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Bayer Leverkusen and Kasper Hjulmand are reaping the benefits of Erik ten Hag’s sacking Leverkusen sacked Erik ten Hag after three games. His arrival and quick exit has helped deal with the post-Xabi Alonso hangover

Bayer Leverkusen are reaping the benefits of Erik ten Hag's sacking.

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Two knitted cowl in Progress-Pride colours, on dummies

Double trouble, bound for Hesse.
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A day in the life of Philipp Lahm: Grassroots football, fan clamour and Bayern vs Dortmund The Athletic spent the day with Philipp Lahm around Bayern Munich's game with Borussia Dortmund

I spent a day with Philipp Lahm, to get to know one of the great players of his generation and someone on a mission during his life’s second act.

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

A day in the life of Philipp Lahm: Grassroots football, fan clamour and Bayern vs Dortmund The Athletic spent the day with Philipp Lahm around Bayern Munich's game with Borussia Dortmund

I spent a day with Philipp Lahm, to get to know one of the great players of his generation and someone on a mission during his life’s second act.

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

Want all the most interesting football stories in just ten minutes? Of course you do.

We've got Lola Katz Roberts on Liverpool's unravelling season, we've got @sebsb.bsky.social on a historic Bayern campaign and Chris Jack on Rangers winning again.

Listen here:

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YouTube video by sportstudio fußball Torjäger, Passgeber, Leader: Wie Bayerns Harry Kane immer besser wird | Bolzplatz | sportstudio

👋Ich bin Teil der neuesten Folge von Bolzplatz. Überraschenderweise geht es um...Harry Kane. 😁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlmf...

I spent the day with Philipp Lahm and found him living a different sort of post-football life

For @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

Four years ago today, Sunderland lost 5-1 at Rotherham United in L1. Now, they've beaten 'world champions' (I know) and sit fourth in PL

#SAFC are a big deal again. All discussed on @theathleticfc.bsky.social pod

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I spent the day with Philipp Lahm and found him living a different sort of post-football life

For @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

Chilly youth tournament, cosy terrace triangle (by the hand and needles of @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social)

Stickers, Munich.

Let's try that again with the correct tags, shall we?

Brendan Rodgers walks, but who's really to blame? We ask @barcajim3.bsky.social host of @rgcceltic.bsky.social

Who's Bayern's new wonderkid Lenny Karl, @sebsb.bsky.social ?

And how are Sunderland doing this Michael Graham?

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I’ve developed a cough.

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Bellingham shines in dramatic Clasico as Juve show Tudor the door Jimbo’s got James Horncastle with him in the studio and Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and Julien Laurens in far flung corners of Germany and Spain for your weekly round up of European footballi...

🇪🇺 EURO POD!🇪🇺

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @polballus.bsky.social, @sebsb.bsky.social, @jameshorncastle.bsky.social & @julienlaurens.bsky.social assemble for...

🇪🇸 Clasico chaos
🇫🇷 10 goals in 2 games for PSG
🇮🇹 Tudor is no more
🇩🇪 No Kane goal?!! Karl makes headlines

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Bundesliga Briefing: Lennart Karl’s name is no longer being whispered at Bayern The teenager followed up his midweek Champions League goal with an incredible strike in the Bundesliga at the weekend

This week’s Bundesliga briefing.

Lennart Karl comes to life.
Loris Karius’s revival with Schalke.
Painting transformer stations in Augsburg.

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a club go formal twice in the same sentence.

Someone on my train has just sneezed seven times in a row and so much passive hate is now being directed towards him that I could warm my hands on it.

Millerntor, St.Pauli.

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Mine made its debut at @evertonstadium.com yesterday. These are excellent - from the brilliant @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social's Forza Fibres (www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Forz...) 🤗💙🤍💛

Long DB trip to Munich tonight, but… cosy braun-weiß terrace triangle from @cstaffordbloor.bsky.social

Nelson says:

Can Premier League’s silent decision-makers learn from Bundesliga sporting directors? The Premier League is a source of absolute fascination - and yet those who make the calls which determine a club’s direction rarely speak

Why are the Premier League’s sporting directors never heard from in public? No press conferences, no mixed zones.

Given how much power they yield, it’s an outdated convention that they should work in silence.

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Not really. I think by the standard of what’s allowed it was probably fine.

One either side of him, yards offside. You uncork all sorts of future shenanigans if that’s allowed to stand.

There was no foul during any of those three corners; it was the offside that did for Everton.

Johnson and Xavi Simons could function for Spurs. Xavi needs runners, rather than players cutting infield, so this should suit him more.

Can Premier League’s silent decision-makers learn from Bundesliga sporting directors? The Premier League is a source of absolute fascination - and yet those who make the calls which determine a club’s direction rarely speak

Why are the Premier League’s sporting directors never heard from in public? No press conferences, no mixed zones.

Given how much power they yield, it’s an outdated convention that they should work in silence.

@theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

In my mind, goblins are always green. Green and bantery.

Worth saying: he was absolutely terrific for the rest of the game. HSV lost 1-0, though, so he’ll take a lesson from today and move on.