New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @joshsim8.bsky.social and I chat: 🏆DFB Pokal roundup 🐻Bayern win chaotic game vs Union Berlin 🐟Drama in Hamburg 🇩🇪...and much more! gegenpressing.substack.com/p/dfb-pokal-...

The WSL is better placed to grow from England’s Women's Euro 2025 success. For @sportspro.bsky.social, I spoke to WSL Football CRO Zarah Al-Kudcy in a SP+ member exclusive piece about: 💻 Growing their YouTube presence 🌏 Expanding international fandom www.sportspro.com/insights/fea...

Feel as though Eintracht missed a good opportunity tonight. Didn’t seem to have the creativity required to score against the Leverkusen defence, which looks solid with the additions of Quansah and Badé. #B04SGE

Exclusive for @sportspro.bsky.social: The WSL has unveiled its international broadcaster roster for the 2025/26 season, with 13 deals in markets like Australia, Spain & SE Asia. It will live stream all games on YouTube in markets without a broadcast partner. #WSL www.sportspro.com/news/wsl-int...

Last week, I spoke to the NFL’s GM for the UK for @sportspro.bsky.social about the new FTA TV deal with Channel 5 & the extension with Sky Sports. In an exclusive for SportsPro+ members, Hodgson says Sunday evening FTA live games was essential for the NFL. www.sportspro.com/news/nfl-uk-...

Also, struggling to verify I’m an adult with the face scan Bluesky is using. Not sure if I can grow enough facial hair 😂

St Pauli composed in possession and have dealt with the Hamburg press well for the most part. Should have scored before the break, but a solid display so far. #hsvfcsp

If you plan on watching the Bundesliga Friday game on the BBC, then the YouTube aspect becomes less relevant. The Amazon aspect isn’t great admittedly but it’s not a disaster. For UEFA internationals earlier this year, they charged £2.49 per game. Price wise, it’s reasonable.

Jule Brand, what a strike! #GERPOL

Reports of the Lakers being sold by the Buss family to Mark Walter for a record US$10bn valuation require a closer look. For @sportspro.bsky.social, I wrote: 🗂️ How they are the latest addition to Walter’s sports portfolio 💰Why they hold a ten-figure valuation www.sportspro.com/insights/ana...

Happy for Ange & Son - hope the success inspires other players and coaches from Australia & Asia to make their mark like they have 🇦🇺🇰🇷 PS: The same for Kamada with Palace’s FA Cup win on Saturday 🇯🇵

Gutted, but doesn’t change the fact that finishing 5th in Julian Schuster’s first season is still a major achievement the club should be proud of.

Bluesky is taking on X, but it wants to be much more than a direct replacement. The company’s COO speaks to SportsPro about the social media platform's plans to deliver greater value for the entire sports industry. 🔗 www.sportspro.com/insights/fea...

DAZN has rejected a proposal from the French Professional Football League (LFP) to terminate its five-year domestic rights deal for Ligue 1 after just one season. www.sportspro.com/news/ligue-1...

Having been revitalised by a change in publisher, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social now wants to put on its own events. For @sportspro.bsky.social, I spoke to its EIC & Minute Media’s president about how the outlet plans to evolve next in the digital age. www.sportspro.com/news/sports-...

Still don’t think Stuttgart are home just yet - both sides’ defending has been sussy at times.

For @sportspro.bsky.social, I took a look at the US pro women’s volleyball scene - which will have 4 (!) leagues in play next year. Great to hear from both @provolleyball.bsky.social and LOVB on how the sport is riding a wave in popularity. www.sportspro.com/insights/ana...

Kylian Mbappé has invested in France’s SailGP team. I spoke to SailGP MD Andy Thompson for @sportspro.bsky.social on: ⛵️ Mbappé’s role & stake size 📈How team valuations are up 20-25% 🌏where SailGP could expand to next SportsPro+ subscribers can read more here: www.sportspro.com/news/sailgp-...

Went through the DFL’s financial report which dropped today for @sportspro.bsky.social. Bundesliga clubs increased their revenue to €4.8bn for 2023/24, while teams in the 2 Bundesliga earned over €1bn for the first time. www.sportspro.com/news/bundesl...

Come for the takeaways from Uefa’s annual club finance and investment report. Stay for the interactive graphs I made alongside writing the article, which compares “the big five” European leagues in revenue streams and profitability. www.sportspro.com/news/uefa-eu...

Had a look at the lineups Leverkusen have played against Bayern since Alonso took over. He clearly feels playing without a number 9 is the way to beat them - the 3-0 victory last season was a similar attack. Obviously, Schick was injured then - but it’s interesting in that he didn’t waver tonight.

Vacancy: Digital content producer/editor at SportsPro www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41... #mediajobs

I guess it still didn’t get through to the players.

With UK and Ireland broadcast deals for the Six Nations set to expire after the current competition, the former CEO of the British and Irish Lions calls the next TV deal 'a seminal moment' for rugby. 🏉 Click here to read the SP+ exclusive: www.sportspro.com/news/six-nat...

The eye contact to the camera during Not Like Us was unreal.

This is either teeing up a Eagles thrashing, or a humiliation to come in the second half.

I know the Bundesliga wants to take bits from the NFL, but mirroring the Chiefs umpiring ties with Bayern today feels too much like copying. (It’s a joke, btw)

We’re going to get GTA VI before the next Football Manager game.

❄️ Milan-Cortina 2026: One Year to Go With 12 months until the Opening Ceremony, is Milan-Cortina 2026 on track? In an exclusive SP+ feature, Ed Dixon explores the state of preparations, the challenges ahead, and what this edition means for the future of the Games. 🔗https://shorturl.at/kwazo

Benjamin Sesko for Matthias Ginter. If Leipzig decided like Dallas “defence wins championships” and Freiburg signed a future star.

A week later, the Lakers decided they needed a new big… without AD 😬

🗣️"Netflix can do whatever they want...and it'll be successful." - @sportspronick.bsky.social   With global scale and proven dominance in the media game, could Netflix's next big move change everything?   Tune in 🔗 pod.fo/e/2a54a5   #SportsMedia #Streaming #StreamingWars #Netflix #SportsBiz

Mainz’ approach to hiring head coaches should be an example to other Bundesliga clubs - can think of one in particular.

Leverkusen being willing to listen to offers for Boniface sounds strange. But his injury past, his current value and some of the off-field issues, added to how lucrative his contract in the Pro League would be, should provide some context.

Currently in the Malaysian town of Penang, and German football just won’t stay away 🇩🇪

Improve a movie with “fuck” Anatomy of a Fuck

Interesting how teams like Werder Bremen, Mainz and even Gladbach have benefited from a more attacking approach -> whereas RBL’s inconsistency can be down to declines at both ends.

A busy December rolls on for DAZN, which has agreed to buy Foxtel’s sports network (which shows Australian rules, cricket, and rugby league) for US$2.2bn. It gives DAZN the rights to many of Australia’s most popular sports leagues, on long-term contracts.

Ole Werner and Bo Hendriksen seem to improve their case as coaches of the Bundesliga season (certainly for the first half) with each passing matchday.

This is up there among the best first halves I’ve seen Bayern play under Kompany.

Exclusive for SportsPro: The DFL is expanding its international streaming product to Vietnam & South Africa. Fans in both countries can live stream games via the OneFootball platform, on a PPV basis or with a season pass. #bundesliga www.sportspro.com/news/bundesl...

Gegenpressing #UCL reaction show with special guest @joshsim8.bsky.social. Topics: 🐊Stuttgart redemption against Young Boys 🐝Fine margins lead to BVB defeat against Barca 🇪🇸How would Barca's finances hold up in Germany? gegenpressing.substack.com/p/ucl-reacti...

A smaller part of the deal widely reported for the Club World Cup with DAZN, was that FIFA+ (FIFA’s streaming service) would have a hub on the platform. Maybe the reported US$1bn could partially be the investment FIFA was reportedly looking for FIFA+? www.sportspro.com/news/fifa-pl...

DAZN have established a footprint in other European countries - France, Germany, Spain, Italy. In the UK however, it shows just one other men’s football property - the fifth tier National League. (And the Women’s Champions League across the continent).

The Bundesliga domestic rights saga appears to have come to an end. But there's been a new wrinkle thrown into the outcome of the rights process: www.sportspro.com/news/bundesl...

The way this game went, you could have told me Leverkusen were down to ten men and Bayern had 11. That’s how weird this game was.

The @wtatour.bsky.social’s commercial body announced a 24% jump in revenue for this year. WTA Ventures CEO Marina Storti tells SportsPro the revenue growth was “ahead” of expectations and how the tour plans to grow its returns further. #SportsBiz #WTA www.sportspro.com/news/wta-ven...

Wondering if that was Dortmund’s ceiling-level performance against Bayern’s ceiling-level performance - which speaks to the squad depth concerns on both sides. A draw probably fair on balance. #BVBFCB

Great header from Musiala but the cross from Olise is perfect - instant impact.

Deserved first home win for St Pauli. A consistent display from start to finish, with a clinical attack and solid defending (excluding the last five minutes).