The date has always been postponed a little throughout the day. Timo Werner was drawn for the doping test the day before the match with Chelsea and only came home an hour after his teammates. The next day after training, he had to go to...
I was on the same flight as the German national team out of Russia and am now following the World Cup action too in front of the TV. Of course, the tournament still interests me. I must admit that as the Germans are out of...
On Wednesday evening, I’m sitting in a Tapas bar in Madrid and watching Gareth Bale (28) against Bilbao in the Bernabeu. With him on the pitch as a substitute, Real Madrid equalize to make it 1:1. 19 hours later, I’m sitting face-to-face with the superstar....
When a person asks me what it is like to be a sports reporter, I like to answer: It feels like a never-ending school trip! Some things are compulsory but you enjoy new experiences and often get to know a lot of new people and...
Nothing good will happen unless you do it. Just do it. [video ] As a sports reporter, things happen which have absolutely nothing to do with the job description. Before the 2014 World Cup, Germany’s Lukas Podolski threw me into the swimming pool of the team hotel....
These days, a mobile phone ringtone says a lot about its owner. So, I am only briefly taken by surprise by the classic “Riffs “when Louis van Gaal’s mobile rang at the end of our two-hour interview. It’s the Muddy Waters guitar and I have to...
I have known Toni Kroos ever since he made first professional appearance at Bayern Munich eleven years ago. We have enjoyed many interviews and spectacular photoshoots together since then. For example, prior to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when Toni was playing for...
Niklas Süle is a massive unit or maybe better still a bear of a man. When I watch Süle playing, he always reminds me of Balu from Jungle Book who always reaches his goals with “bear necessities.” The only difference is that “Balu Süle” is...
Sandro Wagner smiles on entering the interview room at Sabener Street for his first exclusive interview since his transfer from Hoffenheim to Bayern Munich. “So, this is how we finally meet again! “he welcomes me, before talking to my colleague Tobias Altschaffl, who is eight...
The call comes in at 9:08 am. I’m still laying in the bed of the “Prak Grand Paddington Court“, Jens Lehmann is on his 35 minutes ride from his appartement in Primrose Hill to Conley where the trainingcenter of arsenal is. The appointement has to...