Talking Fussball

Bayern's virtually suspense-less comeback win in Leverkusen sealed it: the defending champs are now in a class by themselves...as they have so so often over the past eight years. Former Bayer 04 keeper Bernd Leno called that situation "boring and sad" this week - what do Matt and this week's guest Stephan Uersfeld think? Listen and find out.

Jadon Sancho was the big star last week, scoring three goals and taking a stand against police violence and racism too.

In this episode, JT and Flo commiserate over missing out on the young Englishman's big point haul - a mistake they won't make again - and discuss how to make room for him on Match Day 30. What else? Value picks from Frankfurt, which players to ride all the way to the end, and much much more.

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So much went on in the Bundesliga as an English Week came to a close - perhaps nothing that had more impact than four players calling for "Justice for George Floyd." 

Matt welcomes new guest June Pan (Unusual Efforts, Bundesliga Fanatic, Not a Football Podcast) on to the show for a wide-ranging discussion of the fan culture-sized hole in the Bundesliga, protest messaging in a stadium-as-brand-space, the title race that almost was, and more. 

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The games are coming thick and fast at the moment - not much time to get ready for another wave here on Match Day 29. 

Listen in as JT and Flo fill your cups with player picks, superschnäppchen, and some good-natured ribbing over their results from midweek action.

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Another weekend of boffo Bundesliga action is in the books - and there's more to come in just a few short hours. Bayern and Dortmund cruised to victory ahead of their head to head match-up, while Hertha continued their surge by throttling cross-town rivals Union.

Matt talks to Kit Holden (MailOnline, Tagesspielgel) this week, and the latter is sporting enough to let the former have a good gloat. (After all, it's only fair.) 

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Good first week back? There were some funky line-ups for sure, but plenty of points to be had.

Listen in as JT and Flo talk through the highs and lows of last weekend, figure out what we've learned, and set up the first "English Week" of the Bundesliga's post-pandemic season.

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Did you watch the Bundesliga this weekend? Of course you did - it was the only football there was, and that suits us just fine.

Longtime Bundesliga obsessive Matt rounds up Marie Schulte-Bockum to talk over Schalke's faceplant in Dortmund, Bayern's big win in Berlin, and the extremely weird sonic atmosphere across the league.

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It's been a long time - remember how to play Bundesliga Fantasy?

JT and Flo sure do, and they're here to remind you what to do on Match Day 26. There are plenty of unusual variables at play as we get back from lockdown - listen in as they help you sort though them all.

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Not much longer now - Germany's state governors gave the green light to football resuming, and the DFL has set May 16 as the big day. Hot damn.

Plenty of joy to be felt at the news, but plenty of questions too for Matt and Nik to wrestle with: Are the players really up for this? Is the start date too soon for teams who haven't yet had a full team training session? And will games without fans end up being be a huge bummer?

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The Bundesliga could be back as soon as May 9 - wheeeeee!!!!

It might not be such a smooth road toward resumption, however, as Nik and Matt discuss in this definitely/maybe-flavored episode. Plenty of hypotheticals, moral quandaries and even a bit of history. 

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