Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Remembering Hertha's Kay Bernstein and untangling St. Pauli's clash with overseas fans
It's not often that news about a boardroom-level figure takes over the football conversation in Germany, but Hertha BSC President Kay Bernstein's untimely death hit the game hard. Nik invites TF's res...
23 Jan 202449min
Talking Fussball - Sancho and Kalajdzic return (along with the Bundesliga), while Der Kaiser makes his final exit
The Winterpause is a thing of the past - Germany's top flight sides got back to business this past weekend, and more than a few clubs gave debuts to newcomers who came in through the open transfer win...
15 Jan 202449min
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Taking stock of the 2. Bundesliga at the winter break
The season is only half done in the 2. Liga, but it's already been a wild ride. After weeks and weeks on top, FC St. Pauli surrendered the Herbstmeisterschaft to Holstein Kiel, and multiple teams have...
24 Des 202337min
Talking Fussball - Fans push back against Bundesliga investor deal, a closer look at Augsburg's turnaround
When Germany's most engaged football fans speak in near-unison, as they did on MD15, it's time to listen up. Matt and Nik look to unpack ultras' concerns about the DFL's decision to seek a strategic i...
18 Des 202341min
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hertha on the rise as HSV begin to crumble, Lok Leipzig fans rack up a big bill
Coming off a 2. Bundesliga-tastic round in the DFB Pokal, it feels appropriate to zoom in on Hertha Berlin and Hamburger Sport-Verein, two teams that squared off in an instant classic. Winners in that...
13 Des 202347min
Talking Fussball - Dortmund show their steely side and take a point in Leverkusen...but Bayern can't profit
The end of the Hinrunde is drawing nearer and it's looking ever more likely that Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay on top of the league for the winter. That's mostly down to them still not having lost a s...
4 Des 202337min
Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli win Rostock grudge match ahead of big showdown with HSV
With their win away to Hansa Rostock on match day 14, FC St. Pauli are sitting pretty on top of the 2. Bundesliga for a seventh straight week. That suits our Maik just fine, of course, but he, Nik and...
28 Nov 202346min
Talking Fussball - Union Berlin entering the unknown after Urs Fischer's exit
Over the past five years, sometimes it's felt like 1. FC Union Berlin could only go up. The Köpenickers' rise from little-club-that-could to European contender has been among the best in world footbal...
20 Nov 202350min
