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Stuttgart lift the cup as Werder drop Werner, ten Haag arrives in Leverkusen

Reflecting on the Bundesliga’s relegation rumbles and the season that was

Untangling the five-way fight over Europe, Leverkusen prepare for a clear-out, and Hamburg are back!

Bayern (re)claim the title but just about everything else is still up for grabs

Snooker in Sheffield, a Strawberry in Stockholm, and modest side of Fußball

Mainz(!) look destined for the Champions League

RB Leipzig lose their wings under Marco Rose

Nico Kovac is The Famous Grouse

Never a dull moment at Borussia Dortmund

Sometimes you put the English on the week, sometimes the week puts the English on you

Dortmund's latest loss puts the club in another fine mess

New faces in the new year - a look at Bundesliga transfers and rumors

Bayern crash in Mainz, and have decisions to make about the future

Dortmund and Bayern serve up a Klassik as Wolfsburg leave tire tracks on Leipzig

Eagles flying high while Hamburg (remember them?) are laid low again

Will dumping Matarazzo stem Hoffenheim's decline?

Frankfurt beat Bochum so bad they turn to Dieter Hecking

Even AI can't help rock-bottom VfL Bochum

Ex-BVB coaches Klopp and Tuchel taking their talents to big jobs...and not everyone is happy about it

Bayer play it tight to hold off Bayern, Hoffenheim's meltdown continues

A closer look at Freiburg and Union's strong starts under new coaches and a downer of a weekend for the Ruhrpott

We may not know much, but we do know this: Bayern are good, and Kiel are very poor indeed

Talking Fussball - Weighing up Wusiala at Bayern and England's current class of German managers

Talking Fussball - A new era dawns as Leverkusen (gasp) lose a Bundesliga game

Talking Fussball - Kicking off a new season with a new focus and new enthusiasm

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The gang signs off on another 2. Bundesliga and lower league season

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli return, Kiel set for debut, and Düsseldorf wait on results from the top flight to know what's ahead in the playoff

Talking Fussball - Dortmund book their tickets to London as Bayern keep swiping right but fail to match

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli hoping for a big payoff from the derby at HSV

Talking Fussball - The Bundesliga's best make it big in Europe

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Kiel feeling themselves after leapfrogging St. Pauli for top spot

Talking Fussball - Leverkusen all but crowned champions after another Bayern blackout

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - The case of the missing St. Pauli ultra banner and the perils of peer pressure

Talking Fussball - Rhine derby brings lots of thrills but little reward for Cologne and Gladbach

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Does anybody want to win the 2. Bundesliga?

Talking Fussball - Bayern say they'll be Tuchel-free come summer - what's that mean for Alonso's future?

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Fans across the 2. Bundesliga keep the pressure up on the DFL

Talking Fussball - Leverkusen leave no doubt who's the title favorite in comprehensive win over Bayern

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - This podcast is only slightly longer than the delay in one of the matches in the 2. Bundesliga on MD 20

Talking Fussball - Bayern edge closer to Leverkusen, who caught flak from Klopp's bombshell announcement

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Remembering Hertha's Kay Bernstein and untangling St. Pauli's clash with overseas fans

Talking Fussball - Sancho and Kalajdzic return (along with the Bundesliga), while Der Kaiser makes his final exit

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Taking stock of the 2. Bundesliga at the winter break

Talking Fussball - Fans push back against Bundesliga investor deal, a closer look at Augsburg's turnaround

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hertha on the rise as HSV begin to crumble, Lok Leipzig fans rack up a big bill

Talking Fussball - Dortmund show their steely side and take a point in Leverkusen...but Bayern can't profit

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli win Rostock grudge match ahead of big showdown with HSV

Talking Fussball - Union Berlin entering the unknown after Urs Fischer's exit

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Newly promoted sides Wiesbaden and Elversberg are on the march...but St. Pauli are still on top

Talking Fussball - Bayern boss another Klassiker, Mainz off to a strong start in the post-Svensson era

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli on the march, Braunschweig make changes, and soggy times in Saarbrücken

Talking Fussball - Leverkusen show they can grind out a win in Wolfsburg, Mainz and Bayern get drawn in to Middle East conflict

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Schalke turn to Geraerts for help, KSC pyro controversy comes to a head

Talking Fussball - Dortmund kick Union Berlin while they're down as Leverkusen keep on setting the pace

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - Hamburg has the 2. Liga in its grip as St. Pauli and HSV top the table

Talking Fussball - Are red-hot Stuttgart and Hoffenheim serious contenders? And should Cologne, Mainz or Gladbach fans be seriously worried?

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - St. Pauli gets back in the groove as Hertha fans prepare to be monetized

Talking Fussball - DFB gives Hansi the Flick, but do they have a better idea for who should coach the national team?

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - If we're back in the toilets, this must be Hamburg

Talking Fussball - Harry Kane is off to a fast start...but not as fast as Kevin Behrens

Talking Fussball Aufstieg - HSV hammer hapless Hertha, SSV Ulm fans show questionable taste in typography

Talking Fussball 2023-24 Bundesliga season opener

Talking Fussball Extra - Aufstieg edition cracking open the early going in the 2. Bundesliga

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Hamburg's loss and Wiesbaden's gain in the relegation playoffs

Talking Fussball Special - Uli Hesse joins the pod to talk about his new biography of Franz Beckenbauer

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition looking ahead to the relegation playoffs and back on a crazy conclusion to the season

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on all the teams that might be headed for ups and downs on the final day in Germany's second and third tier

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on late-season drama in the 2. Bundesliga promotion race

TF Extra - The Bundesliga's flirt with private equity

Talking Fussball Direct MD30 wrap - Dortmund and Bayern trade places again as Mainz's hot streak ends at last

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on HSV's huge win over St. Pauli in the Stadtderby and a crucial result for Magdeburg

Talking Fussball Direct MD29 wrap - Dortmund pass up Bayern and Leverkusen continue their surge

Talking Fussball Extra - A deep dive on Borussia Mönchengladbach's deep decline...and prospects for a turnaround

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Hamburg's latest flirtation with success

Talking Fussball Direct MD26 wrap - Tuchel's Bayern find an extra gear to beat BVB as Stuttgart sever ties with Bruno

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on Rostock's anti-social media moves and St. Pauli's blistering form

TF Extra - What's gone wrong for Eintracht Frankfurt...and can they fix it?

Talking Fussball Direct MD25 wrap - Leverkusen beat Bayern to help Dortmund go top

TF Extra - A special Aufstieg edition on all things HSV

Talking Fussball Direct MD24 wrap - Schalke show they're back after gritty comeback draw against Dortmund

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on coaching shakeups and a solidifying promotion race in the 2. BL

Talking Fussball Direct MD22 wrap - Union can't measure up to Bayern...can Dortmund?

Talking Fussball Direct MD21 wrap - Union and Dortmund pull level with Bayern at the top

Talking Fussball Direct MD20 wrap - BVB and Bayern notch wins ahead of their big European nights, Union take down Leipzig

Talking Fussball Direct MD19 wrap - Bayern win big in Wolfsburg to stay ahead of surging Union and Dortmund

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on the 2. Bundesliga restart and a wave of coaches out of work in the third tier

Talking Fussball Direct MD18 wrap - A third straight draw for Bayern leaves Berlin's Top Side Union nipping at their heels

Talking Fussball Direct MD16 wrap - The Bundesliga wakes up hungry for goals after its long hibernation

Talking Fussball Extra - Aufstieg edition on the latest unfortunate oddities from HSV, and Greuther Fürth riding controlled chaos to wins

Talking Fussball Direct MD15 wrap - Bayern back on top heading into the break after perfect English week

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on the belter between Paderborn and HSV and where the 2. Bundesliga promotion race might be headed

Talking Fussball Direct MD12 wrap - Union hold on to top spot with late a comeback...but Bayern's blowout win over Mainz may give them food for thought

TF Extra Deep Dive - A look at the Red Bull football system and where it might be headed after the death of Dietrich Mateschitz

Talking Fussball Direct MD11 wrap - Dortmund and Mainz lead the way on a high-scoring weekend

TF Extra - Aufstieg edition on St. Pauli's big win in the Hamburg derby and a change at the top of the table

TF Extra Deep Dive - Can Hertha Berlin leave the dark days behind...or will Lars Windhorst drag them back in

Talking Fussball Direct MD9 wrap - Der Klassiker delivers, the Foals rule the Rhineland, and Xabi Alonso makes a great first impression

Talking Fussball Extra Aufstieg Edition - Nürnberg make a coaching change, St. Pauli's president takes exception to Germany's 'plastic' clubs

Talking Fussball Direct MD8 wrap - Bayern get back on track, Eintracht cruise past Union, Gladbach crash and burn in Bremen

TF Extra Aufstieg Edition - Braunschweig reborn, St. Pauli forlorn and Heidenheim's sideline stalwart