Time to meet the new faces and see where the familiar ones stand. It’s a colossally comprehensive look at all of the Americans set to kick off in Germany’s top flight! Never heard of some of these names before? Rest assured, you will. The 58th German Bundesliga campaign has much in store. The “New Cast” […]
Featured
Americans in the Bundesliga–2019/20 Review and Grades
An exciting new German Bundesliga season is only hours away. Before previewing the prospects of American players in Germany’s top flight, we’ll conclude an extensive column begun precisely one year ago today. Here’s a comprehensive look back at the year that was. The Returning Cast At a minimum, five American players should directly feature in the […]
Nationalelf Tactical Focus–“Good Enough for Government Work”
Time loses its essence in a post-corona world. Last Spring’s upheaval may have disproportionately affected humanity, but virtually all seven billion of us experienced a simultaneous assault on our own internal metronome. The days ran together when the entire world shut down. An semi-ordered life governed by what day of the week it was suddenly […]
Bundesliga UEFA Report–“Tipping the Final Showdown”
Football fans across the globe have every reason to expect an instant classic when FC Bayern München and Paris St. Germain contest the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League Final in Lisbon. While one can never truly be sure when it comes to football, a boring midfield slog seems highly unlikely. Hans Dieter Flick’s ultra-attacking side are […]
Bundesliga UEFA Report–“A German Fan’s Conscience”
Excitement. Eager Anticipation. Delight. Joy. Pride. No German football enthusiast will deny these sensations as we head into UEFA Champions League semi-finals in Lisbon. As opinion pieces in the country’s papers of record make clear, we’re especially proud of the fact that three of the four managers helming teams in the semis are German. Never […]
Bundesliga UEFA Report–“The Lost Episodes”
And so it came to pass that the world forever changed. For German football lovers, there remained plenty of action on offer during the week beginning Sunday, March 8th, 2020. It nevertheless proved nearly impossible to focus on the fixtures as humanity precipitously slid into a novel state of separation from which we are yet […]