Project Fußball

We're back! Project Fussball returns to investigate German identity through football. What does it mean, how is German football perceived abroad and how has it changed over the years? With help from Lutz Pfannenstiel, Celia Sasic and many others, Project Fussball delivers an engaging and timely conversation about what German football really is.

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In the final episode of series one, James chats to Bayer Leverkusen and Iceland midfielder Sandra Maria Jessen about playing and living during the global pandemic. As a player, Jessen explains how she managed as an individual, what it meant for the team's group messaging chat and how international break felt. In an insightful final episode, Jessen also reveals some personal news.

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In the penultimate episode of series one, James speaks to Werner Wolf, president of Bundesliga club Cologne, and Sandra Schwedler, chairwoman of St. Pauli's supervisory board, about how the pandemic changed life in the boardroom. Both discuss working with change, the need for support and whether football can learn from this unprecedented time.

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In the third episode of the first series of Project Fussball, James speaks to former Sportfreunde Lotte, Bochum and Hallescher FC head coach Ismail Atalan (2:29) and SC Sand head coach Nora Häuptle (19:08). Both coaches shed light on what it's like to coach during the pandemic, the challenges and changes to the job and whether they think coaching will be different in the future.

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In the second episode of Project Fussball, James is joined by former Bundesliga player and current analyst Thomas Broich to discuss how football itself has changed during the pandemic. What are the tactical trends, how different is the game and what does so much football in a pandemic mean for the future of the sport in Germany?

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The very first episode of Project Fussball explores how COVID-19 has affected German football fans. With the help of Alex, a Bayern Munich fan, and Anna-Maria, a St. Pauli fan, as well as in-house experts Matt Ford and Felix Tamsut, we discuss life as a fan during the pandemic, the bigger questions now being asked about the game and what the future of being a fan in Germany might look like.

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Join our host and Project Fussball's diverse panel of experts as they go deeper into the topics around German football.

Join our host and Project Fussball's diverse panel of guests and experts as they go deeper into the topics around German football. This is not a podcast about who won in the Bundesliga on the weekend, but rather a chance to explore the bigger talking points in and around German football. Each topic will be discussed across a five-episode series as we find out more about Germany's number one sport.

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Join our host and Project Fussball's diverse panel of guests and experts as they go deeper into the topics around German football. This is not a podcast about who won in the Bundesliga on the weekend, but rather a chance to explore the bigger talking points in and around German football. Each topic will be discussed across a five-episode series as we find out more about Germany's number one sport.

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