Soccerish | Ep 11 | Ann-Katrin Berger | The Power of Saying “I Love You” Without Words

This one hits different.When Ann-Katrin Berger talks about signing “I love you” to her deaf sister before a match, everything stops — even Christina and Lori. The Gotham FC and Germany keeper opens up about what drives her: surviving thyroid cancer twice, staying calm when the world’s on fire, and why she listens to heartbreak songs before kick-off.She’s, funny, self-aware, and disarmingly honest — from her tattoos to that one-handed save at the Euros that made the world gasp.🎙 Hosts: Christina Unkel & Lori Lindsey🏆 Guest: Ann-Katrin Berger — Gotham FC & Germany NTNew episodes of Soccerish every Thursday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and soccerishpodcast.com.#Soccerish #AnnKatrinBerger #Goalkeeper #Germany #WomensFootball #Inspiration #SignLanguage #DeafCommunityChapters (mm:ss)00:00 Cold open — signing “I love you” & the story behind it 01:03 Welcome — Christina introduces Germany & Gotham FC’s No. 1 02:11 Home base — Stuttgart, Mercedes & Porsche pride 02:52 Car chat — “Get her that dealership deal!” 03:55 Match prep — calm, music & pre-game rituals 05:08 Playoff mindset — Adele, Bieber & heartbreak songs 06:13 Euro 2025 save — “It felt like The Matrix” 08:45 Why the Euros hit different — pride, pressure & depth 09:43 Speed vs. space — adapting to NWSL tempo 11:19 Lori joins — U.S. style, youth systems & boxed potatoes 13:15 Adapting across leagues — Germany, France, England, U.S. 16:57 The modern keeper — footwork, risk & composure 18:03 Advice for young goalies — “Play out of goal as long as you can” 20:55 Positioning — stopping attacks before they start 21:36 The save revisited — instinct, defiance & disbelief 24:37 Off-field life — family, sister & sign language 25:03 Growing up together — learning to connect beyond sound 27:40 Empathy — “Who decides what’s normal?” 28:17 Teaching Christina & Lori — how to sign I love you 🤟 31:19 Cancer & courage — speaking out and helping others 35:08 Tattoos — compass, tree & “All we have is now” 38:15 Reflection — resilience, humor & life perspective 39:27 Playoff focus — facing Kansas City next 41:31 Knockout mindset — “You have to beat them anyway” 41:55 Closing — gratitude, humor & no beer in Germany 43:26 Wrap-up — Lori & Christina debrief, viral week recap 47:22 Weekend plans — playoff calls & Racing Louisville shout-out 47:37 Outro — follow, subscribe & thank-yous Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.