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An interview podcast featuring the expert insight of observer of German football and its culture. We'll hear from journalists, historians, analysts and fans of fußball on their experiences of following and learning the game. This series is a companion to the Bundesletter, a weekly newsletter written, edited and published by Tom Ritchie, a journalist based in Berlin. You can subscribe to the newsletter here: bundesletter.substack.com.
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Unsere Begeisterung für die NFL und den American Football ist gleichzeitig unser Anspruch. Wir sind seit vielen Jahren Fans, Beobachter und Kritiker der NFL. In unserem wöchentlichen podcast sprechen wir über Spiele, News und auch über die unbequemen Themen.
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein brings you a weekly roundup of all the biggest stories in the Bundesliga and across German football, as well as exclusive interviews with players and managers.
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Uli Hesse is an authority on German football. Writing in both his native tongue and English, he is a prolific author and journalist. Through his long career, he has contributed to titles such as FourFourTwo and When Saturday Comes, and he is now a staff writer at 11Freunde. His book Tor! is widely regarded as the defintive English language history …
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Kit Holden on the diversity of fan culture in Germany
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Fascinated by German football from a young age, Kit Holden has carved a unique career since he's moved to Berlin. A freelance journalist writing in both German and English for titles such as Der Tagesspiegel and The Athletic, Holden has recently published two outstanding books. Scheisse! We're Going Up, tells the story of Union Berlin through the s…
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Jacob Sweetman is a writer, a drummer, and a keen observer of football in the Haupstadt. Now the lead for FC Union Berlin's english communications, Jacob has been writing about fußball and Berlin for almost two decades, since moving to the city in 2007. In the 2010s, he edited and published No Dice Magazine, a fanzine that covered the many football…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to reflect on the final weekend of the Bundesliga which saw Werder Bremen become the latest 'blue chip' club to fall into the second tier. As well as pondering whether that was one of the most avoidable relegations ever we also bring you the Steilcast end of season…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on the penultimate Bundesliga weekend, with Dortmund qualifying for the Champions League just days after winning the cup we assess the changing mood at BVB and ponder the future of interim head coach Edin Terzic. There's praise for Wolfsburg who have…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Steilcast stalwart Christoph Biermann to reflect on Bayern Munich winning their 9th consecutive Bundesliga title - we try to look at the positives surrounding this team before once more pondering whether their continued dominance is good for the league as a whole. Plus there's a big win for Dortmund ov…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by regulars Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on all the big stories from the Bundesliga this weekend. We welcome special guest Mara Pfeiffer onto the pod to reflect on a stunning win for Bo Svensson's Mainz as they beat Bayern 2-1 to delay the title party, and lead to more people wonde…
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The Athletic's Raphel Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to discuss the fallout from the Super League debacle, looking at whether after years of being outliers German fans may now be caught up by their English counterparts when it comes to organised fan power. There's also reaction to the midweek games in the Bundesliga a…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein & Steilcast ultra Christoph Biermann convene to discuss the fallout from Hansi Flick's announcement live on TV that he wishes to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, plus there's reaction to the story that shook European football on Sunday night with the announcement of a new Super League by 12 of Europe's…
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Flick's grumblings, Nagelsmann's future and Frankfurt's Champions League dreams with Ronald Reng
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and special guest award-winning author & journalist Ronald Reng for a look at all of the big stories coming out of the Bundesliga this week We focus on Ronnie's beloved Frankfurt as he gives us insight into their superb season which sees them looking good for a Champions League place…
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A season summed up in one weekend - Dortmund fluff their lines while Bayern get the job done
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Steilcast ultra Christoph Biermann for a look at a weekend in the Bundesliga which perfectly encapsulated the current state of affairs at the top of the division - Borussia Dortmund flattering to deceive in a defeat against Frankfurt that leaves them staring at catastrophe, and Bayern grind out a 1-0 w…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a special Mannschaft edition of Steilcast as they wonder whether Joachim Low's farewell tour may turn out better than first thought. As well as their take on the wins over Iceland and Romania there is also a look at Uli Hoeness' performance in the TV studio and an eyebrow raised …
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Xabi Alonso new Gladbach boss? Do Bayern even need 11 men? And are Leverkusen losing faith in Bosz-ball?
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The Athletic's Raphel Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on another eventful week in the Bundesliga - including the breaking news that Xabi Alonso is lined up to replace the departing Marco Rose at Gladbach. There's also discussion about the latest episode in Schalke's nightmare of a season, Bayern winning …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on the biggest story in German football right now - the news that Joachim Löw will be stepping down as coach of the German national team after the Euros. We discuss how this could have a knock-on effect at Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig as Hansi Flick …
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Bayern 4-2 Dortmund reaction + Leipzig's Champions League prospects against chaotic Liverpool
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Jasmine Baba for their take on all the big stories across the Bundesliga and Champions League where German teams are concerned. We react to Bayern Munich coming from two goals down to defeat Borussia Dortmund and ponder whether Dortmund might actually walk away from this result f…
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Schalke Sack Five, Will Leverkusen follow suit? Trouble at Hertha, too: a strugglers' round-up
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Raphael Honigstein and Christoph Biermann focus on some notable strugglers in this week's Bundesliga podcast from The Athletic. The axe fell at Schalke, but it wasn't just the manager who felt the icy blade. Hertha Berlin are winless in nine, and Peter Bosch is in trouble at Leverkusen. Plus; Rapha tries to drum up some enthusiasm for the title rac…
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Frankfurt beat Bayern on and off the pitch, Leipzig revive the title race and plunge Hertha into relegation trouble
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein & Christoph Biermann bring you their take on all the biggest stories in the Bundesliga. We start with Eintracht Frankfurt's stunning victory over Bayern Munich, and a look at how Frankfurst also showed Bayern how it should be done off the pitch after they sensitively remembered the victims of the Hanau shooting in …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by regular conspirators Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on all the biggest stories in the Bundesliga and German football. We react to Bayern Munich's snowy 3-3 thriller with Arminia Bielefeld, plus take a look at the latest grumblings from Hansi Flick after Thomas Muller has been told…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein & Christoph Biermann bring you their take on the biggest stories in the Bundesliga. We look at the latest noise coming from Bayern Munich after they were left stranded on an airport runway following their victory at Hertha Berlin. There's focus Köln's fight for survival as an Elvis Rexhbecaj brace gave them the win…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to roundup all the big stories in the Bundesliga. We take a look at the somewhat unloved VfL Wolfsburg who have snuck up the table into 3rd place, there's off-field politics to discuss at Stuttgart and Bayern Munich, plus a lesser-spotted routine win for Dortmund a…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a look at all the big stories from the Bundesliga - Bayern have strengthened their lead at the top, Leipzig and Dortmund suffered yet more disappointing defeats, Frankfurt bagged a big win, and Mainz gave themselves a glimmer of hope at the bottom. Hertha correspondent Marc Schwi…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a look at all the results and stories from the 'Englische Woche' round of midweek games Schalke and Mainz are looking increasingly doomed at the bottom, Dortmund are still flattering to deceive and now find themselves ten points off the top spot, but there is good news for challe…
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Bayern back out in front as chasing pack stumble + racism overshadows Union Berlin win at Leverkusen
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a look at all the big stories from the Bundesliga, starting with another fine result for Union Berlin as they beat Leverkusen 1-0 but concerning developments off the pitch as Union's Florian Hubner stands accused of racially abusing Leverkusen's Nadiem Amiri. Elsewhere there were…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to roundup a very eventful weekend in the Bundesliga - Bayern lost to Gladbach, Dortmund reminded everyone they're still in the title race by beating RB Leipzig, and Schalke actually WON A GAME, avoiding becoming the worst Bundesliga side in history at the last pos…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann to roundup all of the action from the first Bundesliga weekend of the year. Bayern had a scare against Mainz, finding themselves 2-0 down at half-time before winning 5-2, Schalke's quest to rob Tasmania Berlin of their long-held winless record continued as they lost 3-0 to Hertha, an…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Patrick Strasse who is the Bayern reporter for Munich-based Abendzeitung newspaper, and together they reflect on Bayern's extraordinary treble-winning year in 2020. Starting with the final days of Niko Kovac's doomed reign we chart the journey of this immortal Bayern side from Hansi Flick's unassuming …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a round-up of the final Bundesliga weekend of 2020, where we saw Bayern do what Bayern do and edge out title rival Leverkusen in the last minute. There's also discussion of Leroy Sane's immediate future as he was subbed off after being brought on and received some chastening word…
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It's the episode we've been waiting for all year! The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Steilcast regular Christoph Biermann and The Yellow Wall Pod's Lars Pollman to react to what felt like the inevitable sacking of Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre following a 5-1 defeat to Stuttgart on Saturday. They discuss what went wrong for Lucien an…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to reflect on the Bundesliga weekend which included a three-for-all between Bayern and Leipzig, Leverkusen moving into the title picture with a win at hapless Schalke and a goal straight out of the playground from Stuttgart's Silas Wamangituka Plus in what is fast …
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Mailbag Special - your questions answered
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein sits down with Steilcast regular Christoph Biermann to go through the mailbag and answer your questions on all things Bundesliga and German football Topics covered include the ongoing grumblings around Lucien Favre at Dortmund, talk of potential successors ranging from Marco Rose to Mauricio Pochettino, there's men…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Oliver Muller to reflect on a Bundesliga weekend that saw Bayern's lead shortened as they were made to look like mere mortals in a draw with Werder Bremen while Erling Haaland scored four in Dortmund's 5-2 win over Hertha Berlin. There's also discussion of yet another miserable p…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Lars Pollman to reflect on Der Klassiker with Bayern coming out on top in a five goal thriller, but does Dortmund's spirited performance give us hope for a genuine title race this season? Elsewhere we ponder whether Bayer Leverkusen may be an underrated threat this season after t…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to look back at the weekend's Bundesliga action, with a particular eye on how Bayern and Dortmund are faring ahead of their clash next weekend. Elsewhere there is talk about David Alaba's future as it appears Bayern won't give him the new deal he's asking for, and …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christop Biermann, Kevin Hatchard and special guest Lars Pollman to discuss the Revierderby that saw Dortmund run out comfortable 3-0 winners over struggling Schalke, and once again the conversation turns to whether Lucien Favre's days at BVB are ultimately numbered. Elsewhere there is discussion of a …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Oliver Trust to take an in-depth look at Bundesliga newcomers Stuttgart as they find themselves in 5th place after an impressive start. Elsewhere we look at whether Leipzig have got what it takes to mount a genuine title challenge in the post-Werner world, and whether Thomas Mull…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann & Kevin Hatchard to reflect on the Bundesliga weekend that saw Robert Lewandowski ride to Bayern's rescue once again, a Gio Reyna-inspired Dortmund beat Freiburg and a tough start to life for new Schalke manager Manuel Baum losing 4-0 at Leipzig. Elsewhere we roundup all the transfer…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Oliver Muller to react to Schalke sacking manager David Wagner after the second game of the season, plus there is also disappointment on the other side of the Ruhr as Dortmund lose 2-0 to Augsburg prompting some familiar questions for Lucien Favre. Elsewhere there are crises of a…
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Bundesliga is back - Bayern score 8 again, Dortmund in 17th heaven and Hertha off to a flyer at Werder Bremen
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Subscribe to The Athletic for access to Raphael Honigstein's unrivalled coverage of the Bundesliga and German football - including his recent exclusive interview with Timo Werner You can currently subscribe for just £1 a month, simply head to theathletic.com/steilcastpod to sign up now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Subscribe to The Athletic for access to Raphael Honigstein's unrivalled coverage of the Bundesliga and German football - including his recent piece on the next steps for Bayern Munich after their all-conquering campaign last season. You can currently subscribe for just £1 a month, simply head to theathletic.com/steilcastpod to sign up now Learn mor…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann to dissect Bayern Munich's 8-2 demolition of Barcelona, "Radio Muller" and a very high defensive line, even if Raf was MORE impressed by another German side on the weekend... Plus, have Bundesliga sides benefitted from their early restart? And what does the success of Flick, Tuchel a…
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Sign up to The Athletic for Raphael Honigstein's unrivalled coverage of German football including his recent exclusive interview with RB Leipzig head coach Julien Nagelsmann Head to theathletic.com/steilcastpod for a 30-day free trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Athletic
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The Athletic's Raphel Honigstein teams up with the Zonal Marking podcast for a special Champions League & Europa League preview, looking at every single game on the schedule and all the potential storylines that could emerge from this truncated single-leg knockout format. It promises to be a furious festival of elite football and we've got every an…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by former Bayer Leverkusen players Stefan Reinartz and Jens Hegeler. In 2015 Stefan and Jens developed their own football data analysis model called packing and with their company IMPECT they are attempting to change the way teams evaluate players by effectively measuring how a player uses the ball. Stefa…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Musa Okwonga as they attempt to identify the problems with the Bundesliga and the best solutions to fix it Bayern Munich have won eight titles in a row so how do we make the league more equitable without diluting the quality at the top end? Should the Bundesliga be making a bette…
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Werder Bremen survive relegation play-off, Bayern win another trophy, and is the Bundesliga about to lose its greatest artist in Thiago?
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigsteion is joined by Christoph Biermann and Jonathan Harding to react to Werder Bremen clinging on to their Bundesliga status by the skin of their teeth after an away goals victory in the play-off against Heidenheim, a result that maybe casts doubt on the future of the relegation play-off itself. Elsewhere they look at a …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to look back at an exciting final day of the season in the Bundesliga as Werder Bremen spectacularly won only their second home game of the season to avoid relegation, Fortuna Dusseldorf went down after a defeat at Union Berlin and Gladbach clinched the final Champ…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Archie Rhind-Tutt to look back at the penultimate weekend of the Bundesliga season. With defeat against Mainz leaving Werder Bremen on the brink of relegation we try to decipher the reasons behind their collapse this season. Elsewhere there is praise for Hansi Flick after Bayern …
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann & Kevin Hatchard to look at a Bundesliga weekend that saw Bayern move within three points of confirming an 8th successive title, Dortmund relying on an injury time winner to beat Dusseldorf, and Werder Bremen secure a big win at Paderborn to boost their hopes of survival. Subscribe t…
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann & Jonathan Harding to reflect on the Bundesliga weekend. The teams discuss the struggles of Schalke and Werder Bremen,the effect Werner's departure will have on RB Leipzig, and the emergence of one of the Bundesliga's next top talents in Florian Wirtz Sign up to The Athletic here for…
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No love for Wagner at Schalke, Bayern edge closer to title + another impressive win for Hertha
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The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann & Kevin Hatchard to look at the Bundesliga weekend that saw another impressive victory for a resurgent Hertha Berlin, Bayern take another step towards the title, and a damaging defeat for David Wagner as Schalke lost to strugglers Werder Bremen, plus we discuss the reaction from club…
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