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Amine Adli: Bayer Leverkusen’s Moroccan Gem
Name: Amine Adli Club: Bayer Leverkusen Nationality: Morocco Position: Attacking Midfielder, Forward Preferred Foot: Left Height: 174cm (5ft 7′) Age: 24 Amine Adli, born in Béziers, France, he holds French and Moroccan nationalities. He was a youth international for France, but opted to represent Morocco at the senior level. He fell in love with…
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Serhou Guirassy: Analyzing BVB’s New Striker
Stuttgart managed to narrowly avoid dropping down to the German second tier in 2023 after beating HSV in the promotion / relegation playoff, and they would follow that up by losing key figures like Kostas Mavropanos (West Ham), Borna Sosa (Ajax) and Wataru Endo (Liverpool). And yet, despite their transfer exodus, Die Schwaben managed to…
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Gregor Kobel: Dortmund’s Golden Gloved Hero
All hail King Kobel. If the royal label seems slightly exaggerative, this is an assurance that it is not. In a Kobel world, it would be treason to think that Gregor Kobel was not currently one of, if not the best goalkeeper in the world. In a Kobel world, it would be an offence…
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Christoph Baumgartner: The Versatile Midfield Maestro
Austria started their Euro 2024 campaign with a game against France. France began the match in a 4-2-3-1 shape and were attacking right from the word go. Austria started with a 4-4-2 shape and deployed a good press as expected from a side managed by Ralf Rangnick, as Christoph Baumgartner accompanied Michael Gregoritsch in the…
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Waldemar Anton: What Can He Provide BVB’s Defense?
It has been an eye-catching rise for Waldemar Anton. Born in Uzbekistan to Russian German parents, Anton moved to Germany at an early age and developed his skillset at Hannover 96 before eventually departing his boyhood club after 13 years and joining newly promoted Stuttgart in 2020. Three years later, Anton was named the club’s…
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Odilon Kossounou: Bayer Leverkusen’s Ivorian Defender
After a historic 2023/24 campaign, Bayer Leverkusen face an intriguing summer as they look to continue their phenomenal progression and compete with Europe’s elite both domestically and in the Champions League. One area that may see changes is their defence, with veteran stalwart Jonathan Tah’s contract expiring in June 2025 and Bayern Munich being heavily…
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FC Heidenheim: The Underdog Story
Luton Town’s promotion to the Premier League in 2023 shocked the world. A penniless team, playing amateur football a decade ago, had returned to the top-flight after 22 years with nothing more than team spirit and a sense of community, and whilst they failed to stave off relegation, they nevertheless made their mark in English…
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Deniz Undav: Stuttgart’s Rising Star in Attack
Deniz Undav, who grew up in Achim, began his football journey with TSV Achim before joining the youth department of Werder Bremen. However, after five years, he was released due to concerns about his height. Undav joined SC Weyhe and subsequently began his professional career at 15 with TSV Havelse in Regionalliga Nord, the fourth…
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The Miracle of Frank Schmidt’s Heidenheim
The Bundesliga scriptwriters have had a field day this season. From Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten title win to Stuttgart pulling themselves from the depths of a relegation fight to Champions League football. It’s been hard to ignore the storylines in German football this season, and yet, perhaps the most remarkable narrative of them all continues to…