Dortmund Fan Club London Podcast of the fan club founded in 2013
Sports:Football
Thank you for your interest in the BVB London Fan Community Podcast. In each episode, we focus on discovering a facet of Borussia Dortmund's life in the podcast by talking to experts and former participants in the club's life such as players, fans, coaches or even journalists who have influenced this club in its development.
Our guests on the podcast today, for a UEFA European Championship 2024 preview, are Stuart Rayner, chief football writer of The Yorkshire Post newspaper, and Andreas Gschaider, a Munich-based football entrepreneur.
Stuart Rayner, the chief football writer of the Yorkshire Post newspaper, is also a specialised cricket writer and the author of two books 'Five Trophies and a Funeral' and 'War of the Roses'.
Andreas Gschaider, is the founder of football training app B42, the app which was created together with the DFB, the German national team, Physio Oliver Schmidtlein.
B42 is a specialist training app which allows players to put together training programmes designed to optimise training and recovery, as well as nutritional advice. The app is used by over 1,000 teams and players at clubs including 1. FC Nürnberg, Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart.
The draw for the UEFA European Championship 2024 has taken place and the hosts are in a group A which includes Scotland. Whilst England are in group C with amongst others Denmark.
Eight stadia across Germany including Dortmund's Westfalenstadion are hosting the matches from the 14 June to July 14th.
The twenty-four teams are divided into 8 groups of 4 teams; groups A to F. The qualified teams are: England, Scotland, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Albania, Serbia, Romania, Switzerland, hosts Germany, Croatia, Portugal, Czechia, Slovenia, Belgium, Slovenia, Netherlands, Slovakia, and Turkiye.
Four teams of the remaining play-offs between the best placed third place finishers i.e Israel, Poland, Luxembourg, Wales, Iceland and Kazakhstan. The playoff will take place in March.
The tournament is the biggest to take place in Germany since FIFA World Cup 2006, this is Germany's second European championship as hosts after the 1988 event, which was won by outsiders Denmark.
The podcast is a group by group preview, a look at Julian Nagelsmann's team, and a test of the 'Stimmungslage' (mood) ahead of the football fest in Germany. As well as a look at the BVB players who are expected to make their mark.
1. Germany's group A Switzerland, Hungary, Scotland.
2. Group B the 'group of death' Spain, Croatia, Albania, Italy.
3. England's group C Slovenia, Serbia, Denmark.
4. Group D France, Austria, Netherlands and a play-off qualifier which could be Wales, Finland, Poland or Estonia.
5. Group E Belgium, Slovakia, Netherlands and a play-off qualifier which could be Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzengovina, Israel or Iceland.
6. Group F Portugal, Czechia, Turkey and winner of play-off c which could be either Greece, Georgia, Luxembourg or Kazakhstan.
7. How is interim manager Julian Nagelsmann doing? Can 'Die Nationalmannschaft' shine?
8. The FIFA World Cup 2006 was a huge success for Germany but the country is in an economic downturn at this time, how are preparations going? Is the country up for the tournament?
09. A look at the Dortmund players who are likely to feature in the tournament including Nico Schlotterbeck, Marcel Sabitzer, Karim Adeyemi, Mats Hummels, Marius Wolf, Julian Brandt, Marcel Sabitzer, Gregor Kobel, Niclas Füllkrug and maybe Jadon Sancho...
10. The DFB U17 World Cup winners, is the beginning of a new era for 'Die Nationalelf'?
11. Dortmund's Westfalentstadion is once more one of the venues, Kaiserslautern and Hannover however are out, we look at the hosting venues.
12. Social media.
We hope you enjoy the show. Send us your comments, share the show with friends and don't forget to like. If you want to contact the fan club, you can do so via the website borussiadortmundlondon.co.uk or in the online group at Facebook.com/borussiadortmundfanclubengland .
All rights reserved Borussia Dortmund Fan Club London 2023
Episode 49 ’Bundesliga vs Premier, raining on Klopp’s parade and life at the Ashton’ with Switzerland A international, Bristol City Centre-back Timm Klose
Episode 48 A joint podcast with the ’Outside Write’ podcast: How can football be more sustainable and reduce it’s impact on the environment?
Episode 47 German language episode Es sollte anders kommen! Sebastian Tyrala Trainer TuS Bövinghausen, Polnischer A Nationalspieler, BVB Mittelfeldspieler 2006-8
Episode 46 ’Danke BVB’ with Stoke City midfielder, Bosnia-Herzegovina international Mario Vrančić (BVB II 11/12)
Episode 45 Bundesliga in Europe in 21/22 with guest Sky Sports TV Germany presenter Sascha Bacinski
Episode 44: FIFA World Cup Draw special: Guests Deutsche Welle TV Africa correspondent Lolade Adewuyi and Sebastian Schächter, CEO Schächter Sports, former Germany U20 midfielder.
Episode 43 ’Wir sind alle am Borsigsplatz geboren’ English-language interview with recording artist and life-long BVB fan Andy Schade
Episode 42: Highs and Lows of Season 21/22 guest Bundesliga Channel match commentator Phil Bonney
Episode 41 ’Revierderby ist etwas besonderes” Mit Gast Norbert Eilenfeldt (Arminia Bielefeld, 1 FC Kaiserslautern)
Episode 40 ’ Die Hohenbuschei’ German language episode with guest FC Augsburg defender Felix Götze (BVB 2013-15)
Episode 39 German language episode: Guest BVB Fan and author Bruno Reekers ’50 years following the Black and yellows’
Episode 38 with Christoph Zimmermann Norwich City Centre-back (BVB U23s 2015-17)‘ The Premier League is intense and uncompromising‘
Episode 37 with Cedric van der Gun (BVB 05/06, Ajax 1999-03) BVB v Ajax Champions League Preview
Episode 36 ’ You don’t win the Bundesliga by mistake’ with guest Sunday Oliseh, defensive midfielder, coach, broadcaster and Olympic gold medallist with Nigeria.
Episode 35 The hidden force on the sidelines:.German language interview Massimo Mariotti (BVB academy coach and interpreter 2003-2018)
Episode 34 guest Hamadi Al Ghaddioui VFB Stuttgart Centreforward (BVB U23 16-17) ’I grew up playing street football’.
German language episode - Episode 33 Guest Knut Reinhardt (BVB 1991-99) - Knuuuuuuuut!
Episode 32 Daniel Farke's 'Die Kanarienvögel' talking the Dortmund-Norwich connection with Ben Ambrose host of 'Norwich Talk' the Norwich City podcast
Episode 31 ’Bomber, Bomber, Bomber’ German Language episode guest Hartmut Wiegand BVB Kitman and coach driver 1982-2002 ’BVB is a Ruhrgebiet club, that’s how it should always be’.
Episode 30 Pokalfinale preview, season review and the wonder that is Edin Terzic with Bundesliga Presenter Abel Meszaros Sport 1 TV Hungary, Talking Fussball
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
AU Wishbone: Auburn Sports
Michigan Insider
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
The Pat McAfee Show
Nightcap