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Blanketing the Bundesliga and the German football scene, Talking Fussball is the essential podcast for fans of Europe's most exciting league - talkingfussball.com - @talkingfussball - patreon.com/talkingfussball Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support

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    • 4.8 • 208 Ratings

Blanketing the Bundesliga and the German football scene, Talking Fussball is the essential podcast for fans of Europe's most exciting league - talkingfussball.com - @talkingfussball - patreon.com/talkingfussball Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support

    Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The case of the missing St. Pauli ultra banner and the perils of peer pressure

    Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The case of the missing St. Pauli ultra banner and the perils of peer pressure

    The world of football, like other walks of life, harbors its share of idiots - our latest episode puts the spotlight on a few. Nik and Maik turn their attention to some childish behavior surrounding a banner, some regrettable chants in Austria that's had consequences for the players who shouted them, and how a few particularly egregious fans' behavior called off a whole weekend of football.


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    • 39 min
    Talking Fussball - Rhine derby brings lots of thrills but little reward for Cologne and Gladbach

    Talking Fussball - Rhine derby brings lots of thrills but little reward for Cologne and Gladbach

    Foals fans at the Borussia-Park may have feasted on a see-saw six-goal thriller, but their team's return - just one point -had to sting. Their opponents 1. FC Köln will have cherished an away draw in the Rheinderby, but time is running short on the billygoats' bid to stay out of relegation trouble. Matt and Nik put the spotlight on the two western giants on a weekend where Bayern hit Mainz with an eight ball, Leverkusen compounded Wolfsburg's misery and much more.


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    • 34 min
    Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Does anybody want to win the 2. Bundesliga?

    Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Does anybody want to win the 2. Bundesliga?

    There's never a dull moment in Germany's second tier. Just when you think you've sussed out who's good and who's not so good, you get a week like round 24 - one in which every team in the top eight failed to record a win. The full Aufstieg gang of Nik, Jasmine and Maik get together to try and work out what that means, how a miscreant in Rostock made it on to the pitch, and more.


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    • 47 min
    Talking Fussball - Bayern say they'll be Tuchel-free come summer - what's that mean for Alonso's future?

    Talking Fussball - Bayern say they'll be Tuchel-free come summer - what's that mean for Alonso's future?

    After a weekend in which FC Bayern München made up no ground in the title race, they still managed to test Bayer 04 Leverkusen's balance. Thomas Tuchel will vacate his job on Säbener Straße at the end of the season, and Xabi Alonso is the hot favorite to take over. Matt and Terry talk through how much that storyline matters with Leverkusen in a commanding position. Dortmund's weak week also comes up, along with some thoughts on the wider fan frustration with modern football (modern capitalism? modern life?) that helped fuel the recent fan protests.


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    • 45 min
    Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Fans across the 2. Bundesliga keep the pressure up on the DFL

    Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Fans across the 2. Bundesliga keep the pressure up on the DFL

    If you thought there was an end in sight to Germany's fan protests, think again - they're just getting started. Nik, Maik and the returning Jasmine weigh in on the wave of game-stopping events that swept across the 2. Bundesliga, Steffen Baumgart's arrival at HSV, the latest indignity perpetrated at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and an attendance milestone that proves the Zweite Liga is Germany's #1 football league.


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    • 47 min
    Talking Fussball - Leverkusen leave no doubt who's the title favorite in comprehensive win over Bayern

    Talking Fussball - Leverkusen leave no doubt who's the title favorite in comprehensive win over Bayern

    We can say it matter-of-factly now: Bayer 04 Leverkusen are on an inside track to win the league. Their 3-0 win against FC Bayern München opened up a five point gap at the top - and since this year's Leverkusen side aren't in the business of losing games, ever, that cushion may well be enough to earn them the club's first Bundesliga title. Matt and Terry talk over the pharmaceuticals' big win as well as address the wave of protests that Germany's organized fan scene hope will bring about a re-think on the DFL's plans for outside investors.


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    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
208 Ratings

208 Ratings

GCXC95 ,

Great podcast

Always keeps me up to date on the goings on in Bundesliga and lower leagues. Often with topics I can’t find in online English media.

VfB4Lyfe ,

One of My Favorite Bundesliga Shows

Great show! Always excited to listen to them. Especially their Aufstieg edition! Always great to hear about the often forgotten side where 2 teams come up every year. Love the show!

Mr.cop 1 ,

The only English language BL podcast you need

This is the best podcast with the least, hot takes, and most equitable distribution of coverage. Other bundesliga podcast are really just Bayern podcasts with 10 minutes or so devoted to the rest of the league and maybe an extra 5 for Leipzig and Dortmund. If you care about the league and/or want to learn more about it as a whole with special episodes dedicated to individual clubs, their histories and current states, this is the one for you.

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