Talking Fussball
422 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsBlanketing the Bundesliga and the German football scene, Talking Fussball is the essential podcast for fans of Europe's most exciting league - talkingfussball.com - @talkingfussball - patreon.com/talkingfussball Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
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Talking Fussball - Leverkusen all but crowned champions after another Bayern blackout
April 08, 2024 11:48 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBWe 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 München lost in Heidenheim(!), they might well do it next week. Matt and Nik let that reality sink in over the course of the podcast, discussing how Bayer's season stacks up in history, where Bayern goes from here, and what way the three-team relegation death match at the bottom of the table is likely to go. --- Support this podcast: https://...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The case of the missing St. Pauli ultra banner and the perils of peer pressure
March 19, 2024 13:43 - 39 minutes - 54 MBThe 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 attention to some childish behavior surrounding a banner, some regrettable chants in Austria that's had consequences for the players who shouted them, and how a few particularly egregious fans' behavior called off a whole weekend of football. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball - Rhine derby brings lots of thrills but little reward for Cologne and Gladbach
March 11, 2024 12:04 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBFoals 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 opponents 1. FC Köln will have cherished an away draw in the Rheinderby, but time is running short on the billygoats' bid to stay out of relegation trouble. Matt and Nik put the spotlight on the two western giants on a weekend where Bayern hit Mainz with an eight ball, Leverkusen compounded Wolfsburg's misery and much more. --- Support this podcast...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Does anybody want to win the 2. Bundesliga?
March 09, 2024 02:52 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBThere'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 get a week like round 24 - one in which every team in the top eight failed to record a win. The full Aufstieg gang of Nik, Jasmine and Maik get together to try and work out what that means, how a miscreant in Rostock made it on to the pitch, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball - Bayern say they'll be Tuchel-free come summer - what's that mean for Alonso's future?
February 26, 2024 02:41 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBAfter 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 Tuchel will vacate his job on Säbener Straße at the end of the season, and Xabi Alonso is the hot favorite to take over. Matt and Terry talk through how much that storyline matters with Leverkusen in a commanding position. Dortmund's weak week also comes up, along with some thoughts on the wider fan frustration with modern football (modern capitalis...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Fans across the 2. Bundesliga keep the pressure up on the DFL
February 21, 2024 02:56 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBIf 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 Jasmine weigh in on the wave of game-stopping events that swept across the 2. Bundesliga, Steffen Baumgart's arrival at HSV, the latest indignity perpetrated at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and an attendance milestone that proves the Zweite Liga is Germany's #1 football league. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussbal...
Talking Fussball - Leverkusen leave no doubt who's the title favorite in comprehensive win over Bayern
February 12, 2024 12:53 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBWe 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 five point gap at the top - and since this year's Leverkusen side aren't in the business of losing games, ever, that cushion may well be enough to earn them the club's first Bundesliga title. Matt and Terry talk over the pharmaceuticals' big win as well as address the wave of protests that Germany's organized fan scene hope will bring about a r...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - This podcast is only slightly longer than the delay in one of the matches in the 2. Bundesliga on MD 20
February 09, 2024 03:15 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBA 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 and Maik, you'll not be surprised to hear it captured their attention. The duo talk over FC Schalke 04's struggles, some slight turbulence for FC St. Pauli, and a wild story from SV Lohberg in deepest Bavaria... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball - Bayern edge closer to Leverkusen, who caught flak from Klopp's bombshell announcement
January 29, 2024 12:59 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBThe 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. FC Union Berlin - three points the Bavarians had to wait about two months to pick up. Speaking of two months, that's going to seem like the blink of an eye compared to the drawn-out saga we're going to get regarding who'll be Jürgen Klopp's successor at Liverpool, so Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans need to be ready to strap in. Matt, Nik and Terry take all ...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Remembering Hertha's Kay Bernstein and untangling St. Pauli's clash with overseas fans
January 23, 2024 12:43 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBIt's not often that news about a boardroom-level figure takes over the football conversation in Germany, but Hertha BSC President Kay Bernstein's untimely death hit the game hard. Nik invites TF's resident Hertha-head Matt on to talk about what legacy the ultra turned head man might leave behind. Maik, meanwhile, helps explain why a fan group in Glasgow is exposing a political rift within the FC St. Pauli community. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkin...
Talking Fussball - Sancho and Kalajdzic return (along with the Bundesliga), while Der Kaiser makes his final exit
January 15, 2024 19:37 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBThe 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 to newcomers who came in through the open transfer window. Nik and Terry run through all the most interesting moves, as well as take a moment to remember Germany's biggest football icon, the late Franz Beckenbauer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Taking stock of the 2. Bundesliga at the winter break
December 24, 2023 21:58 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThe 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 Herbstmeisterschaft to Holstein Kiel, and multiple teams have seen their fotunes change drastically in the space of a couple of months. Nik sits down with Jasmine to talk over the biggest storylines form the Hinrunde, as well as tell you about which players have proven their worth most richly as we head into the Winterpause. --- Support this podcast: h...
Talking Fussball - Fans push back against Bundesliga investor deal, a closer look at Augsburg's turnaround
December 18, 2023 15:01 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBWhen 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 ultras' concerns about the DFL's decision to seek a strategic investor to help them keep pace with the Premier League's skyrocketing media rights valuations. Heading into the final round before the Winterpause, Leverkusen, Bayern and Leipzig each notched big wins, but BVB were the latest side to encounter tougher-than-expected going in Augsburg. Marie Schul...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hertha on the rise as HSV begin to crumble, Lok Leipzig fans rack up a big bill
December 13, 2023 13:06 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBComing 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 squared off in an instant classic. Winners in that match, Hertha are beginning to look like a side that could scale a few rungs higher in the league. HSV, meanwhile, are going off the boil. Nik and Jasmine talk through these storylines (especially the latter), as well as bring you up to speed on stories from the lower leagues. --- Support th...
Talking Fussball - Dortmund show their steely side and take a point in Leverkusen...but Bayern can't profit
December 04, 2023 14:40 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThe 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. That's mostly down to them still not having lost a single game, but at least this weekend they can thank the weather too. With Munich buried in snow, FC Bayern didn't manage to get their game against 1. FC Union Berlin in on Match Day 13, which meant the pharmaceuticals' home draw with Borussia Dortmund didn't cost them first place - at least not...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli win Rostock grudge match ahead of big showdown with HSV
November 28, 2023 14:18 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBWith 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 suits our Maik just fine, of course, but he, Nik and Jasmine know that the stakes of Friday's big Hamburg city derby against HSV are still massive. The gang also takes a look at Tobias Schweinsteiger's exit from VfL Osnabrück, a scary incident in Dresden, and more from the lower leagues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
Talking Fussball - Union Berlin entering the unknown after Urs Fischer's exit
November 20, 2023 18:18 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBOver 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 European contender has been among the best in world football over that span, but now it's come to an end after Urs Fischer, the coach who took them from the 2. Bundesliga to the UEFA Champions League, decided they'd be better off without him. For a little insight on how it all went down, Matt turns to Kit Holden, who covers the Irons for Berlin's Tagess...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Newly promoted sides Wiesbaden and Elversberg are on the march...but St. Pauli are still on top
November 14, 2023 19:06 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBFC 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 about the result, the real story at the Millerntor was the Polizeieinsatz, which felt to many like an overreaction. Nik and Maik talk that incident over, try and figure out what's gotten into two of the 2. Liga's newly-promoted sides, and much more from the lower divisions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ta...
Talking Fussball - Bayern boss another Klassiker, Mainz off to a strong start in the post-Svensson era
November 07, 2023 13:03 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBAs 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 recent years. Nik and Terry dig into that and other stories, including a tempestuous week for Mainz 05 that ended with a win, Cologne's persisting troubles, coming changes at the top for Werder Bremen and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli on the march, Braunschweig make changes, and soggy times in Saarbrücken
November 01, 2023 14:36 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBWith 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 on what's going so right at the Millerntor, and whether the club's lengthy unbeaten run is at rick anytime soon. Jasmine weighs in on whether Eintracht Braunschweig is beyond help, and the gang break out their rain gear to talk about the sodden mess in Saarbrücken that wrought havoc in the 3. Liga and the DFB Pokal. --- Support this podcast: ...
Talking Fussball - Leverkusen show they can grind out a win in Wolfsburg, Mainz and Bayern get drawn in to Middle East conflict
October 23, 2023 11:51 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBWith 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 together the new TORWART series on the TF Patreon, so we thought getting them together for a discussion of Match Day 8 was a natural. Matt steers things toward a discussion of Leverkusen's hot start before entering the choppy waters of FSV Mainz 05 and FC Bayern München's social media messaging around the Israel-Palestine conflict. --- Support...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Schalke turn to Geraerts for help, KSC pyro controversy comes to a head
October 18, 2023 12:04 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBNik 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 high, FC Schalke 04 have looked to the West for assistance in getting out of the latest ditch they've fallen into, and a legal fight in Karlsruhe continues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball - Dortmund kick Union Berlin while they're down as Leverkusen keep on setting the pace
October 09, 2023 13:53 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBWhat 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. They scored two goals in both their UEFA Champions League and their Bundesliga fixture...and still managed to lose them both. Matt talks over the Köpenickers' troubles with Terry, along with the recent steady play of Borussia Dortmund - is it just good vibes or something more? They also address the sense of thrill that watching Bayer 04 Leverkus...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hamburg has the 2. Liga in its grip as St. Pauli and HSV top the table
October 04, 2023 03:14 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBRecent 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 the table and you'll find the two Hamburg clubs in first and second, followed closely by Hannover 96 and Holstein Kiel. What's behind all the success? Find out as Nik and Maik (northerners both) talk you through all the top storylines from Germany's non-top-flight football leagues... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s...
Talking Fussball - Are red-hot Stuttgart and Hoffenheim serious contenders? And should Cologne, Mainz or Gladbach fans be seriously worried?
September 25, 2023 16:11 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBFive games into the 2023-24 Bundesliga season, FC Bayern München, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are - as expected - looking pretty damn good. But there are a number of surprises: TSG Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart are also setting a blistering pace, while 1. FC Köln, Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FSV Mainz 05 have yet to record a win. Matt, Nik, and Terry are ready to talk all those teams' prospects over, as well as take a look at what Julian Nagelsmann might do in his new job. --- S...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli gets back in the groove as Hertha fans prepare to be monetized
September 19, 2023 11:51 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBSometimes 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 busted loose with a thundering win on Match Day 6. Holstein Kiel went to the Millerntor on a high but got thrashed 5-1 and our panelist has plenty to say about it. Hertha BSC, meanwhile, also picked up three points but have some choice comments from owners 777 Partners to contend with, and the DFB have turned to a man with deep lower league roots ...
Talking Fussball - DFB gives Hansi the Flick, but do they have a better idea for who should coach the national team?
September 11, 2023 11:47 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBWith 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 pretty unappealing prospect as the team has played a lot of uninspiring football. Hansi Flick's disappointing two-year spell at the helm came to a close on Sunday, so Matt, Nik and Terry took the opportunity to talk through what's been ailing the DFB Team and how they might get back on track. The boys also examine a few winners and losers in the tr...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - If we're back in the toilets, this must be Hamburg
September 05, 2023 21:51 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBWould 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 pod, I think you would! After Nik's repeated hat tips to A-ha last week, this time out he makes sure Jasmine is driven to tears by references to another group of 1980s giants as they talk through questionable police tactics at St Pauli, ticket price conflicts, and the licensing shenanigans behind a fixture in the Hessenliga... --- Support this podcas...
Talking Fussball - Harry Kane is off to a fast start...but not as fast as Kevin Behrens
August 28, 2023 11:53 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBTwo 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 Bayern München, 1. FC Union Berlin appear to have bought well over the summer, and SV Werder Bremen are in for a long season. Matt, Terry and Nik mull over some early results as well as get into stories off the pitch - from shots fired in Augsburg to Dortmund's new cat fancy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk...
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - HSV hammer hapless Hertha, SSV Ulm fans show questionable taste in typography
August 22, 2023 15:18 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBWe 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 thus far! FC Schalke 04 have just one win from their first three games, and Hertha BSC are rock bottom - no points, no goals, no clue. Nik and Jasmine welcome Maik back to the fold to talk through the goings on in the second tier, as well as a string of stories from the Regionalligen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
Talking Fussball 2023-24 Bundesliga season opener
August 17, 2023 15:50 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBThe 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 time, we've just about seen it all, but there are a few new wrinkles. First, while English Premier League clubs continued to buy up the Bundesliga's best, one also saw fit to sell an established star in Harry Kane - how will he fit at FC Bayern and Germany? Second, this season is the first since 1965-66 that the German capital is only represented by o...
Talking Fussball Extra - Aufstieg edition cracking open the early going in the 2. Bundesliga
August 08, 2023 14:06 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBThe 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 into the league, a string of youngsters to watch as the season unfolds, and their all-important (and perhaps controversial) picks for promotion and relegation come May 2024. Strap in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Hamburg's loss and Wiesbaden's gain in the relegation playoffs
June 10, 2023 01:29 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBGermany's relegation playoffs may not involve teams that play champagne football, but the storylines they offer up are plenty tantalizing. After another loss (this time to Stuttgart), what can the increasingly desperate HSV do to get back to the top flight? Are Bielefeld doomed after sealing their second straight drop with a loss to Wiesbaden? And what should we look forward to in next year's second and third tiers now that we know who's playing in them? Nik, Jasmin and Maik get into it... ...
Talking Fussball Special - Uli Hesse joins the pod to talk about his new biography of Franz Beckenbauer
June 05, 2023 18:09 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBHe's a football legend, a tabloid mainstay, a prodigious teller of tall tales and a symbol of postwar Germany itself. Franz Beckenbauer is the biggest name to ever emerge from the Bundesliga, and it's appropriate that Uli Hesse, the man who wrote the book on the league (Tor! - if you haven't read it, drop everything and start) should take on the task of writing a new biography of him. It's called The Three Lives of the Kaiser, and the author is on the pod this week to talk with Nik Wildhagen...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition looking ahead to the relegation playoffs and back on a crazy conclusion to the season
May 30, 2023 21:59 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBWild 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 short by Osnabrück. Join Nik, Jasmine and Maik for a re-cap of all the drama and a preview of what's to come in the two big relegation playoffs: Hamburg vs Stuttgart and Wiesbaden vs. Bielefeld. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
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
May 26, 2023 13:32 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBWe 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 hopefuls Hamburger Sport-Verein and FC Heidenheim as well as the relegation-threatened Eintracht Braunschweig, 1. FC Nürnberg and Arminia Bielefeld. Nik talks through all the permutations with Maik and Jasmine, as well as take a trip down to the 3. Liga. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on late-season drama in the 2. Bundesliga promotion race
May 11, 2023 14:32 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBWhen 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 promotion places. Not so much anymore - their two losses on the trot, as well as a timely defeat for league leaders SV Darmstadt, mean there's still much to play for as the league heads into the final three rounds. Nik, Maik and Jasmine are here to chew the fat over all the action, as well as let you knwo what storues are bubbling under from the l...
TF Extra - The Bundesliga's flirt with private equity
May 04, 2023 17:54 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBHere 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 (Deutsche Fußball Liga) has been looking for a private equity firm who might help them bankroll a few projects - everything from media rights sales to international marketing - but not everyone is on board. Could it all blow up in the Bundesliga's face? Nik and Terry let you know what's at stake and who's on what side of the issue... --- Support thi...
Talking Fussball Direct MD30 wrap - Dortmund and Bayern trade places again as Mainz's hot streak ends at last
May 01, 2023 22:24 - 39 minutes - 54 MBThe 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, Matt and Adam Khan are pretty sure a few refereeing clangers played a part in BVB's slip, but the question remains: does anybody want to win the league? Plenty on the rest of the match day too, including what finally halted Mainz's charge, which teams at the bottom seem to be in driver's seat to stick around next year and more... --- Support thi...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on HSV's huge win over St. Pauli in the Stadtderby and a crucial result for Magdeburg
April 27, 2023 14:33 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBIt'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 Stadtderby is an exceptional fixture. The most recent edition saw both teams fighting for promotion heading in...and just one looking up to it at game's end, as Hamburger Sport-Verein took down FC St. Pauli in a 4-3 that allowed them to open up a nine-point gap on the chasing pack. Nik, Jasmine and Maik (poor Maik) talk the clash over in detail, as wel...
Talking Fussball Direct MD29 wrap - Dortmund pass up Bayern and Leverkusen continue their surge
April 26, 2023 01:25 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBWell 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 to the Schwarzgelben. Under the top two the most compelling story, however, might be Leverkusen, who cruised into the Europa League semifinal at midweek and then bopped Leipzig to notch their eighth straight match unbeaten. Guest host Marie Schulte-Bockum invites on Kara Head (formerly of Bayer 04) for a chat about all the storylines from the we...
Talking Fussball Extra - A deep dive on Borussia Mönchengladbach's deep decline...and prospects for a turnaround
April 20, 2023 16:51 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBWhat's gotten into Borussia Mönchengladbach? After spending much of the last decade in a renaissance that occasionally rekindled dreams of the club's 1970s heyday, the foals last three seasons have left them flirting dangerously with a return to the lean years of the 90s and 00s. Nik invites Gladbach obsessive Manuel Breuer on for a detailed chat on what's gone wrong and how it might get better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: ...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Hamburg's latest flirtation with success
April 12, 2023 13:53 - 39 minutes - 54 MBWith 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-Verein's hopes of getting back into the top flight starts to fade. Will this season be different? HSV got a big win last weekend, but events off the pitch are ensuring the club can't breath too easy. Listen in as Nik, Jasmine and Maik break down events in the Hansestadt, the comings and goings across the league, and much more. Learn more about you...
Talking Fussball Direct MD26 wrap - Tuchel's Bayern find an extra gear to beat BVB as Stuttgart sever ties with Bruno
April 04, 2023 01:59 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBBayern 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 reminded us just how versatile this Bayern side can be when they want to be. Matt talks the big Klassiker win over with his old pal Abel Meszaros, who also shares a few thoughts about a rising Leverkusen side and about Stuttgart who, hapless as ever, made another coaching change. Dig in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Rostock's anti-social media moves and St. Pauli's blistering form
March 31, 2023 12:18 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBReady 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 convened. Rostock have a new coach...and have been living up to their reputation on social media, the Lower Saxony derby turned out to be one to remember, FC St. Pauli's race up the table continues apace, and much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
TF Extra - What's gone wrong for Eintracht Frankfurt...and can they fix it?
March 25, 2023 20:05 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBAs 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 successfully battled their way out of their UEFA Champions League group in their maiden season in the competition. These days their chances of mixing it up in the Königsklasse next season seem thin. Nik invites Brian Sanders of the Hey! Eintracht Frankfurt podcast on to find out how the wheels came off since the re-start and how they might get their m...
Talking Fussball Direct MD25 wrap - Leverkusen beat Bayern to help Dortmund go top
March 20, 2023 15:50 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBLooky 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 it might hold some eventual benefit for the Schwarzgelben, but boy did it come fast, setting up a mouth-watering Klassiker after the international break. Matt welcomes back Jake Payne of 50 Plus Döner for a chat about the shuffling of places in the race for Europe and the teams racing to beat the drop...as well as a conversation about whether his...
TF Extra - A special Aufstieg edition on all things HSV
March 17, 2023 13:22 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB"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 or less the premise for this episode of Talking Fussball Extra. Nik and Maik clue you in on how the mighty Hamburger Sport-Verein ended up in the 2. Bundesliga, how they have managed to stay there so long, and how they hope to get out this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: ht...
Talking Fussball Direct MD24 wrap - Schalke show they're back after gritty comeback draw against Dortmund
March 13, 2023 22:27 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBEvery 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 well. So it was this past match day, as FC Schalke 04 underscored their recent resurgence by going toe to toe with Borussia Dortmund in the Revierderby. The Royal Blues may not have dazzled, but few would argue that their fight didn't merit a draw. Listen in as guest host Marie Schulte-Bockum talks with ESPN+'s Derek Rae about the big result, a...
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on coaching shakeups and a solidifying promotion race in the 2. BL
February 28, 2023 15:56 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBThey'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 him to give you the lowdown on Dieter Hecking's return to the touchline in Nürnberg, FC St. Pauli's resurgence, and much more from the 2. Liga and lower down the German football pyramid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support