The Fußball Chatter

The 2022/23 German Bundesliga starts on the 5th of August when Eintracht Frankfurt hosts defending champions Bayern Munich at the Deutsche Bank Park. The 60th edition of the German top flight sees the return of both Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen to the top flight, Freiburg and Union Berlin, new faces and new goals for the upcoming season. Due to the FIFA World Cup staging in Qatar in November, the Bundesliga will have an extended break, returning in January 2023. Here's a season preview of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season. CHANGES AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA Bayern Munich won their tenth Meisterschale in a row. The first time this feat has been achieved in Europe's top five leagues. Despite winning the league, they finished with 77 points. Their lowest points tally within the ten years. With Julian Nagelsman plus the higher-ups at Bayern like Olivier Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic, Bayern Munich has made significant changes that have not been seen at the Allianz Arena for some time now. Robe...

Bundesliga  It's getting to crunch time with seven games remaining in the Bundesliga, as 19 goals were scored from the past weekend. The biggest tie was the title race clash between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday. Bayern, who were playing without Robert Lewandowski, saw off Leipzig with a 1-0 win courtesy of Leon Goretzka. Probably the tie that decides the title. There was the Berlin Derby between Union Berlin and Hertha Berlin, which ended 1-1 which boosted Hertha's chances of staying up. André Silva scored the winner for Eintracht Frankfurt against Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalonstadion as Die Alder won 2-1, hurting Dortmund's chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season. Mainz and Arminia Bielefeld played out a 1-1 draw which keeps Arminia in the relegation zone. FC Köln are now in the relegation/playoff spot, losing 1-0 to Wolfsburg, two points behind Mainz, who are away from the relegation places. Bayer Leverkusen starte...

Last weekend, Robert Lewandowski broke the record of scoring the most goals by a foreign player in a Bundesliga season as the Polish striker has netted 33 goals, as the previous was 31 by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. So, who are the most prolific foreign players to have graced Germany's top flight? Here are the ten most prolific foreign players in Bundesliga history. ( These records are from trasnfermarkt as of this post). Anthony Yeboah - 96 goals Anthony Yeboah was one of the first African players to make it in Europe during the 1990s. The Ghanaian played in the Bundesliga as well as the Premier League with Leeds United where he has cult-like status. In the Bundesliga, he played for the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg. During his time in Germany, he scored 96 goals in 223 Bundesliga appearances. He was more prolific during his time at Frankfurt, scoring 68 goals for Die Adler , winning the Bundesliga golden boot in 1992/93 and 1993/94  and was part of the Kicker ...

Liverpool get 2-1 win at the Bridge  Liverpool remain perfect in the Premier League so far this season as they got a 2-1 victory against Chelsea on Sunday at Stamford Bridge. Both sides were looking to bounce back from midweek defeats in the Champions League, and it was the Reds that took the initiative in the first half as they went in front from Trent Alexander-Arnold who scored a stunning free-kick. Chelsea thought they equalized from César Azpilicueta but was ruled out for offside by VAR. Few minutes later, Roberto Firmino scored Liverpool's second from another set piece. Chelsea upped their game in the second half, putting pressure on Liverpool and their belief grew more when N'golo Kante scored a lovely goal to get Chelsea back in the game. Chances from Michy Batshuayi and Mason Mount could have given the Blues a point but Liverpool held on for their 15th consecutive win in the Premier League while Chelsea still wait for a first victory for Frank Lampard at St...

The Summer Transfer Window has ended for all across Europe yesterday evening with the deadline day and there will be no transfer activity till January next year. The summer transfer window has seen some major deals done particularly in La Liga and Serie A but who were the biggest winners and losers from this transfer window? Winners  Atlético Madrid  Losing the likes of Antonie Griezmann, Rodri, Diego Godín, Juanfran and Filipe Luís, who were instrumental to Atléti's success under Diego Simeone, one could think that Atlético Madrid will struggle but they took action. They have spent €250m on the likes of Kieran Trippier, Marcos Llorente, Felipe, Lodi and Héctor Herrera. Their biggest acquisition is Portuguese wonderkid João Félix for a staggering €126m for Benfica. A lot of responsibility in on the 19 year old's shoulder but with what we have seen so far, he looks at home under Simeone and is the face of the 'new' Atlético Madrid.  Juventus ...

EPL: Liverpool V Bournemouth The title race is heating up by every week as Liverpool now drop to second in the Premier League following Manchester City's win over Everton on Wednesday. However, Liverpool have a game in hand and with be looking to get back to winning ways against Bournemouth on Saturday at Anfield. The Reds have been affected heavily with injuries to Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Giorginio Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson and have struggled at the back keeping just one clean sheet in their last five games in the league as they have dropped points against Leicester City and West Ham. For Bournemouth, they aren't in good form either with only one win in their last six games but have a big opportunity to get something from Liverpool as they have never beaten Liverpool at Anfield and with the Reds dropping points recently, they could inflict more doubt on Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool's chances for the Premier League. Manchester City V Chelsea City a...