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 nameplate is so simple that it’s hard to see it at the first look. But therefore the name on the plate is a powerful one: “Titaneon AG“ – the new titan. An agency designed it for Oliver Kahns office at Munichs eastern train-station. The...
"Hey Falcao", Hasan Salihamidzic welcomes me to his first official interview date as director of sport of FC Bayern which he gave me and my colleague Tobias Altschäffl. We are in the conferenceroom where the Bayern-bosses also welcome the players for negotiations. "I...
Black shirt, black cap, this is the outfit in which Corentin Tolisso comes to our appointment. A short welcome (for which I used my school French). After that the Frenchman puts a Bayern jersey with four stars over his private top with five white stripes....
It is like a reunion with a classmate at the beginning of a new school year. Frank Ribéry dangles in his Adiletts to the interview. He is the first one tu put a question: „So? How was your summer ?“ It’s nice to see that there...
What stands out the very first, is the nine days beard which Matthias Sammer is going to stroke again and again the next two hours while we are in the „Jagdschlössl“ in Harlaching. And of course his casual look. A wide necklined light grey Trainingshirt,...
We had spoken about it on the phone just one week before. Tuesday morning, Toni Kroos is bringing his son to kindergarten. I say him: “If you win your third Champions League title in Cardiff, you are the first German who has achieved this, since...
The championship trophy is the first thing which was there. I raise the trophy briefly, after all, I have to test if Thomas Müller can hold it with one hand for our photo shoot. The original one, the players got on the last matchday against...
Jerome Boateng made his choice quickly. "La Fontana", an Italian restaurant in Munich, only a few minutes by car from the training-area at Säbener Straße. As I enter the restaurant, I quickly notice why the Bayern-pro has chosen this restaurant. Above the bar there is...