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German Football correspondent, The Athletic.
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With Infantino, it's amazing how often — when talking about his behaviour — you use phrases like "even Sepp Blatter didn't..."

Self-awareness level: Negative. bsky.app/profile/tari...

This has been a long but lovely piece of work to do. Barça players from this season's squad assessed by their first coaches ever. Not their pro football coaches - from the first time they ever kicked a ball. Beautiful stories in there. www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...

Matheus Cunha is a good player, but it's quite something for poverty stricken Manchester United — their ownership's description — to respond to having no Euro revenue next season by spending €60m. That would be a transfer record for most of the team's in the PL, so that's a good type of skint.

Bayern Munich have missed out on Florian Wirtz. It's disappointing for them, but there are advantages to it and good moves that can now be made in response. www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...

Did some thinking and some digging and projected how much prize money each Premier League team earned in 2024-25 Big gains on 23-24 (other than three promoted): Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Newcastle United Big losses: West Ham United, Manchester United, Spurs 👇

Everybody shut up and look at René Adler.

For the final time this season @acjimbo.bsky.social, @jameshorncastle.bsky.social, @julienlaurens.bsky.social, @sebsb.bsky.social & @polballus.bsky.social assemble for the Euro pod🇪🇺 🇮🇹Napoli win the title but will they lose Conte? 🇩🇪Ten Hag joins Leverkusen 🏆Big Euro finals previewed pod.fo/e/2dae87

Pet peeve: goalkeepers in short-sleeved kits. No undershirt, no nothing?! Be serious.

Chelsea are interested in Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike, as they seek to conclude early summer transfer business as quickly as possible. More from @sebsb.bsky.social

The Premier League season: best game, best goal, best decision, biggest disappointment, unsung hero etc. Round-table discussion with @sebsb.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social Tim Spiers and Stuart James @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...

Bayer Leverkusen have appointed Erik ten Hag as their new head coach to replace Xabi Alonso. The former Manchester United and Ajax boss has signed a two-year contract with the Bundesliga side. Analysis from @sebsb.bsky.social ⤵️

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are Belgian champions for the first time since 1935. It’s been an incredible rise. Here’s my interview with Alex Muzio, president and owner, about some of the keys to that progress. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are Belgian champions for the first time since 1935. It’s been an incredible rise. Here’s my interview with Alex Muzio, president and owner, about some of the keys to that progress. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

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Listen, I know Marc O’Polo are outfitting German Sky, but I need presenters and pundits alike to stop wearing T-shirts and white trainers with their suits. Please.

Last time Stuttgart won the DFB-Pokal, they shaved Jogi Löw’s head.

Some 100,000 (!) Arminia Bielefeld supporters are reportedly in Berlin for the third division’s side historic German Cup final appearance against VfB Stuttgart. For comparison, the city of Bielefeld has 330,000 residents. 📸: ran

Sun-bleached Weiß-Weiß Essen, with @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social

Kits that would go hard as fuck if it wasn’t for the sponsors, part 49253

Tonight, Mael Corboz will lead Arminia Bielefeld out for the German Cup final against Stuttgart. From Alabama to New Jersey, to a decade toiling in European football, and now the Olympiastadion. Not a normal journey or a normal player. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

“It was very moving to see how much it meant to the people of south London — for him to be a part of something historic” What's it like watching your son win the FA Cup? @adamcrafton.bsky.social talks to Carrie and Ken Richards, parents of #CPFC's Chris Richards www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...

Ew.

Ein toller Text über Bielefelds Kapitän Maël Corboz von @sebsb.bsky.social! Inklusive einiger bemerkenswerter Zitate: "I'm good at worrying" und "it's part of my job to have some fear" über seine Rolle als Kapitän beispielsweise. #DFBPokal #DSCVFB

Tonight, Mael Corboz will lead Arminia Bielefeld out for the German Cup final against Stuttgart. From Alabama to New Jersey, to a decade toiling in European football, and now the Olympiastadion. Not a normal journey or a normal player. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

🤔 Signing seen as a disappointment ⚽️ Second top goalscorer in the league after Cristiano Ronaldo 🏆 Key in AFC Champions League win After Ivan Toney earned his first England call-up since Euro 2024, @sebsb.bsky.social spoke to Wael Jabir - a football journalist based in Riyadh - about the striker.

On Borussia Dortmund's summer, which is full of interesting conundrums. Niko Kovac has a mandate and whatever differences there are between his coaching and BVB's house style, performance matters more. What next? @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...

It was a great pleasure to meet Mael Corboz. Born in Alabama, raised in New Jersey, but now at the heart of a footballing miracle in Germany. He will captain Arminia Bielefeld in Saturday's DFB-Pokal final. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

I'm going to do 30 minutes more work and then reward myself by watching the Spurs highlights again.

A personal homage to Brian Glanville. In French, which I know he would have appreciated. www.eurosport.fr/football/foo...

It was a great pleasure to meet Mael Corboz. Born in Alabama, raised in New Jersey, but now at the heart of a footballing miracle in Germany. He will captain Arminia Bielefeld in Saturday's DFB-Pokal final. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

Sergej Barbarez has aged into a mob boss. I love it. It also makes me feel old as fuck. Carry on.

My piece from Ange Postecoglou's surreal night of vindication. www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...

It’s quite a profound moment, really. Wonderful football moments 17 years apart, meaning that you inevitably think about everything that you’ve seen and done between then and now.