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German Football correspondent, The Athletic.
A reaction
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
podcast on Thomas Frank’s departure from Tottenham, with
@dankp.bsky.social
and me, hosted by
@mattdaviesadams.bsky.social
podfollow.com/athletic-fc-...
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The Athletic FC Podcast: Frank sacked: Why now and who next?
Thomas Frank has been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur after a miserable eight months in charge.A run of just two league wins in 17 Premier League matches spelled the end for the Dane.So who do they tur...
https://podfollow.com/athletic-fc-pod/episode/6ede843977f0e9bb07da99276456da7d2f05bd29/view
36 minutes ago
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RB Leipzig needed to reset after last season. New coach, new squad, and a new start. I spoke to Marcel Schäfer and David Wagner about the road ahead, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
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RB Leipzig and a sense of new beginnings
Last season, the German club fell to their lowest league finish since 2016 and fired manager Marco Rose - it was an opportunity for a reset
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7032967/2026/02/11/rb-leipzig-bundesliga-klopp-diomande/?source=emp_shared_article
about 7 hours ago
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We’re going to need another cake
@cstaffordbloor.bsky.social
about 7 hours ago
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RB Leipzig needed to reset after last season. New coach, new squad, and a new start. I spoke to Marcel Schäfer and David Wagner about the road ahead, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
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RB Leipzig and a sense of new beginnings
Last season, the German club fell to their lowest league finish since 2016 and fired manager Marco Rose - it was an opportunity for a reset
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7032967/2026/02/11/rb-leipzig-bundesliga-klopp-diomande/?source=emp_shared_article
about 7 hours ago
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1 day ago
#bakesky
#cakesky
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For
@totallyshow.bsky.social
show listeners: here is
@cstaffordbloor.bsky.social
’s Red Velvet cake.
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Luka Vuskovic is Tottenham’s biggest prospect, but it’s not clear when he’ll actually play for them. On a complex situation, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
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Luka Vuskovic: Tottenham’s hottest prospect, but when will he actually play for them?
A simple development move has, in effect, become an advertorial for a player that Spurs would presumably like to keep and build around
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7031326/2026/02/09/luka-vuskovic-tottenham-hamburg-bayern/?source=emp_shared_article
2 days ago
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The Totally Football Show
1 day ago
🇪🇺EURO POD!🇪🇺 Never fear -
@acjimbo.bsky.social
,
@jameshorncastle.bsky.social
,
@tomwfootball.bsky.social
,
@sebsb.bsky.social
&
@polballus.bsky.social
are here: 🇫🇷Dembele's brilliance 🇮🇹Dimarco's comeback 🇩🇪Diaz's treble for Bayern 🇪🇸Diego's Atleti stunned by Antony
pod.fo/e/38c91a
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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Inter, Bayern and PSG all score 5 as De Zerbi's woe's mount in Marseille
Jimbo is joined by the Totally European team of Tom Williams, James Horncastle, Pol Ballus and Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss the latest from European football.Marseille were thrashed 5-0 by PSG in ...
https://pod.fo/e/38c91a
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Luka Vuskovic is Tottenham’s biggest prospect, but it’s not clear when he’ll actually play for them. On a complex situation, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
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Luka Vuskovic: Tottenham’s hottest prospect, but when will he actually play for them?
A simple development move has, in effect, become an advertorial for a player that Spurs would presumably like to keep and build around
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7031326/2026/02/09/luka-vuskovic-tottenham-hamburg-bayern/?source=emp_shared_article
2 days ago
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I enjoy the tension in Olympic snowboarding between having to wear the official kit, while still trying to look snowboardy and cool.
3 days ago
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4 days ago
#booksky
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FCU 1-1 SGE.
5 days ago
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Tom Bogert
8 days ago
❌ NYCFC’s deal to sign Moussa Sylla on a DP deal has collapsed and Schalke is not happy. “We are irritated by the behavior of New York City FC. The contracts were not only negotiated but already signed.” No comment from NYCFC. w/
@sebsb.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
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Moussa Sylla move from Schalke to NYCFC falls through: Sources
NYCFC must turn to alternatives as the club looks to boost its attack for the 2026 MLS season
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7018230/2026/02/03/moussa-sylla-schalke-nycfc-transfer-off/?source=user_shared_article
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A Bundesliga Briefing: - Super HSV. - More Pyro. - Horst Steffen sacked by Werder Bremen.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
8 days ago
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9 days ago
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West Ham complete deal to sign Chelsea’s Axel Disasi on loan. With
@sjohnsonsport.bsky.social
and Roshane Thomas, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
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West Ham sign Axel Disasi on loan deal from Chelsea
The 27-year-old, who had not made a senior appearance for Chelsea this campaign, has been a long-standing target for West Ham this window.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6424289/2026/02/02/west-ham-transfers-disasi-chelsea
9 days ago
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Ceylan Stafford-Bloor
9 days ago
Downside to taking a walk in -5°: fucking freezing. Upside to taking a walk in -5°: free books.
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9 days ago
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10 days ago
#booksky
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Bayern pyro in the Volkspark (and a Luis Diaz goal).
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Bayern pyro in the Volkspark (and a Luis Diaz goal).
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Sambi Lokonga has had a wonderful half for Hamburg. Strong, clever with the ball, urgent with his decisions. Been terrific.
11 days ago
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FC Bayern at the Volksparkstadion.
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If I was coaching a team against Bayern Munich, my first instruction would be for my players not to watch their shooting practice during the warm-up. Olise, Kane, Karl, Musiala, Kimmich; the standard is *quite* high.
11 days ago
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HSVxFCB.
11 days ago
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Street art at Sternschanze St, Hamburg.
13 days ago
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The Totally Football Show
12 days ago
🚨CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW!🚨 Join
@acjimbo.bsky.social
,
@jameshorncastle.bsky.social
,
@tomwfootball.bsky.social
,
@polballus.bsky.social
&
@sebsb.bsky.social
for LIVE reaction to the button pressing in Nyon circa 12pm 🎥
youtube.com/live/VLysLXQ...
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The Athletic | Football
12 days ago
Bayern Munich have announced that Leon Goretzka will be leaving the club in the summer. Goretzka had been linked with a move away from Allianz Arena in January, but has decided to see out the remainder of his contract, which is expires in June.
@sebsb.bsky.social
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Bayern Munich announce Leon Goretzka to leave club at end of season
The midfielder had been linked with a move away from Bayern this window but will instead remain in Bavaria until the summer.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7009431/?source=bsky_uk
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The Athletic | Football
12 days ago
West Ham United are interested in a deal for Chelsea's Axel Disasi before the deadline. A permanent departure remains their preference, but a loan is a possibility too. There has been interest from clubs in England, Italy and France. More from
@sebsb.bsky.social
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West Ham interested in Disasi
West Ham United are interested in a deal for Chelsea's Axel Disasi before the deadline. Sources briefed on the situation indicate nothing is imminent as things stand but the interest is genuine with ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/champions-league-draw-live-updates/I6R6zSkai9Kk/4AuR07gEhp1M/?source=bsky_uk
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Street art at Sternschanze St, Hamburg.
13 days ago
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I shall continue to comfort eat my way through the season.
add a skeleton here at some point
13 days ago
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13 days ago
Banana loaf with chocolate chips and walnuts.
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What happened to Randal Kolo Muani? Future star at Eintracht Frankfurt, to peripheral bystander at Tottenham.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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Why are Tottenham not seeing the same Randal Kolo Muani that Frankfurt did?
In Germany, Randal Kolo Muani became a French international and a £75m player. In England he has failed to score a league goal
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001439/2026/01/28/randal-kolo-muani-tottenham-frankfurt
14 days ago
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Adam Leventhal
14 days ago
World Cup boycott? With people ‘dying on the street’, a German soccer exec wants a discussion. From my colleague at
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
@sebsb.bsky.social
in Germany.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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World Cup boycott? With people ‘dying on the street’, a German soccer exec wants a discussion
“It is clearly time to at least discuss a boycott,” Goettlich, who is also president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli, tells The Athletic.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7001226/2026/01/27/world-cup-boycott-germany-oke-goettlich/
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Edin Dzeko is back, Bayern were beaten, the debate about Manuel Neuer's succession has returned and there are pyrotechnics everywhere. The Bundesliga briefing, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
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Bundesliga Briefing: Dortmund resurgent, Edin Dzeko returns, and Bayern finally defeated
Vincent Kompany's champions had not lost a game in Germany for 10 months but visitors Augsburg brought that run to an end
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998749/2026/01/27/bundesliga-briefing-dortmund-resurgent-dzeko-returns-bayern-beaten
15 days ago
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Oke Göttlich's call for a discussion about a World Cup boycott has caused a lot of noise — in Germany and well beyond. But he's doubling down in response and I spoke to him, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
15 days ago
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Chris Weatherspoon
15 days ago
Bumper revenues in Germany as Bundesliga clubs see collective rises in all three income streams w/
@sebsb.bsky.social
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
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Bundesliga announces record combined revenues of €6.33billion
It represented a 7.9 per cent increase on the €5.87bn made during the previous season, which itself was a record.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6998893/2026/01/26/bundesliga-record-revenues-six-billion/
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Oke Göttlich's call for a discussion about a World Cup boycott has caused a lot of noise — in Germany and well beyond. But he's doubling down in response and I spoke to him, for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
15 days ago
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The Totally Football Show
15 days ago
🇪🇺 EURO POD!🇪🇺 18 games? All at once? That's child's play 🏆🍿
@acjimbo.bsky.social
,
@tomwfootball.bsky.social
,
@sebsb.bsky.social
,
@polballus.bsky.social
&
@jameshorncastle.bsky.social
look ahead MD8 in the Champions League. Plus a whistle stop around the weekend's action in 🇫🇷,🇩🇪,🇪🇸&🇮🇹!
pod.fo/e/3815e3
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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Champions League bonanza, Bayern’s first loss + Mbappe’s Panenka
Jimbo is joined by James Horncastle, Pol Ballus, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Tom Williams to discuss the latest European football.The Champions League reaches it's final game showdown with all 36 teams ...
https://pod.fo/e/3815e3
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The Athletic | Football
16 days ago
Bayern Munich have confirmed that they are in negotiations with England captain Harry Kane. More from
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Bayern Munich in talks with Harry Kane over new contract
The 32-year-old has scored 34 goals in all competitions for the German champions so far this season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6999469/?source=bsky_uk
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Iain Macintosh
16 days ago
The new episode of TRK FC (or Truck Fuck, there's no fighting it, I guess) is here and it contains
@danielstorey85.bsky.social
,
@sebsb.bsky.social
, Begbie from Trainspotting and some nice stuff about Sheff Wed. Listen now. Please.
pod.fo/e/380eee
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The Bundesliga has announced record combined revenues of €6.33bn. Story with
@cweatherspoon.bsky.social
for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
16 days ago
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Flamengo now in advanced negotiations with West Ham for Lucas Paqueta. Optimism now that a deal can be done. Story with Roshane Thomas and Mario Cortegana for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
17 days ago
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Tom Bogert
17 days ago
🇲🇱 Sources: NYCFC finalizing a deal to sign Mali int'l forward Moussa Sylla from Schalke. Sylla, 26, left out of Schalke's squad today to complete move. 16 goals in German second tier last year. Reporting w/
@sebsb.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
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NYCFC finalising deal for Schalke forward Moussa Sylla
The Mali international has registered four goals and two assists in 17 appearances for the German second-tier leaders this season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6997088/2026/01/25/moussa-sylla-nycfc-schalke-deal-transfer-news/
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Story with
@tombogert.bsky.social
: Schalke’s Moussa Sylla is close to joining New York City FC.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
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NYCFC finalising deal for Schalke forward Moussa Sylla
The Mali international has registered four goals and two assists in 17 appearances for the German second-tier leaders this season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6997088/2026/01/25/moussa-sylla-nycfc-schalke-deal-transfer-news/?source=emp_shared_article
17 days ago
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17 days ago
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