Dan Wighton
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Bundesliga + German sports @AFP, Australian, Song and Dance Man. Clever views my own.
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Hello. This Saturday, I want the wackiest match you have. No, that's too wacky. My report from Leverkusen.
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Nine-man Bayern fight to draw at Leverkusen
Leaders Bayern Munich held on for a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen despite finishing with nine men in an eventful Bundesliga clash on Saturday.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260314-nine-man-bayern-fight-to-draw-at-leverkusen
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Will the real Leverkusen please stand up? My weekend preview.
www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20...
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Leverkusen wrestle with inconsistency as brilliant Bayern await
Unpredictable Bayer Leverkusen host Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday, still battling the inconsistency which threatens to derail their top-four hopes.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260313-leverkusen-wrestle-with-inconsistency-as-brilliant-bayern-await
2 days ago
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Onion’s back.
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2 days ago
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Ok in two weeks we’ve gone from “prem teams are so unstoppable and Europe can’t keep up” to “prem just so tough how can we keep up with Europe”
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Favourite son returns to do the damage
3 days ago
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Huge (positive) reaction from the Leverkusen crowd as Havertz is subbed on.
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Less than a minute into the second half and Leverkusen score against Arsenal -- from a corner...
3 days ago
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This game needs some Patrik Schick.
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Christian Kofane, playing in the Spanish 2nd div a year ago, has been great so far.
3 days ago
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Leverkusen. Famous home of jazz.
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No Havertz in the starting XI for Arsenal. Saliba makes it back though.
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Guys I dont think Tottenham will win the Champions League.
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Live from Leverkusen -- Arteta says no quadruple talk (which seems totally reasonable tbh)
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'Don't use that phrase': Arteta shuts down Arsenal quadruple talk
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta on Tuesday dismissed talk of a possible quadruple this campaign ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg match at Bayer Leverkusen.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260310-don-t-use-that-phrase-arteta-shuts-down-arsenal-quadruple-talk
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Leverkusen's Kasper Hjulmand is the latest to question Arsenal's tactics this season.
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Leverkusen coach questions legality of Arsenal's set-piece tactics
Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand questioned whether Champions League opponent Arsenal's set-piece tactics are legal ahead of Wednesday's last-16 first-leg tie in Germany.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260310-leverkusen-coach-questions-legality-of-arsenal-s-set-piece-tactics
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www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20...
After plenty of speculation, Carney Chukwuemeka is making the switch to Austria. A good call for all parties.
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Chukwuemeka switches eligibility to Austria from England before World Cup
Borussia Dortmund's Carney Chukwuemeka has switched his international eligibility to Ralf Rangnick's Austria from England ahead of the World Cup.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260310-chukwuemeka-switches-eligibility-to-austria-from-england-before-world-cup
4 days ago
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Was actually gonna write “licorice” but thanks for the pep talk, autocorrect
5 days ago
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On international women’s day, some thoughtful thoughts.
6 days ago
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Union 1-4 Bremen: contrasting scenes at full time. Bremen celebrating and h the r Union fans chanting “wake up — stay up” with the club dragged into a relegation scrap.
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Here in Green
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Sun over Union
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Game day, it is
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www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20...
My report of each and every game in the world of Germany today.
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Dortmund beat 10-man Cologne to tighten grip on top-four spot
Goals from Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier took Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 win at Cologne on Saturday, tightening their grip on Champions League qualification.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260307-dortmund-beat-10-man-cologne-to-tighten-grip-on-top-four-spot
7 days ago
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Ange Postecoglou is the best coach in Premier League history: Discuss
9 days ago
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Wrote this one a day before Kane got ruled out. Rats.
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Bayern and Kane gambling with house money as Gladbach come to town
With Bayern Munich well on the way to another Bundesliga title, striker Harry Kane has another milestone in sight: Robert Lewandowski's single-season goals record.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260305-bayern-and-kane-gambling-with-house-money-as-gladbach-come-to-town
10 days ago
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Dan Wighton
Matt Ford
10 days ago
🇩🇪 On the terraces this week: 🔴 Bayern ultras boycott Klassiker amid more allegations of police violence 🟢 Werder Bremen capo gives motivational stadium address 🔵 HSV ultras protest against kick-off times - and red bull 🟣 Choreo of the Week: VfL Osnabrück
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/on-the-ter...
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On the terraces: Bayern ultras boycott Klassiker, Werder capo motivates team, HSV ultras protest against kick-off times - and RB
In a weekly Newsletter, Matt Ford keeps an eye on the action off the pitch in the Bundesliga and German football, explaining what’s going on from choreographies to fan protests to finances.
https://gegenpressing.substack.com/p/on-the-terraces-bayern-ultras-boycott-1c4
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Here we go.
12 days ago
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Dan Wighton
Manuel Veth
12 days ago
The latest
#Bundesliga
Monday Bulletin is out! This week
@sbienkowski.bsky.social
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@danwighton.bsky.social
and I cover: 🐝Can's BVB future in doubt 🐐Köln's eternal El Mala question 🐊Hoeneß magic at VfB 🎄Bremen find a new goalscorer 🇩🇪...and more!
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Monday bulletin: Can's BVB future in doubt, Köln pressure from El Mala, Hoeneß magic at Stuttgart and Bremen find a new goalscorer
Bundesliga matchday 24 offered plenty of interesting talking points and narratives to dig into. So let's get started...
https://gegenpressing.substack.com/p/monday-bulletin-cans-bvb-future-in
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Great goal Romulo
13 days ago
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Nartey by nature
13 days ago
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Dortmund fans have a word or two to share
14 days ago
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And front perspective
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Yellow Wall in side perspective.
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Game day
15 days ago
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Music used to move us emotionally.
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“Joe Broker” sounds a little bit too much like “go broke-r” for my liking.
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Bochum fired up
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lol -- what's that twin peaks meme with the 'it's happening again'? Well it's happening again.
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Medien: Bayern ohne Neuer gegen den BVB
München - Der FC Bayern München wird den Bundesliga-Klassiker bei Borussia Dortmund laut übereinstimmender Medienberichte ohne Kapitän Manuel Neuer
https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/bayern/deutscher-cl%C3%A1sico--medien--bayern-ohne-neuer-gegen-den-bvb-37176140.html
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Spoke to Gregor Kobel in Dortmund yesterday about the Atalanta debacle -- and Bayern's visit on Saturday.
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'Nerves sharpen you': Dortmund's Kobel relishing Bayern showdown
With the pain of a crushing Champions League exit still raw, Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel hopes Bayern Munich's high-stakes visit on Saturday will provide the spark for his side to save…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260227-nerves-sharpen-you-dortmund-s-kobel-relishing-bayern-showdown
16 days ago
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Dan Wighton
Matt Ford
18 days ago
Update: Borussia Dortmund express their "surprise" at the "disproportionate" measures taken against their supporters en route to Bergamo, which they say are "completely incomprehensible." Full statement:
www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuel...
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Bremen were set to play in Minneapolis, but pulled out saying "playing in a city where there is unrest and people have been shot does not fit with our values"
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Werder Bremen cancel US tour citing 'political reasons'
Bundesliga club Werder Bremen have cancelled plans for a US tour, including a match in protest-hit Minneapolis, due in part to "political reasons", a spokesperson told AFP on Saturday.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260221-werder-bremen-cancel-us-tour-citing-political-reasons
22 days ago
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I like German headlines that work just as well in English.
22 days ago
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Frozen Spree at night
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www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20...
Fool me once.... Leipzig missed the UCL once but once more would be a disaster. My preview of this weekend's Leipzig-Dortmund game.
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Leipzig host red-hot Dortmund with Champions League hopes slipping away
RB Leipzig host in-form Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the Bundesliga with hopes of Champions League football next season fading away.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260220-leipzig-host-red-hot-dortmund-with-champions-league-hopes-slipping-away
23 days ago
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Ah, well that’s that sorted then.
23 days ago
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Don’t mind this at all.
23 days ago
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Excellent stuff from Matt
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23 days ago
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Either a murderous clam on a rampage — a “clampage” as it were — or a typo. Most concerning. I’ll vote for the first party to stop the clams
#stoptheclams
24 days ago
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Word is Evangelos Marinakis offered his Olympiacos players 'record bonuses' if they beat Leverkusen. It seemed to work, for a while, until Schick happened. My match report.
uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/schick-...
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Schick steers Leverkusen past Olympiacos in Champions League
Patrik Schick scored twice in a four-minute spell to steer Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-0 win at Olympiacos in the first leg of their Champions League knockout tie on Wednesday.Despite making it to the 200...
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/schick-steers-leverkusen-past-olympiacos-220614852.html
24 days ago
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A “Czechoslovakian WolfDog”? We just out there making up dog names now.
24 days ago
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Solid, controlled and drama free win from Dortmund. Not sure how long they’ll be allowed to keep doing that.
25 days ago
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