This truly is a golden age for Bundesliga fans in the UK. The top division is a bit of a mixed bag but having all 2 Bundesliga games live on YouTube is fantastic. Some of the most dramatic European soccer is guaranteed in Germany's second flight and is well worth your time.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/10/week... The seven games to watch on TV this weekend: @firefli.es on PNEvSHU, ARSvCRY and VALvVIL @garyandrews.bsky.social on SYDvCCM and LAZvJUV @terryduffelen.com on MNUvBHA @janbilton.bsky.social on HEAvCEL

Frankfurt seriously influencing the Premier League title race by playing Liverpool back into form.

Liverpool were just spectators for that goal.

Bradford Northern are back in the superleague thanks to IMG awarding a couple of extra points for them not being Toulouse.

The A-League gets underway this weekend and @garyandrews.bsky.social has a fantastic season preview on @sofpodcast.com blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/10/gone...

Tree AR

What the hell is Kane doing dropping back.. o wait.

I was privileged to to see Patricia Routledge on stage performing in Alan Bennetts talking heads as a young man and it was spell binding. There are plenty of clips being shared on social right now and I encourage you to watch them all.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/10/week... Plenty of beef to sink your teeth into this weekend @terryduffelen.com on WXHvBIR, IPSvNOR and EVEvCRY @garyandrews.bsky.social on CHEvLIV and MILvJUV @firefli.es on MNCvAFC(w) and RMAvVIL

Daniel Actual Munoz.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/09/week... Newly promoted sides feature heavily in this week's offerings: @firefli.es on VALvATH, ARSvMNC and INTvSAS @terryduffelen.com on RBLvKOE @garyandrews.bsky.social on LIVvEVE and EVEvLCL @janbilton.bsky.social on SUNvAVL

Just terrible news about Ricky Hatton.

Great Scott! The latest episode of The Reel List dropped overnight. We celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Back To The Future by spending close to an hour and a half chatting about the entire trilogy. It was really heavy. pca.st/episode/c52e...

From last night's newsletter. 💩VAR 🤦‍♂️Scottish teams in Europe 👉Woldemate/Isak associationrules.substack.com/p/var-stinks...

Football hates goals.

HSV completely outplayed by St Pauli in the first half. Should have been 3-0.

My latest newsletter is up now. associationrules.substack.com/p/friends-re...

I'm am no fan of the online persona that is Mark Goldbridge but the Bundesliga plan to stream on his channel and The Overlap on YouTube is a bold one and pretty smart. So is a game a week on BBC and Sky. But Amazon PPV Sunday games is just stupid.

Watching Rot Weiss Essen v Borussia Dortmund and the atmosphere in the Stadion an der Hafenstraße looks amazing. RWE really need to be a Bundesliga club. We should relegate Leipzig and promote Essen. Who do I speak to about this?

The Three Amigos.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/08/soun... We're back for our 17th season! We start with a look at the decision that has seen Crystal Palace drop into the Conference League. Palace are guilty of not meeting requirements that appear so easy to work around, even Manchester United can do it.

Latest from me on Palace, UEFA and multi club ownership. open.substack.com/pub/associat...

2 Bundesliga kicked off this evening with Schalke 04 beating Hertha 2-1 at home. New coach Miron Muslić is off to the best possible start. Perhaps S04's period of second tier misery comes to an end this season.

Not sure I've got the tone right with this headline. associationrules.substack.com/p/lay-down-y...

Despite saying that the CWC should be ignored, I made the main topic of my latest newsletter. Gianni wins again. open.substack.com/pub/associat...

Italy had it, Marcus. They had it in their hands.

Girelli with an absolute thwacking thwacker!

If not qualifying for the Europa League is what it took to shake this guy loose then I'd say Palace are still better off.

The Club World Cup is a fossil fuel funded sideshow that will be dead the moment the Saudis are done with football. It should be ignored.

The Women's Euros is underway! Listen to our tournament preview with our special guest @claremcwrites.bsky.social on the @sofpodcast.com. www.sofpodcast.com/2025/07/soun...

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/07/soun... The Women’s Euros kick off tomorrow. Don’t worry if you’re feeling ill-prepared, we have all the info you need to know. @claremcwrites.bsky.social joins us to help pick out who we should be keeping an eye out for.

One of my favourite Lalo Schifrin tracks from a ridiculously strong field. 1:55 of pure gold. youtu.be/LkVGfVXPy18?...

Along with its grim political backdrop, I think one of the more depressing outcomes of the CWC is that despite the passion for the tournament of the South American clubs, it will be a European team that wins.

I have been threatening myself and others with a Substack. About a month ago I carried out that threat. It's a football newsletter and the latest edition is about Rugby. You can read and subscribe here. open.substack.com/pub/associat...

RW Essen will host Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal first round. Beyond being a Ruhrpott classic it's also a Willi Lippens derby. Hopefully the great man will be the guest of honour at the match.

Ladies and gentlemen, Brian Wilson. youtu.be/216YJKbber8?...

Astonishing comeback from Hull KR from 6-2 down to win the Challenge Cup Final in the last two minutes. Mikey Lewis held his nerve to kick the conversion and seal his club's first trophy since 1985.

Spurs don't need to hire Thomas Frank. They need to hire Brentford.

Ah mate.

It's the Champions League final tonight, so I've written my last preview of the season for @fotmob.com - these have been so much fun to write. Thank you, if you've been reading them :-) www.fotmob.com/topnews/2154...

This looks like a terrific move for Gelsenkirchen. Harsh on Plymouth who would surely have prospered under Muslic, next season albeit at a lower level. S04 are a bit of a basket case but as long as the players meet the profile there's plenty of grounds for optimism.

The season ends on the highest of possible highs as all three of us have cause for jubilation.

Hello. I took a social media break and it was very nice. Thanks to those who said kind things to me about Palace winning the Cup. It was and continues to be a very special moment.

Just finished cleaning the decking with the Karcher. I feel both filthy and cleansed.

Ladies and gentlemen, Crystal Palace.

Using a Steve Earle track for the new Andor trailer is a ballsy move.

[redacted] [redacted] No one can stop them.

Dortmund rout Union Berlin 6-0. Four goals for Guirassy, four assists for Groß but performance of the match goes to Beier who has had a tough first season at BVB and scored a goal and an assist while battling his demons in the pouring rain.

I reckon James Bond's new owners should give it to Cavill till the end of the season.