Talking Fussball
Episodes
Stuttgart lift the cup as Werder drop Werner, ten Haag arrives in Leverkusen
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nik and Jasmine are back to discuss the DFB Pokal final, the relegation play offs and the insanely fast spinning coaching carousel.Nik’s Werder Brem...
Reflecting on the Bundesliga’s relegation rumbles and the season that was
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final day of the Bundesliga season has come and gone - Dortmund and Frankfurt fans will be happy, the Freiburgers less so. There’s still a bit t...
Untangling the five-way fight over Europe, Leverkusen prepare for a clear-out, and Hamburg are back!
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bundesliga's final day looks like a potential doozy, what with five teams set to scramble for four places in Europe, a Heim vs. Heim battle to...
Bayern (re)claim the title but just about everything else is still up for grabs
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After keeping their challengers at arm's length for weeks, FC Bayern München have done it - the Rekordmeister added another league title to their...
Snooker in Sheffield, a Strawberry in Stockholm, and modest side of Fußball
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while. Enough time, in fact, for Nik and Terry to have criss-crossed Europe enriching their lives in all kinds of ways. But what about...
Mainz(!) look destined for the Champions League
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Bundesliga season has been a resumption of regular service - Bayern are back on top and, Leverkusen aside, the rest of the 'top teams' ha...
RB Leipzig lose their wings under Marco Rose
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If there's been one certainty since Rasenballsport Leipzig entered Germany's top tier, it's that the club will do everything it can to com...
Nico Kovac is The Famous Grouse
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What with BVB hiring a familiar face and Werder Bremen getting the short end of the refereeing stick, Nik and Terry had plenty to talk about. Not that...
Never a dull moment at Borussia Dortmund
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Terry's BVB taking on Nik's Werder Bremen this past weekend, it's fitting that those two take the reins for the week. The fellas disc...
Sometimes you put the English on the week, sometimes the week puts the English on you
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Each englische Woche, the Bundesliga's term of endearment for the 10-day run of three match days in rapid succession, we get a chance to take stock of...
Dortmund's latest loss puts the club in another fine mess
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You didn't think we could go more than a few episodes without fretting over Borussia Dortmund, did you? Well after first going down at the Westfalen t...
New faces in the new year - a look at Bundesliga transfers and rumors
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the Winterpause in its waning days, Matt and Nik take stock in modest moves made by the likes of FC St. Pauli, FC Heidenheim and Werder Bremen, a...
Bayern crash in Mainz, and have decisions to make about the future
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's always a story when FC Bayern München lose in the Bundesliga, especially when it's to a team outside the league's blue bloods. The Rekordmeister...
Dortmund and Bayern serve up a Klassik as Wolfsburg leave tire tracks on Leipzig
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's always a pleasure when a Borussia Dortmund-FC Bayern München match-up lives up to the hype, so this pod finds Matt, Terry and Nik in a fairly bu...
Eagles flying high while Hamburg (remember them?) are laid low again
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the season, the names Bayer 04 Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, and Borussia Dortmund were the hottest picks from pundits looking for candidates for a...
Will dumping Matarazzo stem Hoffenheim's decline?
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim were a sensation when they came up to the Bundesliga under Ralf Rangnick a decade and a half ago, and gained renewed relevance und...
Frankfurt beat Bochum so bad they turn to Dieter Hecking
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It didn't happen overnight, but Dino Toppmöller has Eintracht Frankfurt in blistering form. After they tore VfL Bochum apart 7-2 on Match Day 9, the ...
Even AI can't help rock-bottom VfL Bochum
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need Artificial Intelligence to tell you FC Bayern München are favorites to win the Meisterschale this season? You do not, but Opta's lil' sma...
Ex-BVB coaches Klopp and Tuchel taking their talents to big jobs...and not everyone is happy about it
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First it was Jürgen Klopp taking over as Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull, then Thomas Tuchel saying yes to an offer to coach England. It could hard...
Bayer play it tight to hold off Bayern, Hoffenheim's meltdown continues
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bayer's visit to Bayern wasn't a goal fest, or even a very open game thanks to Leverkusen's defensive focus, but it was engrossing stuff. Best of all,...
A closer look at Freiburg and Union's strong starts under new coaches and a downer of a weekend for the Ruhrpott
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SC Freiburg and 1. FC Union Berlin are on the upper rungs of the Bundesliga table after four rounds, both guided there by new coaches. As Matt, Nik an...
We may not know much, but we do know this: Bayern are good, and Kiel are very poor indeed
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We do try to avoid jumping to conclusions, but sometimes a blowout result forces the issue. FC Bayern München's 6-1 shellacking of Holstein Kiel ...
Talking Fussball - Weighing up Wusiala at Bayern and England's current class of German managers
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The football media went gaga for the Germany attacking duo they dubbed 'Wusiala' after a big win over Hungary this international break. Natura...
Talking Fussball - A new era dawns as Leverkusen (gasp) lose a Bundesliga game
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After going 462 days without, reigning champs Bayer 04 Leverkusen tasted defeat on Saturday - surrendering a 2-0 lead while doing so. Matt, Nik, and T...
Talking Fussball - Kicking off a new season with a new focus and new enthusiasm
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt, Nik and Terry are back and ready to Talk the Fussball for a 13th season! Episodes will be hitting you at midweek this year and the pod will be w...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The gang signs off on another 2. Bundesliga and lower league season
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a rollicking 2. Bundesliga season, there was lots of heartbreak for Germany's second tier sides in the relegation/promotion playoffs. Fortun...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli return, Kiel set for debut, and Düsseldorf wait on results from the top flight to know what's ahead in the playoff
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With just one more match day to go, a lot has become clear in the various races for promotion and relegation in Germany's lower leagues - but not ...
Talking Fussball - Dortmund book their tickets to London as Bayern keep swiping right but fail to match
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new Bundesliga champion? Check. A German side in the UEFA Champions League final? Check. It's been a magical season for fans of German football....
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli hoping for a big payoff from the derby at HSV
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just three games left in the 2. Bundesliga season and precisely nothing has been decided thus far. FC St. Pauli have the inside track on promotion, bu...
Talking Fussball - The Bundesliga's best make it big in Europe
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is just us or can you feel a fresh wind blowing through the Bundesliga? Leverkusen's title win last week was restorative on the home front; thi...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Kiel feeling themselves after leapfrogging St. Pauli for top spot
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike the top flight, where Bayer 04 Leverkusen ran away with the title (congrats, Werkself fans!), the race at the top of the 2. Bundesliga has take...
Talking Fussball - Leverkusen all but crowned champions after another Bayern blackout
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We were trying to play it cool for a while, but that no longer seems necessary. Bayer 04 Leverkusen are going to win the league, and after FC Bayern M...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The case of the missing St. Pauli ultra banner and the perils of peer pressure
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world of football, like other walks of life, harbors its share of idiots - our latest episode puts the spotlight on a few. Nik and Maik turn their...
Talking Fussball - Rhine derby brings lots of thrills but little reward for Cologne and Gladbach
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Foals fans at the Borussia-Park may have feasted on a see-saw six-goal thriller, but their team's return - just one point -had to sting. Their opp...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Does anybody want to win the 2. Bundesliga?
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's never a dull moment in Germany's second tier. Just when you think you've sussed out who's good and who's not so good, you ...
Talking Fussball - Bayern say they'll be Tuchel-free come summer - what's that mean for Alonso's future?
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a weekend in which FC Bayern München made up no ground in the title race, they still managed to test Bayer 04 Leverkusen's balance. Thomas ...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Fans across the 2. Bundesliga keep the pressure up on the DFL
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought there was an end in sight to Germany's fan protests, think again - they're just getting started. Nik, Maik and the returning Ja...
Talking Fussball - Leverkusen leave no doubt who's the title favorite in comprehensive win over Bayern
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can say it matter-of-factly now: Bayer 04 Leverkusen are on an inside track to win the league. Their 3-0 win against FC Bayern München opened up a...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - This podcast is only slightly longer than the delay in one of the matches in the 2. Bundesliga on MD 20
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A wave of protests over outside investors lashed the shores of Germany's second division this past week. If you know the Aufstieg pod's Nik an...
Talking Fussball - Bayern edge closer to Leverkusen, who caught flak from Klopp's bombshell announcement
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gap at the top of the Bundesliga is back to a slim two points! Results on Match Day 19 led us there, as did FC Bayern München's win over 1. F...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Remembering Hertha's Kay Bernstein and untangling St. Pauli's clash with overseas fans
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often that news about a boardroom-level figure takes over the football conversation in Germany, but Hertha BSC President Kay Bernstein...
Talking Fussball - Sancho and Kalajdzic return (along with the Bundesliga), while Der Kaiser makes his final exit
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Winterpause is a thing of the past - Germany's top flight sides got back to business this past weekend, and more than a few clubs gave debuts ...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Taking stock of the 2. Bundesliga at the winter break
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The season is only half done in the 2. Liga, but it's already been a wild ride. After weeks and weeks on top, FC St. Pauli surrendered the Herbstm...
Talking Fussball - Fans push back against Bundesliga investor deal, a closer look at Augsburg's turnaround
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Germany's most engaged football fans speak in near-unison, as they did on MD15, it's time to listen up. Matt and Nik look to unpack ultra...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hertha on the rise as HSV begin to crumble, Lok Leipzig fans rack up a big bill
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coming off a 2. Bundesliga-tastic round in the DFB Pokal, it feels appropriate to zoom in on Hertha Berlin and Hamburger Sport-Verein, two teams that ...
Talking Fussball - Dortmund show their steely side and take a point in Leverkusen...but Bayern can't profit
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The end of the Hinrunde is drawing nearer and it's looking ever more likely that Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay on top of the league for the winter...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli win Rostock grudge match ahead of big showdown with HSV
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With their win away to Hansa Rostock on match day 14, FC St. Pauli are sitting pretty on top of the 2. Bundesliga for a seventh straight week. That su...
Talking Fussball - Union Berlin entering the unknown after Urs Fischer's exit
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past five years, sometimes it's felt like 1. FC Union Berlin could only go up. The Köpenickers' rise from little-club-that-could to ...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Newly promoted sides Wiesbaden and Elversberg are on the march...but St. Pauli are still on top
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FC St. Pauli continued to set the pace in the 2. Bundesliga on MD13, even as they slumped to a 0-0 draw at home to the rising Hannover 96. But enough ...
Talking Fussball - Bayern boss another Klassiker, Mainz off to a strong start in the post-Svensson era
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you might have heard, FC Bayern München went to Dortmund and took their hosts BVB apart...but that's the way the Klassiker seems to go in rece...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli on the march, Braunschweig make changes, and soggy times in Saarbrücken
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With nearly one-third of the season in the books, FC St. Pauli look a good bet to go up to the top flight. Nik draws out our resident Pauli fan Maik o...
Talking Fussball - Leverkusen show they can grind out a win in Wolfsburg, Mainz and Bayern get drawn in to Middle East conflict
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Bayer 04 Leverkusen riding high, it was high time for a check-in with one of their biggest fans Eric Bruehl. He and Nik have been busy putting to...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Schalke turn to Geraerts for help, KSC pyro controversy comes to a head
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nik is back with Maik and Jasmine to talk over the lay of the land in the 2. Bundesliga and the German lower leagues! FC St. Pauli are still riding hi...
Talking Fussball - Dortmund kick Union Berlin while they're down as Leverkusen keep on setting the pace
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What in the world has gotten into 1. FC Union Berlin? After a string of tight low-scoring losses, the irons got a bit more ambitious this past week. T...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hamburg has the 2. Liga in its grip as St. Pauli and HSV top the table
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recent seasons have not always been kind to Germany's northern Traditionsvereine, but their luck may be changing in the 2. Liga. Take a glance at ...
Talking Fussball - Are red-hot Stuttgart and Hoffenheim serious contenders? And should Cologne, Mainz or Gladbach fans be seriously worried?
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Five games into the 2023-24 Bundesliga season, FC Bayern München, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are - as expected - looking pretty damn good. Bu...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli gets back in the groove as Hertha fans prepare to be monetized
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it's all about timing. With Jasmine taking a break from the podcast this week, Nik spends the hour with Maik, whose beloved FC St. Pauli...
Talking Fussball - DFB gives Hansi the Flick, but do they have a better idea for who should coach the national team?
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the Bundesliga on a break, the German football world turns its attention to the national team. For the last half-decade or so, that's been a ...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - If we're back in the toilets, this must be Hamburg
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Would you believe Germany's lower divisions have been serving up more offbeat stuff over the past two weeks? If you're a devoted fan of this p...
Talking Fussball - Harry Kane is off to a fast start...but not as fast as Kevin Behrens
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two games into the Bundesliga season, we still don't know much - but we think we know a few things: Harry Kane is going to fit in just fine at FC ...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - HSV hammer hapless Hertha, SSV Ulm fans show questionable taste in typography
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We sometimes go on about how tough and unpredictable the 2. Bundesliga is and, well...the two sides relegated from the top flight are proving us right...
Talking Fussball 2023-24 Bundesliga season opener
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Bundesliga is back, and so is Talking Fussball's coverage of the top flight of German football - for a 12th season running! After all this tim...
Talking Fussball Extra - Aufstieg edition cracking open the early going in the 2. Bundesliga
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2. Bundesliga is up and running, which means Nik Wildhagen and Jasmine Baba are ready to talk some Fussball! They run you though the key transfers...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Hamburg's loss and Wiesbaden's gain in the relegation playoffs
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Germany's relegation playoffs may not involve teams that play champagne football, but the storylines they offer up are plenty tantalizing. After a...
Talking Fussball Special - Uli Hesse joins the pod to talk about his new biography of Franz Beckenbauer
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He's a football legend, a tabloid mainstay, a prodigious teller of tall tales and a symbol of postwar Germany itself. Franz Beckenbauer is the big...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition looking ahead to the relegation playoffs and back on a crazy conclusion to the season
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wild times on the final weekend in the 2. Bundesliga (oh my Heidenheim!) and the 3. Liga too, where Wiesbaden's promotion party was abruptly cut s...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on all the teams that might be headed for ups and downs on the final day in Germany's second and third tier
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We now know SV Darmstadt 98 are headed back to the Bundesliga next season, but there's still plenty to play for for the likes of promotion hopeful...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on late-season drama in the 2. Bundesliga promotion race
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When the last Aufstieg edition came out, Hamburger Sport-Verein were riding high off a derby win over FC St. Pauli and edging toward the automatic pro...
TF Extra - The Bundesliga's flirt with private equity
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here in 2023, football leagues selling a stake to a strategic partner is nothing new...but it sure would be for Germany's top flight. The DFL (Deu...
Talking Fussball Direct MD30 wrap - Dortmund and Bayern trade places again as Mainz's hot streak ends at last
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Bundesliga title race is still tight after another stumble by the team who entered the match day in the lead. As you'll hear in this edition, ...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on HSV's huge win over St. Pauli in the Stadtderby and a crucial result for Magdeburg
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's not every week that it's plausible to argue that a second-tier match might well have had the best atmosphere in Europe, but the Hamburger Stadtde...
Talking Fussball Direct MD29 wrap - Dortmund pass up Bayern and Leverkusen continue their surge
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well what do you know? Against all expectations, on Match Day 29 it was Bayern - not Dortmund - who faltered in the title race, surrendering top spot ...
Talking Fussball Extra - A deep dive on Borussia Mönchengladbach's deep decline...and prospects for a turnaround
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's gotten into Borussia Mönchengladbach? After spending much of the last decade in a renaissance that occasionally rekindled dreams of the club's...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Hamburg's latest flirtation with success
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With just seven games left on the 2. Bundesliga docket, the race for promotion is getting serious...which is often the time of year Hamburger Sport-Ve...
Talking Fussball Direct MD26 wrap - Tuchel's Bayern find an extra gear to beat BVB as Stuttgart sever ties with Bruno
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bayern strolled it against Dortmund on this past weekend. It was an outcome few apart from their own fans were excited about, but it was one that remi...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Rostock's anti-social media moves and St. Pauli's blistering form
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ready for the 2. Bundesliga restart? Nik, Jasmine and Maik are, and they're here to bring you up to speed on what's been happening since they last con...
TF Extra - What's gone wrong for Eintracht Frankfurt...and can they fix it?
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As of last fall, when the Bundesliga was entering the World Cup break, Eintracht Frankfurt were flying. The Eagles were in the top four and had succes...
Talking Fussball Direct MD25 wrap - Leverkusen beat Bayern to help Dortmund go top
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Looky there - it's Borussia Dortmund on top of the Bundesliga! Bayern's advance (and Dortmund's failure to) in the UEFA Champions League seemed like i...
TF Extra - A special Aufstieg edition on all things HSV
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"A St Pauli fan and a Werder Bremen fan walk into a HSV bar..." sounds like the start of a very particular type of German football joke, and is more o...
Talking Fussball Direct MD24 wrap - Schalke show they're back after gritty comeback draw against Dortmund
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every time the Revierderby comes around, you can always depend on a hard-fought game and a volcanic atmosphere - sometimes you get a brilliant game as...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on coaching shakeups and a solidifying promotion race in the 2. BL
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They're back! Nik is back from a well-earned break in the Oman sunshine and ready to preside over a lower division roundtable. Jasmine and Maik join h...
Talking Fussball Direct MD22 wrap - Union can't measure up to Bayern...can Dortmund?
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
1. FC Union Berlin had a chance to shake up the Bundesliga on MD22. The overachievers from Köpenick clawed their way back to the top of the table wit...
Talking Fussball Direct MD21 wrap - Union and Dortmund pull level with Bayern at the top
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How often has the Bundesliga seen a three-way tie at the top after 21 matches? Just a tiny handful times, and not once in the three-points-for-a-win e...
Talking Fussball Direct MD20 wrap - BVB and Bayern notch wins ahead of their big European nights, Union take down Leipzig
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Borussia Dortmund have done nothing but win since the Bundesliga restart, which has put them back in the title mix, just three points back of FC Bayer...
Talking Fussball Direct MD19 wrap - Bayern win big in Wolfsburg to stay ahead of surging Union and Dortmund
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a time to be alive - here we are into February and the top of the Bundesliga table is still something of a traffic jam! After Union Berlin and Bo...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on the 2. Bundesliga restart and a wave of coaches out of work in the third tier
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At last the German second tier has returned from its looooong break - one even longer that the big boys in the top flight. Plenty to talk about after ...
Talking Fussball Direct MD18 wrap - A third straight draw for Bayern leaves Berlin's Top Side Union nipping at their heels
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Could 1. FC Union Berlin be on the verge of something truly magical? They brushed aside their cross-town rivals Hertha for the fifth derby on the trot...
Talking Fussball Direct MD16 wrap - The Bundesliga wakes up hungry for goals after its long hibernation
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can you believe it's been 10 WEEKS since we've had Bundesliga football to watch? It seems much of the league was more than ready to go, as fans saw 41...
Talking Fussball Extra - Aufstieg edition on the latest unfortunate oddities from HSV, and Greuther Fürth riding controlled chaos to wins
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So you thought all was well up in Hamburg? Think again. Despite rounding out the pre-World Cup part of the season with a big win, a couple of negative...
Talking Fussball Direct MD15 wrap - Bayern back on top heading into the break after perfect English week
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a roller coaster of a first almost-half of the season, we're back to where we started. FC Bayern München are top of the league and in the kind ...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on the belter between Paderborn and HSV and where the 2. Bundesliga promotion race might be headed
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A mighty entertaining weekend in the 2. Bundesliga - league leaders SV Darmstadt dropped points to St. Pauli, while Hamburg shook off the poor form of...
Talking Fussball Direct MD12 wrap - Union hold on to top spot with late a comeback...but Bayern's blowout win over Mainz may give them food for thought
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another week, another piece of evidence that 1. FC Union Berlin might well mean business about this title challenge thing. They went down early to an ...
TF Extra Deep Dive - A look at the Red Bull football system and where it might be headed after the death of Dietrich Mateschitz
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Red Bull, the energy drink brand that sponsors football clubs across the world, lost its co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz this week, so we felt it might...
Talking Fussball Direct MD11 wrap - Dortmund and Mainz lead the way on a high-scoring weekend
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bundesliga sides didn't show much restraint or moderation on Match Day 11. We were treated to blowouts as in Dortmund and Mainz, we got top-level side...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on St. Pauli's big win in the Hamburg derby and a change at the top of the table
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a strong start to the season for Hamburger Sport-Verein, it was only a matter of time before they let their fans down. This week HSV got spanked...
TF Extra Deep Dive - Can Hertha Berlin leave the dark days behind...or will Lars Windhorst drag them back in
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hertha BSC barely escaped relegation last season, and they're still hanging around the lower reaches of the table after nine games. But somehow, the a...
Talking Fussball Direct MD9 wrap - Der Klassiker delivers, the Foals rule the Rhineland, and Xabi Alonso makes a great first impression
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More of this please! We here at TF love all Bundesliga match days; just some more than others. When one comes along with this many late-game thrills, ...
Talking Fussball Extra Aufstieg Edition - Nürnberg make a coaching change, St. Pauli's president takes exception to Germany's 'plastic' clubs
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coaching carousel time! After significant spending in the summer, 1. FC Nürnberg finally lost patience with Robert Klauß and turned to a familiar fa...
Talking Fussball Direct MD8 wrap - Bayern get back on track, Eintracht cruise past Union, Gladbach crash and burn in Bremen
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Bundesliga returned to regularly scheduled service after the international break on MD8, kicking off a six-week whirlwind stretch that will see pl...
TF Extra Aufstieg Edition - Braunschweig reborn, St. Pauli forlorn and Heidenheim's sideline stalwart
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sailing into the international break, we've learned a few things. Reports of Eintrcht Braunschweig's imminent demise were premature, FC St. Pauli have...