Ruben Amorim’s decision to leave Sporting = Graham Potter leaving Brighton.
Seb Stafford-Bloor
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German Football correspondent, The Athletic. nytimes.com/athletic/autho…
Hamburg, Germany
Joined June 2010
- Michael Olise at 30 is just disrespectful.
- Exclusive: Mark Goldbridge is among the Bundesliga's new live rights holders in the UK. The Bundesliga will also be shown live on the BBC, The Overlap, Sky Sports and Amazon Prime this season. @TheAthleticFC.
- Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt have the outline of an agreement for Hugo Ekitike. Deal should be finalised in the next few days. Story with @David_Ornstein for @TheAthleticFC
- A real shame, because this could be valuable, first-rung experience for someone.Out of all the leagues, it had to be them first. Not only does the language feel dead but it’s funny that the staff doesn’t even review the article.
- Luka Vuskovic wins Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for the second time in a row.
- Playing for Bayern Munich is full of pressure. Not going to compare it to other clubs, but it’s something I’ve learned since moving to Germany. The fault finding and negativity from outside is relentless, so to view it solely through the prism of the Bundesliga’s competitive
- Kevin Danso was really good for Spurs today, providing a good example of why real money has to be spent on back-up players in specialist positions.
- My eyes have rolled out of my head.Gianni Infantino will present the inaugural ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ at the draw for the 2026 World Cup, football’s world governing body has announced. The award is designed to acknowledge “individuals who have helped to unite people all over the world in peace” with the winner to be
- I can’t tell you how warmly Luka Vuskovic will be welcomed in Hamburg.
- Even by VAR standards, that Bodo-Tottenham review was laughable.
- Imagine the adrenaline Rio Ngumoha felt when the ball broke across the box. Pretty good effort to keep your foot over the ball in the 100th minute when the crowd turns silent.
- Tottenham make an opening offer worth an initial €60m for Xavi Simons. Under review by RB Leipzig. @TheAthleticFC






