“I’m at a loss for words,” said coach Steffen Baumgart (50) touched and enthusiastic after the 4-1 win in Augsburg. A sentence that could apply to all of football in Germany given the incredible coaching fairy tale that is currently happening in Cologne. Baumgart wrote nothing else in ten months in Cologne. Even more: With … Read more
Sometimes Serge Gnabry reminds me of HSV. They’re still raving about the 4-4 win against Juventus 2000. Gnabry always talks about his sensational four-pack at Tottenham Hotspur. That was 2019. The comparison is certainly somewhat unfair. Finally, in contrast to HSV, Gnabry can show impressive consistency in the statistics: 63 goals and 40 assists in … Read more
It will be a special game for Ole Werner (33)… The Werder coach worked for Holstein Kiel from 2012 (first as a youth coach and later as head coach) until his retirement in September 2021. He had even played for the club himself as an active player. Against his great love of all things, Werner … Read more
Will a German team make it to the Europa League final for the first time? Today West Ham United meets Eintracht Frankfurt in the semi-final first leg of the Europa League. Kick-off is at 9 p.m. “Now there is no tiredness! Now there is joy, now there is enthusiasm, now it’s time for the finals,” … Read more
There are two finals for RB Leipzig! After reaching the DFB Cup final, Domenico Tedesco’s team (36) has the chance this Thursday to take the first step towards the Europa League final. At 9 p.m. the team meets Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers. Tedesco says: “When you’re in the semi-finals, you always want to take the … Read more
H(all) good things come in threes! After Ryan Gravenberch (19) and Noussair Mazraoui (24), FC Bayern has the next Ajax star on the list. In the new episode “Stammplatz” of BILD’s daily soccer podcast, soccer boss and Bayern insider Christian Falk names Sébastien Haller (27) as the most likely new Bayern snapper. This is where … Read more
Professionals like to celebrate success with champagne showers. St. Pauli hasn’t got that far yet. But sparkling wine and champagne could be seen on Jackson Irvine’s breakfast table. “I hope he took a sip of it. May it be granted to him”, coach Timo Schultz was completely relaxed. “Jackson is an absolute consummate professional. He … Read more
Does he stay or does he go? The speculation about Dortmund’s star striker Erling Haaland (21) does not stop. BILD BVB reporter Jörg Weiler spoke on the show on Sunday morning “The State of the League” on BILD TV with moderator Walter M. Straten and BILD expert Alfred Draxler on the Norwegian’s situation. Jörg Weiler … Read more