When Sandro Wagner was appointed as manager of FC Augsburg this summer, expectations rose very quickly. It looked like a perfect match. For the club, it was the opportunity to finally shake off its image as the 'Plain Jane' of the Bundesliga. Augsburg have played the same season on repeat...
The DFB-Pokal has its own set of rules, which is a very popular saying in Germany. While in the Bundesliga, only one or two teams typically compete for the championship, the German Cup has been open to everybody over the last couple of years, with four different teams winning the...
Michél Kniat and Arminia Bielefeld have shocked Germany, sitting top of the 3. Liga table. They are also in the DFB Pokal final, and a win in this final would send them straight into next season's UEFA Europa League league phase. Not only have they won promotion to the second...
RB Leipzig and VfL Wolfsburg met on Wednesday night at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. Both sides went into the game motivated to reach a cup semifinal and needed a pick-me-up, as both were not in the best form in the Bundesliga. Leipzig had won only two of their last nine league...
As Eintracht Frankfurt prepares for the 2024/2025 season, the club finds itself in a state of renewal and transformation. The summer has been particularly eventful, featuring significant changes both on and off the pitch. A new assistant coaching staff has been brought in to steer the team alongside head coach...
In Germany's perpetual factory of football talent, one individual has recently taken the spotlight — Can Uzun. Uzun is an 18-year-old football sensation currently making strides at 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga. Germany, renowned for its ability to churn out footballing talents that become global stars, remains a...
In German football, Markus Anfang emerges as a strategic maestro, orchestrating Dynamo Dresden's resurgence in the 2023/24 season. Currently perched at the pinnacle of Germany's third division, 3. Liga, Dynamo Dresden has become a beacon of tactical brilliance under Anfang tactics. The team's ascent to the top under his guidance...
It would be unfair to judge Marco Rose's RB Leipzig solely based on some past defeats. As the team's new German manager, he took over in September after Domenico Tedesco's firing. They sit in fifth place in the Bundesliga, trailing Freiburg by just two points, and have a shot at...
The World Cup is just around the corner, and to celebrate its arrival, EA Sports will have a special World Cup feature in FIFA 23. Oddly, whilst the competition is labelled the FIFA World Cup, after the world's governing body, if you were to say "FIFA" to people, their first...
Stefan Bell is one of the leaders in the team of Mainz 05. Playing a solid season under Bo Svensson, Mainz seem to finally be established in 1.Bundesliga for long-term. As one of the team captains, Bell plays an important role for Svensson – on and off the pitch. At...
Under Christian Streich, SC Freiburg developed to a sustainable football club with a clear club and transfer strategy. Over and over again, they need to replace their best players with young, hungry players within their budget. But not only their transfer policy works out every year. Also, the team performs...
As is tradition, the first round of the DFB Pokal opened the season for teams in the Bundesliga, and although Sandhausen have already played twice in the 2. Bundesliga, losing both fixtures, this was our first glimpse of what RB Leipzig look like, not under departed manager Julain Naglesmann (now...
In a condensed season in German football with games coming thick and fast, the DFL managed to squeeze in the Super Cup final into a packed schedule, albeit on a Wednesday night between game weeks. Helpfully, to provide some normality to the game, it was contested between familiar foes in...
The DFB Pokal Final threw up an interesting fixture this year with Bayer Leverkusen taking on the Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Bayern were coming into the game off the back of another title win, while Leverkusen came into the game fresh from a disappointing final day where their qualification to...
In the DFB Pokal final, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich battle for the trophy. Whereas Bayern could win the double as they were already crowned Bundesliga champions, Leverkusen have the opportunity to win a title again (their last title win was back in 1993 winning the DFB Pokal) after they...
At the beginning of the past decade, Bayern and Dortmund revived their rivalry and took it to new highs. Mainly, this was caused by Dortmund’s rise under Jürgen Klopp, who build a team that beat Bayern five times in a row in 2011 and 2012. While the UEFA Champions League...
With all the adversities that happen at the moment all around the world, it is unknown how football seasons will wrap up and that’s one of the many negative things taking place right now. Before it all stopped, we have witnessed the glorious run of German fourth-tier team Saarbrücken in...
On paper, the DFB Pokal quarter-final was a one-sided affair, no arguments there. Hans-Dieter Flick’s Bayern Munich claimed 78% possession and reduced their opponents to only one attempt on target for the whole game. However, stats do not always tell the real story, as we know, fine margins separate winners at the highest level and today’s game...
In the last quarter-final of the DFB Pokal 2019/20, Eintracht Frankfurt welcomed Werder Bremen. Whereas Werder Bremen under Florian Kohfeldt are currently struggling in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt found their form again in 2020 after a short low in the first half of the season. With both sides playing in...
Bayer Leverkusen hosted Union Berlin at BayArena in the quarterfinals of the DFB Pokal on Wednesday. Heading into the match Leverkusen had won a remarkable nine of their last 11 matches in all competitions; a run that includes wins against Dortmund, Union Berlin, and Porto twice in the Europa League,...
