I went a bit insane here, but OMG. Oh, the love.
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by cerulean_eyes @ footballslash)
Sometimes, the slash writes itself. Like with these two.
Not my pairing of choice, but so much potential, how could you NOT slash them?
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by ninamalfoy @ footballslash)
Awwwwwwww.
As you can see, these two totally forget the world around them.
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by ninamalfoy @ footballslash)
Timo. He's so cuddly ♥
For many more pics and all kind of more detailed information about this OTP, read this entry (posted by anglo_phile @ footballslash)
If these are not enough or if you're looking for more ideas: NO PROBLEM! The German team is so full of LOVE, almost anything is possible.
4. The Team, The Love.
Just look. German Squad Is Love-picspam. Many are from last year's Confed Cup. Similar scenes will happen during this year's WC, isn't that a nice thing to look forward to?
Ballack's making sure everybody gets a little TLC. Aw.
Ballack's making sure... oh, you know.
Tsk, tsk, Schweinski, they just can't keep their hands off each other.
That's what training looks like. Any questions left?
The boys (esp. Poldi, it seems) love their captains so v.v.v much, just in case it wasn't clear :P
Even Kahn feels the LOVE :P
Some more ones to enjoy:
To round this up, here are some more Strenesse group pics, because, awwwwwwww. Pretty boys playing, touching and having fun with each other. What more could you ask for?
OMG so gay. It's Love, I tell you ;) ♥
Conclusion: Watch out for the German team. A slashy time will be guaranteed, YAY!
Sources / other links:
Deutscher Fussballbund, Bundesliga, FIFA Confederations Cup, Wikipedia, Getty Images, kicker online, players' websites (links see above), my harddrive. If you deserve credit and I forgot it, pls let me know and I'll add the info :)
DO NOT HOTLINK, thank you.
Feel free to add (more slashy pics?)/comment/discuss and please, let me know if I made any mistakes ;)
EDIT: For moving pictures, check the Bitburger clip (a short, cute ad) ;)
EDIT2: Another group pic, sort of.
One team. One goal. One country. One dream.
We'll do [give] everything we can to make it!
The German national team.
Everything? I wonder if they're open for suggestions... ;)
EDIT3: I snatched some larger scans of the Strenesse pics (thanks, ninamalfoy) and posted them, along with some silly comments, over here.