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Matt Ford

@matt_4d

Journalist | 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺 football, sports politics & fan culture | @guardian @bbcsport @TheNewEuropean @11freunde_de @sofoot @theipaper @dwnews | @uwsmag 🇾🇪

 North Rhine-Westphalia / Manchester
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Exclusive interview with @BVB chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke. #bundesliga theguardian.com/football/202…
Twenty years of Borussia Dortmund: Watzke on near-bankruptcy, selling players and Klopp

Twenty years of Borussia Dortmund: Watzke on near-bankruptcy, selling players and Klopp

CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke tells Matt Ford his two decades at Borussia Dortmund and how his mood is always related to the last result

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Manuel Veth@ManuelVethOct 29
New @Gegenpress_Pod Füllkrug's Almost Comeback, Köln’s 5-0 and Bayern's Emotional Week With @matt_4d and @DanielWighton gegenpressingpodcast.com/p/f…
Füllkrug's Almost Comeback, Köln’s 5-0 and Bayern's Emotional Week

Füllkrug's Almost Comeback, Köln’s 5-0 and Bayern's Emotional Week

Dan and Manu host Gegenpressing from the Allianz Arena after the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

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Manuel Veth@ManuelVethOct 17
New @Gegenpress_Pod. @matt_4d, @DanielWighton, @SBienkowski and I break down: 🐝BVB drop points again ⚔️Union Berlin get big result 🐂RB Leipzig demolished by Bayern 🐻Are Bayern ready for Arsenal? gegenpressingpodcast.com/p/b…
Bayern’s 6-1 Masterclass Sets Up the Arsenal Showdown and Dortmund Drop Points Again

Bayern’s 6-1 Masterclass Sets Up the Arsenal Showdown and Dortmund Drop Points Again

Bayern delivered a commanding performance against Leipzig, Union Berlin and Dortmund played out a goalless draw, and questions are mounting about what comes next for both clubs.

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.@1fclokleipzig captain Djamal Ziane has won the league three times - but he's never been promoted. Feature for @BBCSport on "Germany's Unpromotables," the political battle for promotion reform and lingering disparities between east and west. bbc.com/sport/football/artic…
German football: The leagues where champions aren't promoted

German football: The leagues where champions aren't promoted

German football is grappling with a sum that doesn't add up - four promotion spots for five league champions.

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First draft of the next United We Stand cover. Out v Spurs. Subscribe by Tuesday here: uwsonline.com/subscribe.php
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'The Unpromotables': Germany's league champions who can't go up. There are five 4th-tier Regionalligen in the German football pyramid, but only four promotion places to the third division. How should this problem be resolved? bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art… via @BBCSport @matt_4d

German football: The leagues where champions aren't promoted

German football is grappling with a sum that doesn't add up - four promotion spots for five league champions.

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Already seen the caveat of "economic benefits for Manchester" doing the rounds re Manchester city*. But how good has Abu Dhabi really been for Manchester? Story a couple of years ago: dw.com/en/sportswashing-manc…
Sportswashing: Manchester, Newcastle 'easy' targets — report

Sportswashing: Manchester, Newcastle 'easy' targets — report

A new report details how the takeovers of Premier League football clubs Manchester City and Newcastle United have been facilitated by economic austerity, supported by local politicians and not...

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Rob Harris@RobHarrisSep 29
Asked Man City CEO Ferran Soriano about the PL verdict confirming their guilt
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Carly Lyes@Carly_LyesAug 30
Mancwashing: Appropriating Mancunian/Salfordian working class culture and heritage while systematically excluding working class Mancunians from Old Trafford through increasingly restrictive and authoritarian ticketing policies and pricing. A prime example given recent happenings.
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Manuel Veth@ManuelVethAug 25
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod with @matt_4d. This week: ⚒️Schalke deep dive 💰What is the latest on the club's finances? ⚽Latest squad news 🏆We also break down the 1st round of the DFB Pokal Listen -> tinyurl.com/y3zpwsbe
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Manuel Veth@ManuelVethAug 29
New @Gegenpress_Pod ! @matt_4d and I chat: 🇩🇪Bundesliga is back! 🐝Dortmund dominate HSV 🐻Bayern smash VfB 🐼Elversberg's moon landing 🐐El Mala mania in Köln gegenpressingpodcast.com/p/b…
Bundesliga is back!

Bundesliga is back!

On this week’s main show, Manu is joined by Matt, who is on location in Dortmund.

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Manuel Veth@ManuelVethAug 19
The club-by-club preview to the 26/27 #Bundesliga season with @SBienkowski, @matt_4d & @DanielWighton Part One: 🎭FC Augsburg ⚔️Union Berlin 🎄Werder Bremen 🐝Borussia Dortmund 🇧🇷SC Freiburg ⚒️Schalke Read HERE -> tinyurl.com/mha6jcvf
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Manuel Veth@ManuelVethAug 14
New for the #Bundesliga @Gegenpress_Pod. @matt_4d and I break down the ruling on 50+1. What does it mean for German football? How will it impact clubs currently operating outside of 50+1? We discuss all that and more! Listen ->tinyurl.com/3zc3mvtp
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"Today's conditions are worlds apart from our idea of a vibrant and loud fan culture." #UEL #SCF
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Sport-Club Freiburg e. V. #UEL youtu.be/6u_vVfcM9ZI?si=2bq_…
The German Club That Waited 118 Years For A Final

The German Club That Waited 118 Years For A Final

🚨 Deutsche Untertitel verfügbar 🚨 Football, more than any other s...

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🇩🇪🍒 From East Germany to the @premierleague: piece on @afcbournemouth's next head coach, Marco Rose. premierleague.com/en/news/46…
Marco Rose: How Jurgen Klopp influenced Bournemouth's new head coach

Marco Rose: How Jurgen Klopp influenced Bournemouth's new head coach

German football expert Matt Ford tells the story of Rose's career so far and explains Klopp's part in it

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Andy Mitten
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If you want a flavour of the MUFC end atmosphere at Chelsea, listen to this podcast. We work hard to speak to people in person at games from all backgrounds and positions. We don't aggregate content, it's our work. Done independently. For you.
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New United We Stand podcast. With me at Chelsea away. Speaking to fans, journalists like @JohnBrewin_ , players and former players like @mattholland8 You'll enjoy this one. audioboom.com/posts/8892717-…
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