Talking Fussball
Episodes
Talking Fussball MD29 wrap - Floyd messages from players cut through the branded content
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So much went on in the Bundesliga as an English Week came to a close - perhaps nothing that had more impact than four players calling for "Justice for...
TF Fantasy MD29 tips - So many questions after so many games
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The games are coming thick and fast at the moment - not much time to get ready for another wave here on Match Day 29. Listen in as JT and Flo fill ...
Talking Fussball MD27 wrap - Hertha boss Berlin derby as BVB and Bayern limber up for Klassiker
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another weekend of boffo Bundesliga action is in the books - and there's more to come in just a few short hours. Bayern and Dortmund cruised to victor...
TF Fantasy MD27 tips - Getting up to Geisterspiel speed
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Good first week back? There were some funky line-ups for sure, but plenty of points to be had. Listen in as JT and Flo talk through the highs and low...
Talking Fussball MD26 wrap - Bundesliga's back - holler if you hear me
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you watch the Bundesliga this weekend? Of course you did - it was the only football there was, and that suits us just fine. Longtime Bundesliga o...
Talking Fussball Fantasy - Welcome Back to the Bundesliga! It's MD26!
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a long time - remember how to play Bundesliga Fantasy? JT and Flo sure do, and they're here to remind you what to do on Match Day 26. There...
Talking Fussball imminent return edition - The Bundesliga is ON
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not much longer now - Germany's state governors gave the green light to football resuming, and the DFL has set May 16 as the big day. Hot damn. Plent...
Talking Fussball Tentative Comeback Edition - Gimme that Sondergenehmigung, baby
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bundesliga could be back as soon as May 9 - wheeeeee!!!! It might not be such a smooth road toward resumption, however, as Nik and Matt discuss i...
Talking Fussball bookish edition - How Louis van Gaal explains the world with Tobias Escher
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're still inside, and we're still reading. This week we have the author of one of Germany's most hotly anticipated football books, Der Schlüssel z...
Talking Fussball Authoritative Edition - This Week, It's Lit
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we ease into our second month of isolation, what's better than spending time with a good book? Nik Wildhagen's been spending time with one written...
Talking Fussball Still Staying Home Edition - How much more can Bundesliga clubs take?
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How are you holding up? We just want to check in, send a small signal that we're still here and hear how everyone is doing. Nik Wildhagen rounds up T...
TF Solidarity Special - Football can wait...but fans can help in the meantime
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With society in a public health crisis, groups with deep commitments to their communities can make a big difference. Lucky for Germany, its unique foo...
Talking Fussball Isolation Edition - Just where are we headed here?
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the Bundesliga season on ice, How much trouble is German football (and other kinds of football) in? And what can be done about it? Nik Wildhagen...
Talking Fussball Pandemic Pause Special - Fumbling around in a world without football
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the new normal - a world without football for the foreseeable future...plus a looming life-and-death threat hanging over us all. What's not...
Talking Fussball MD25 review - One last weekend of thrills before they shut the fans out
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Strange times. One week after we zoom in on the DFB's battle with the Bundesliga's most hardcore fans, we learn the league might have to do without al...
TF Fantasy - Freestylin' into the weekend with JT and Flo
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The last thing they wanted was to miss another episode, so our the busy guys in our fantastic duo decided to jump the gun, record a podcast earlier th...
Talking Fussball MD24 wrap - Off the pitch SPECIAL on Germany's ultras uniting to fight for their right to insult (...and more)
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two teams of highly-paid pros participate in a joint kick-about for the final 15 minutes of Hoffenheim vs Bayern. Several other games disrupted after ...
TF Fantasy MD24 tips - Filling that Lewandowski-sized hole in your team
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FC Bayern München's usually indestructible Robert Lewandowski has gone and done his knee - who are you going to play up front for the next month (......
Talking Fussball MD23 wrap - Stinging losses hit home for Schalke, Hertha, Bremen and Freiburg
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A hiding at home helps focus the mind - and minds in Gelsenkirchen and Berlin are focused as hell right now after 5-0 losses at the hands of Leipzig a...
Talking Fussball MD22 wrap - Dortmund and Leipzig flex ahead of UCL dates as Hertha move on from the 76-day Klinsi era
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There were good omens for both BVB and the Rasenballsportlers as the two Bundesliga sides head into the UEFA Champions League to face Paris Saint Germ...
TF Fantasy MD22 tips - Heavy hitters in action on Friday, and points from a game that never was
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's up with the points you might have earned in MD21's canceled Gladbach vs. Cologne clash? And how do you deal with all the big scorers facing off...
Talking Fussball MD21 wrap - A tale of two Toppspiele (one scored for the both of them)
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday and Sunday each brought an extra-consequential game near the top of the Bundesliga table. It's just that one of them was a lot more entertain...
TF Fantasy MD21 tips - Getting on Bundesliga track after a wild DFB Pokal ride
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
German Cup midweek games saw 11 of the Bundesliga's 18 teams in action - that brought upsets and excitement, but also a good dose of fatigue and injur...
Talking Fussball MD20 wrap - Bayern back on top as quicksand reaches Werder Bremen's shoulders
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eventful weekend much? Match Day 20 had a change at the top, a further tightening of the top four, two red card controversies with actual meat on the...
TF Fantasy MD20 tips - Time to add a Plea? And is Sancho the most undroppable?
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So at this stage in the season, you've probably identified your workhorses...but if you've got a few moves to make, there are some big names we'd like...
Talking Fussball MD19 wrap - Leipzig's loss is Bayern's gain (and Gladbach's, and Dortmund's...)
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have Eintracht Frankfurt to thank for an even tighter title race after they beat RB Leipzig. A shutout win, no less - something nobody had done sin...
TF Fantasy MD19 tips - Haaland anyone?
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Soooo...is there any doubt you need to find a place for a certain young Norwegian in your team? If you have problems up top, might Erling Haaland be t...
Talking Fussball MD18 wrap - Haaland leads a crop of newcomers ready to romp at new clubs
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So...Erling Haaland is a bit special, isn't he? With three goals off the bench in his first game for Dortmund, he now has our full attention. Matt ch...
TF Fantasy MD18 tips - Unlimited possibilities with unlimited transfers
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've had a month to think things over. You've watched the Bundesliga's 18 teams make personnel moves (or stand pat) and you're wondering how to get ...
Talking Fussball MD17 wrap - Taking stock of the Hinrunde and the Halfway awards
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are, halfway through the Bundesliga season. RB Leipzig are Herbstmeister, Gladbach are number two, and Bayern are four points back in third. ...
Talking Fussball club snapshot - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got something different this time out. Matt traveled to Germany this past week and got amazing access at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Listen in to this ...
TF Fantasy MD15 advice - Top teams taking on strugglers = big points?
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leipzig, Leverkusen, Bayern and Dortmund are all taking on teams near the bottom of the table on Match Day 15. Time to go all out with your big-name g...
Talking Fussball MD14 wrap - With Bayern seven points back in seventh place, a new era is here
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Has Borussia Mönchengladbach's 2-1 win over FC Bayern München opened the door to an alternate universe? One where the Rekordmeister is just another ...
TF Fantasy MD14 tips - Litmus test for Gladbach...and your team?
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
League leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach are headed into their biggest match of the season yet as FC Bayern München come calling on Saturday. Listen...
Talking Fussball MD13 wrap - BVB back in the win column after encounter with Klinsi's Hertha
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Bayern fans! USMNT fans! You of all people know that whenever Jürgen Klinsmann is around, drama is always in the room as well. Matt rounds up ...
TF Fantasy MD13 tips - Maximizing your RB and Gladbach points and more
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach are flying high in the Bundesliga at the moment - their players should be keeping you soaring as well. Liste...
Talking Fussball MD12 wrap - Bayern and Red Bulls charge while Foals falter
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just when Gladbach were beginning to look like tidy toppers of the Bundesliga table, they go and shake our faith. The foals' loss in Berlin (east), co...
TF Fantasy MD12 tips - Nothing is certain in the Bundesliga (or in fantasy)
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back from the international break and they are as confused as you are as to how this Bundesliga season will shake out - or who the sure b...
Talking Fussball MD10 wrap - Time's up for Niko in Munich as Union rule unruly Berlin derby
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It going to happen sooner or later. FC Bayern München were going tire of their non-superstar coach and his non-superstar way of coaching superstars a...
TF Fantasy MD10 - Fantasy bargain hunting tips for the weekend
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Match Day 10 coming on the horizon, most of you will have your team in a settled spot after more than two months of action. But still...if you ca...
Talking Fussball MD9 wrap - Gladbach's win holds off Bayern at still-tight top
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The foals got back to winning this week, showing us what can happen when their attack is on song: A thrilling 4-goal performance that was enough to ta...
TF Fantasy MD9 tips - Time to shake things up ahead of derby day?
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again - time for the blue and white side of the Ruhr valley to test its mettle against the black and yellows in Germany's biggest derby...
Talking Fussball MD8 wrap - Nine-team pile-up on Bundesliga Parkway
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Well Bayern aren't running away with the title race...but then again neither are Dortmund, Gladbach, Wolfsburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Schalke, Leverkuse...
TF Fantasy MD8 tips - Did I hear UNLIMITED TRANSFERS?
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the October international break people - that means one thing: All the transfers you can can eat. JT and Flo bring a blockbuster episode to let ...
Talking Fussball MD7 wrap - Mr. Rose's Fantastic Foals riding high into the international break
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We'd like to sat we saw this coming - that Borussia Mönchengladbach would be atop the Bundesliga after the dust had settled on Match Day 7 - but we'r...
Talking Fussball MD6 wrap - Schalke shock RB in Leipzig as Bayern return to the top
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Visitors reigned supreme on Match Day 6 in the Bundesliga - the first round of games in Bundesliga history to see EIGHT away wins. What all those resu...
TFF MD6 tips - Get your back line in order...before unlimited transfer time!
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lord give me unlimited transfers...but not just yet. The Official Fantasy Bundesliga gods are nearly ready to smile on us with a true open season on t...
Talking Fussball MD5 wrap - European strugglers bounce back in the Bundesliga
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What a difference a few days can make. Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, and especially Borussia Mönchengladbach underperformed in European acti...
TF Fantasy MD5 tips - How will European action affect your lineup?
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A string of Bundesliga sides were in action in the UEFA Champions (and Europa) League this week. With players in need of a rest, is that going to foul...
TF Fantasy MD4 preview - Will the two BIG ONES make it big for fantasy players?
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Match Day 4 in the Bundesliga brings two absolutely massive fixtures: First, Borussia Dortmund host Bayer Leverkusen, and later that day Bayern Munich...
TF Extra - Could what happened to Bury in England happen in Germany? A deep dive into football finance, fan culture and German society (bonus Patreon sample podcast)
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got something special for you all today - a look behind the Patreon curtain! Here's an episode of Talking Fussball Extra, Nik Wildhagen and Ter...
TF Fantasy MD3 preview - Is it time to get in the Friday night game?
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There may well be fireworks incoming on Friday night when two teams in European competition, Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig, square off. You...
Talking Fussball MD2 wrap - Picking contenders and pretenders as five teams level on top
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just two games in, it's early days in the Bundesliga - but the present pecking order is interesting enough to get our gears turning. Matt rounds up K...
TF Fantasy MD2 tips - Tweaking your team after a few surprises on opening day
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a wild and wooly opening weekend, JT and Flo have plenty of thoughts. Should you try and squeeze big MD1 scorers like Marcel Sabitzer and Zack S...
Talking Fussball MD1 wrap - BVB, Leipzig off and running...while Union and Augsburg fail to leave the gate
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Bundesliga is finally under way...and already there's so much to talk about! Matt gets Marie Schulte-Bockum of Focus Online on the line for a cha...
Talking Fussball Season Preview/Predictions - Who's champ, who's going down, and which new coach will make it big?
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 2019-20 Bundesliga season is nearly here, so it's high time to make a few bold statements drawn from the crystal ball. Matt and Ronan Murphy (goal...
TF Fantasy Season Preview - Your guide to the Official Fantasy Bundesliga
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Look out folks - cuz this one's BIG. JT and Flo are back for what might be the most important Talking Fussball Fantasy episode of the year - the seas...
Talking Fussball pre-season special - Supercup win over Bayern boosts BVB title bona fides
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Now that Bundesliga sides have concluded their pre-season tours of the US and their sleep-away camps in Austria, it was simply time to st...