There are not many clubs that have been consistently well run despite personnel turnover in Germany over the last couple of years, and for the longest time, SC Paderborn didn’t look like it either. After their miraculous promotion to the Bundesliga in 2014, the club was relegated twice in a...
There are few clubs in Germany comparable to FC Schalke 04. As one of the oldest and most traditional clubs in Germany, with a very emotional and impatient fanbase, Schalke has been a key part of the Bundesliga for most of its history. However, die Königsblauen also has a reputation as a...
SV Elversberg's story has been one of the best in German football over the last couple of seasons. Starting in the fourth division, the Regionalliga, CSO Nils-Ole Book took the club to multiple promotions with head coach Horst Steffen. During these seasons, the team consisted of a strong core that...
In one of the most surprising transfers of the European summer window, Nicolò Tresoldi (born 20th of August 2004) made the move from Hannover 96 to Club Brugge. The 21-year-old centre-forward had been attracting attention in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga for some time, so his switch to Belgium came as a...
Welcome to another instalment of our budget-friendly series. Last week, we released a list of four budget-friendly strikers who could join middle- or low-level clubs in Europe's top-five leagues. Now, we're moving on to midfielders. The idea is the same: to find affordable midfielders with decent attributes, numbers or qualities...
Hannover 96 have been in the news in Germany for many different reasons over the last couple of years. Investor Kind attempted to undermine the 50+1 rule in German football, but the fans strongly opposed this move and began boycotting the club. Since their relegation in 2019, the club has...
Since 1. FC Köln sealed their promotion back to the German top flight by winning the 2. Bundesliga title in May, they've been preparing themselves for the challenge of being among the elite again and stocking their squad with new signings. One of those signings was Icelandic midfielder Ísak Bergmann...
If you had asked 100 German football fans in 2018 if they knew about SV Elversberg, the majority would have had no clue about the small club from the Saarland, a region located near the French border in Germany. In October 2018, the club made two huge decisions that would shape its...
At the beginning of May, Bayer Leverkusen officially announced the signing of talented Algerian midfielder Ibrahim Maza from Hertha Berlin, activating a €12 million release clause in his contract to secure his services. The 2023/2024 German champions made the move quickly, given the interest Maza was garnering with the summer...
Hamburger SV are on the horizon of a return to the Bundesliga, a league in which they were a founding member and the only club to have remained in the top tier for its entire history, until 2018. Every season since, HSV have flirted with promotion, finishing either third or...
SV Elversberg are enjoying what could be the biggest season in the club's 118-year history. They are currently in the top half of the 2. Bundesliga. Given how close proceedings are at the moment, they could even be in the fight for promotion to the Bundesliga for next season. This...
FC Köln are what’s called a "Fahrstulmannschaft" in Germany. Fahrstuhlmannschaft, translated into English, means "elevator team", describing a team that constantly alternates between the Bundesliga and the second division, the 2. Bundesliga. With seven relegations, Köln have the third most relegations in Bundesliga history, but their six promotions are also...
FC Köln are what’s called a "Fahrstulmannschaft" in Germany. Fahrstuhlmannschaft, translated into English, means "elevator team", describing a team that constantly alternates between the Bundesliga and the second division, the 2. Bundesliga. With seven relegations, Köln have the third most relegations in Bundesliga history, but their six promotions are also...
SV Darmstadt 98 are looking back at turbulent years over the last decade. Under former German international Dirk Schuster, Darmstadt was promoted twice in a row, marching from 3. Liga into the Bundesliga within just two years. While everyone thought their stay in the top flight would only last a...
As football continues to evolve, the emergence of young talent becomes increasingly crucial, especially for clubs looking to maintain long-term success. The DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) has a long tradition of developing world-class players through strong youth systems. This tactical analysis, in the form of a scout report,...
Ulm is a relatively small city located in southern Germany. It’s not really famous, but its cathedral, the Ulmer Münster, is the highest church in the entire world, and that’s pretty much the only thing interesting about Ulm to most people. However, in the football world, Ulm is famous for...
Who is Fabian Hürzeler? As FC St. Pauli continues to make waves in German football, much credit is attributed to the transformative impact of their head coach, Fabian Hürzeler. Since assuming the helm in early 2023, the 31-year-old has orchestrated a defensive revolution within the team, reshaping their mindset and...
German football has always had a distinct feel; you simply knew what kind of football and what kind of quality to expect from the Bundesliga. The same can be said about the second tier of Bundesliga, too. Just like its big brother, the 2. Bundesliga is home to many talented...
1. FC Magdeburg have guaranteed their safety in their first 2. Bundesliga campaign since relegation from the division in 2019 and just two years on from near relegation to Germany’s Regionalliga. Having gained promotion last year from the 3. Liga, the primary focus of the side would have been staving...
St. Pauli fans lived a brief dream under Timo Schultz. The 2021/22 season was off to a flying start, and by January, they were sitting at the top of the 2. Bundesliga. Without German first-division football in over a decade, the prospect of finally competing among the elite again drove the...
