Talking Fussball Special - Uli Hesse joins the pod to talk about his new biography of Franz Beckenbauer
He's a football legend, a tabloid mainstay, a prodigious teller of tall tales and a symbol of postwar Germany itself. Franz Beckenbauer is the biggest name to ever emerge from the Bundesliga, and it's...
5 Jun 202347min
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition looking ahead to the relegation playoffs and back on a crazy conclusion to the season
Wild times on the final weekend in the 2. Bundesliga (oh my Heidenheim!) and the 3. Liga too, where Wiesbaden's promotion party was abruptly cut short by Osnabrück. Join Nik, Jasmine and Maik for a re...
30 Mai 202350min
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on all the teams that might be headed for ups and downs on the final day in Germany's second and third tier
We now know SV Darmstadt 98 are headed back to the Bundesliga next season, but there's still plenty to play for for the likes of promotion hopefuls Hamburger Sport-Verein and FC Heidenheim as well as ...
26 Mai 202352min
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on late-season drama in the 2. Bundesliga promotion race
When the last Aufstieg edition came out, Hamburger Sport-Verein were riding high off a derby win over FC St. Pauli and edging toward the automatic promotion places. Not so much anymore - their two los...
11 Mai 202351min
TF Extra - The Bundesliga's flirt with private equity
Here in 2023, football leagues selling a stake to a strategic partner is nothing new...but it sure would be for Germany's top flight. The DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga) has been looking for a private equ...
4 Mai 202350min
Talking Fussball Direct MD30 wrap - Dortmund and Bayern trade places again as Mainz's hot streak ends at last
The Bundesliga title race is still tight after another stumble by the team who entered the match day in the lead. As you'll hear in this edition, Matt and Adam Khan are pretty sure a few refereeing cl...
1 Mai 202339min
TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on HSV's huge win over St. Pauli in the Stadtderby and a crucial result for Magdeburg
It's not every week that it's plausible to argue that a second-tier match might well have had the best atmosphere in Europe, but the Hamburger Stadtderby is an exceptional fixture. The most recent edi...
27 Apr 202341min
Talking Fussball Direct MD29 wrap - Dortmund pass up Bayern and Leverkusen continue their surge
Well what do you know? Against all expectations, on Match Day 29 it was Bayern - not Dortmund - who faltered in the title race, surrendering top spot to the Schwarzgelben. Under the top two the most c...
26 Apr 202354min
