With the Bears beating the Browns and Packers in consecutive weeks I'm thinking I should've made some friendly American football wagers with the good folks over at @vfbamericana.bsky.social. Maybe in a couple weeks when the Bears have their rematch against the Lions. 😂😂😂

We have to suffer through the Winterpause with the taste of THAT lifeless performance in our mouths??? Guess we got Krampus instead of Santa this year.

I wonder how much Dietmar Hopp pays Hoffenheim "ultras" to travel to away matches

The VfB supporters are so loud you'd think this match was being played in Hoffenheim

Heimsieg! Wir holen mit einem ungefährdeten 4:1-Erfolg gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv die nächsten drei Punkte in der UEFA Europa League. Starker und solider Auftritt, Männer! #VfB | #VfB1893 | #StuttgartInternational | #UEL | #VfBMTA 4:1 (90.)

DREI PUNKTE

So apparently we've figured out who can actually convert an Elfmeter?

Did a very poor job of planning my work schedule this week so didn't get to watch the first half but nice to see folks other than Undav on the score sheet

Stuttgart stocks are back up in a big way. Theyve got ballers in every position and look extremely strong in 3 different competitions.

Spotted at Reggie's Rock Club in the South Loop last night:

Obviously there's no shame in losing to a club whose wages are five times your own but once again our boys just look lifeless. Not sure if it's right to blame Hoeneß but I'm not sure who else to blame.

Stiller still being out there shows that the Bundesliga concussion protocol is a total joke

Welcome to the Tobias Stieler Show

Of course 🙄🙄🙄

Might need to sub out Stiller before he suffers permanent brain damage 😬😬😬

Nice to see VfB finally coming alive

Let's gooooooooooo

Hope to be singing my favorite Christmas carol, "Bayern got ran over by a Brustring," in a few hours

"Next up we'd like to recognize the World Cup-winning coach of Argentina . . . also Donald Trump!"

We got a show today. It's our first ever call-in show. We'll put out a link when the show goes live and you'll get a few seconds to call in with the Burning Bundesliga questions or takes you've been waiting to say. www.twitch.tv/50plusdoner 6pm Central on Twitch and YouTube

Update: we came, we saw, we Pokaled. 🤍❤️🐊

Ten more minutes and then...

Bochum welcome DFB-Pokal holders VfB Stuttgart to the Ruhrstadion on Wednesday. #MeinVfL #VfB

So 1. this story is from 2014 and 2. it doesn't appear the student's name was ever provided to the media, but since it was an American student studying in Tübingen I'd like to offer him a lifetime membership to 312 Stuttgart (actual retail value: $0.00)

This loss is on Hoeneß IMO. I'm fine with mixing up our starting 11 but they have to be prepared and the club was lifeless today except for Undav

Me saying my prayers at night: "God bless mommy and daddy and Deniz Undav"

I get the RB Leipzig hatred but credit where credit is due: my Leipzig-supporter wife has volunteered to drive in this crap-tastic weather so I can watch the VfB match as we head back from Thanksgiving with the in-laws

Those are likely better looking USMNT kits than whatever Nike comes up with next.

Hamburg's kits:

About right that the one evening I miss a VfB European game they blitz it 😅 very happy with a big away win though and only 3 points off top placed Lyon 💪 standing by my comment that we should be securing top 8!

JAMIE!!!

Me hate-watching the Packers/Lions game while waiting for the VfB Europa League match to kick off:

I'm thankful that Nick Woltemade stuck it to Bayern and escaped to the U.K. instead

Okay, trying out a new logo for our profile pic. For you non-Chicagoans, the six-pointed star is featured on the Chicago flag and has become an icon of the city, so I think it does a good job of combining Chicago and VfB identities. I welcome any feedback!

One other idea for now

Okay, definitely gonna workshop this one a bit, but here's a rough draft of one idea

Okay, definitely gonna workshop this one a bit, but here's a rough draft of one idea

Seeing all the ultra stickers and flags last week while in Germany has me thinking of redoing the 312 Stuttgart logo to be less like the actual crest. Might flesh out some ideas over the long weekend

“Hey Siri, can you find me a photo of what it’s like being a #VfB supporter…” 🤣🤣🤣

A well-earned point from den Jungs. Wish my first match in person could have been at the Neckar, but this was a pretty great plan b.

It's a beautiful day for Fußball!

Los geeeeeeeeeht's

Popping bottles for our Canadian Bundesliga people

Wearing my VfB hoodie to Latzenbiertag in Düsseldorf has elicited far more comments than I was expecting

Another train cancelled. Great job, @deutschebahn.com.

I always travel by train when I visit Germany, in part because it's always been reliable. This trip I have had multiple trains cancelled and we've still got four more days to go. You okay, @deutschebahn.com?

Ran into a protest against the proposed use of facial recognition at matches and talked to a Stuttgart supporter who seemed suspicious of an American in all black running gear asking questions. It was fun to see VfB in the wild (though he didn't have any advice on getting tickets v. Dortmund).