Manuel Veth
@manuelveth.bsky.social
PhD King’s College London | Area Manager North America Transfermarkt | Bundesliga for Forbes | Host Gegenpressing Podcast | Proud Canadian
Victoria 🇨🇦 / München 🇩🇪
Victoria 🇨🇦 / München 🇩🇪
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I chat:
🇪🇺The UCL reaction show
🐻Bayern Munich fail Arsenal test
🦅Eintracht Frankfurt fall apart against Atalanta
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
🇪🇺The UCL reaction show
🐻Bayern Munich fail Arsenal test
🦅Eintracht Frankfurt fall apart against Atalanta
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
Champions League reaction: Frankfurt thrashed by Atalanta, Bayern fail Arsenal test
On the second bonus show of the week Manu and Stefan sit down to breakdown all the major talking points from Wednesday’s Champions League games.
gegenpressing.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I chat:
🇪🇺The UCL reaction show
🐻Bayern Munich fail Arsenal test
🦅Eintracht Frankfurt fall apart against Atalanta
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
🇪🇺The UCL reaction show
🐻Bayern Munich fail Arsenal test
🦅Eintracht Frankfurt fall apart against Atalanta
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
Norbert Elgert has produced talent after talent for Schalke. Indeed, one doesn't want to think where the club could be if Schalke weren't forced to sell their best players every year.
Story for Gegenpressing!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/diamond-ey...
Story for Gegenpressing!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/diamond-ey...
Diamond eye Norbert Elgert and what could have been for Schalke 04
Norbert Elgert has produced talent after talent for Schalke. Indeed, one doesn't want to think where the club could be if Schalke weren't forced to sell their best players every year.
gegenpressing.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Norbert Elgert has produced talent after talent for Schalke. Indeed, one doesn't want to think where the club could be if Schalke weren't forced to sell their best players every year.
Story for Gegenpressing!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/diamond-ey...
Story for Gegenpressing!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/diamond-ey...
I just found the holy grail of chips.
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I just found the holy grail of chips.
This beauty was dropped in the Gegenpressing subscriber chat today. Discuss!
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This beauty was dropped in the Gegenpressing subscriber chat today. Discuss!
Bayern Munich’s unbelievable unbeaten streak of 18 games to start the season has come to a halt.
Story for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/manuel...
Story for @forbes.com
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Arsenal End Bayern Munich’s Unbeaten Streak In Dominant Fashion
Arsenal has ended Bayern Munich’s unbelievable unbeaten streak of 18 games to start the season has come to a halt.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Bayern Munich’s unbelievable unbeaten streak of 18 games to start the season has come to a halt.
Story for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/manuel...
Story for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/manuel...
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I chat:
🇪🇺Champions League reactions
💊Bayer Leverkusen shock Man City
🐝Dortmund smash Villarreal
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
🇪🇺Champions League reactions
💊Bayer Leverkusen shock Man City
🐝Dortmund smash Villarreal
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
Champions League reaction show: Leverkusen stun Man City, Dortmund smash Villarreal
For the first bonus show of the week, Manu and Stefan sit down to break down the Tuesday Champions League games.
gegenpressing.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I chat:
🇪🇺Champions League reactions
💊Bayer Leverkusen shock Man City
🐝Dortmund smash Villarreal
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
🇪🇺Champions League reactions
💊Bayer Leverkusen shock Man City
🐝Dortmund smash Villarreal
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/champions-...
First home defeat to Bundesliga club in 14 games - Man City fall to Bayer Leverkusen. Story for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/first-home-d...
www.transfermarkt.us/first-home-d...
First home defeat to Bundesliga club in 14 games - Man City fall to Bayer Leverkusen
It has been an unbelievable run for Manchester City against German clubs at home at the Etihad. For 13 games in a row, Man City would win every single one of their home games against Bundesliga clubs....
www.transfermarkt.us
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First home defeat to Bundesliga club in 14 games - Man City fall to Bayer Leverkusen. Story for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/first-home-d...
www.transfermarkt.us/first-home-d...
Great win by Dortmund, but LaLiga teams outside of Barca and Real Madrid aren't looking great at all.
Like Athletic Club, Villarreal looked two levels below a Dortmund side that isn't that great.
Like Athletic Club, Villarreal looked two levels below a Dortmund side that isn't that great.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great win by Dortmund, but LaLiga teams outside of Barca and Real Madrid aren't looking great at all.
Like Athletic Club, Villarreal looked two levels below a Dortmund side that isn't that great.
Like Athletic Club, Villarreal looked two levels below a Dortmund side that isn't that great.
USL Championship market values: Cal Jennings now 1st - Significant upgrade for Taylor Davila. Analysis for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/usl-champion...
www.transfermarkt.us/usl-champion...
USL Championship market values: Cal Jennings now 1st - Significant upgrade for Taylor Davila
With the conclusion of the 2025 season, which ended with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds defeating hosts FC Tulsa (3-5 on pens), Transfermarkt has updated the market values of 329 players playing in the US...
www.transfermarkt.us
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
USL Championship market values: Cal Jennings now 1st - Significant upgrade for Taylor Davila. Analysis for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/usl-champion...
www.transfermarkt.us/usl-champion...
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Could Wolves become the worst ever Premier League team? The numbers make for grim reading. A piece for Transfermarkt on the troubles at Molineux.👇
www.transfermarkt.com/could-wolves...
www.transfermarkt.com/could-wolves...
Could Wolves become worst ever Premier League team? Record after 12 games compared
Rob Edwards decision to leave high-flying Middlesbrough in the Championship for struggling Wolves is looking a hard one to comprehend from the outside. "My best years as a player were here. This oppor...
www.transfermarkt.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Could Wolves become the worst ever Premier League team? The numbers make for grim reading. A piece for Transfermarkt on the troubles at Molineux.👇
www.transfermarkt.com/could-wolves...
www.transfermarkt.com/could-wolves...
The Bundesliga has signed new television deals in Brazil and will remain available to millions of fans across a variety of distribution channels. Story for @forbes.com
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Bundesliga TV Deal In Brazil To Kickstart Growth In The United States?
The Bundesliga has signed new television deals in Brazil and will remain available to millions of fans across a variety of distribution channels.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Bundesliga has signed new television deals in Brazil and will remain available to millions of fans across a variety of distribution channels. Story for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/manuel...
www.forbes.com/sites/manuel...
Of course they do
After shadowing at #FCBayern for a while, Jerome Boateng was spotted visiting with former Bayern coach Hansi Flick at #Barça training
FC Barcelona takes in Jerome Boateng after Bayern Munich rejection
From one FCB to another, will Barca step in where FC Bayern couldn’t?
www.bavarianfootballworks.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Of course they do
I have seen fourth division teams in Germany do this now. Game has gone...
And Minnesota United takes the opening kickoff for a touchback, with San Diego FC beginning possession on their own 20 yard line.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I have seen fourth division teams in Germany do this now. Game has gone...
The pitch better be the major topic of discussion for whoever loses this game in San Diego...
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The pitch better be the major topic of discussion for whoever loses this game in San Diego...
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. This week @sbienkowski.bsky.social, @matt4d.bsky.social and I chat:
🐝Trouble on and off the pitch for Dortmund
🐻The best game yet for Lennart Karl
🐐Is it time to start Saïd El Mala
🦅The best and worst from Frankfurt in one game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exp...
🐝Trouble on and off the pitch for Dortmund
🐻The best game yet for Lennart Karl
🐐Is it time to start Saïd El Mala
🦅The best and worst from Frankfurt in one game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exp...
Trouble on and off the pitch at Dortmund, Bayern thump Freiburg and Köln impress in Frankfurt defeat
YouTube video by The Gegenpressing Podcast
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November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. This week @sbienkowski.bsky.social, @matt4d.bsky.social and I chat:
🐝Trouble on and off the pitch for Dortmund
🐻The best game yet for Lennart Karl
🐐Is it time to start Saïd El Mala
🦅The best and worst from Frankfurt in one game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exp...
🐝Trouble on and off the pitch for Dortmund
🐻The best game yet for Lennart Karl
🐐Is it time to start Saïd El Mala
🦅The best and worst from Frankfurt in one game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exp...
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The grades are in!
The Whitecaps threw everything they had at LAFC and survived a wild night at BC Place to advance.
Who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/11/24/r...
The Whitecaps threw everything they had at LAFC and survived a wild night at BC Place to advance.
Who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/11/24/r...
Report Card: An Instant Classic
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps finally made it past LAFC in the playoffs, grinding out a 2-2 (4-3) result through a penalty shootout to advance to their first Conference Final in…
thethirdsub.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The grades are in!
The Whitecaps threw everything they had at LAFC and survived a wild night at BC Place to advance.
Who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/11/24/r...
The Whitecaps threw everything they had at LAFC and survived a wild night at BC Place to advance.
Who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/11/24/r...
I think the league would be ok with Messi vs Müller. But, of course, having the final in Vancouver would be really nice.
The #MLS Final the league and AppleTV wanted:
LAFC vs Miami
The #MLS Final they might get:
Vancouver vs New York City
LAFC vs Miami
The #MLS Final they might get:
Vancouver vs New York City
a raccoon is smiling and laughing with its hands folded in prayer .
ALT: a raccoon is smiling and laughing with its hands folded in prayer .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think the league would be ok with Messi vs Müller. But, of course, having the final in Vancouver would be really nice.
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This week's Bundesliga Briefing:
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Bundesliga Briefing: Bayern’s ferocious form, fan silence, and ‘Robby’ the rogue lawnmower
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This week's Bundesliga Briefing:
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
- The Atmosphere Boycott.
- The Indonesian International.
- The Rogue Lawnmower.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
FWIW Thierry Henry couldn’t even cut it as a coach in MLS. So who cares!?
Thierry Henry spouting the Bundesliga tax myth on live TV is a bit like when you see ill-advised politicians using Twitter for their talking points.
I can only hope the Bundesliga imposes the harshest sanctions possible on the Frenchman.
I can only hope the Bundesliga imposes the harshest sanctions possible on the Frenchman.
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
FWIW Thierry Henry couldn’t even cut it as a coach in MLS. So who cares!?
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Union bounced from MLS playoffs with 1-0 loss to New York City FC
@oyounothing.bsky.social’s match report:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/union...
@oyounothing.bsky.social’s match report:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/union...
Union bounced from MLS playoffs with 1-0 loss to New York City FC
The Union finished the game with a 20-6 shot advantage but could not find the back of the net against Wayne native and NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese.
www.inquirer.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Union bounced from MLS playoffs with 1-0 loss to New York City FC
@oyounothing.bsky.social’s match report:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/union...
@oyounothing.bsky.social’s match report:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/union...
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MLS is making a big calendar switch in 2027. But what has the experience been like for other leagues that have changed their calendar? And are other leagues considering the same?
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
Major League Soccer calendar switch - What can we learn from other leagues?
Last week, Major League Soccer announced major changes to its calendar. From 2027 onwards, the league will move its playing calendar from a spring-to-fall schedule to a summer-to-spring schedule, foll...
www.transfermarkt.us
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
MLS is making a big calendar switch in 2027. But what has the experience been like for other leagues that have changed their calendar? And are other leagues considering the same?
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
And just like that, there is a pathway for Vancouver to host MLS Cup final.
NEW YORK CITY FC WITH THE UPSET OVER PHILLY
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
And just like that, there is a pathway for Vancouver to host MLS Cup final.
On my way back to the island this morning. Still thinking about last night’s game and what it could mean for this market.
Feels like a big moment for the Whitecaps in Vancouver, especially with more turmoil on the horizon for the Canucks.
Feels like a big moment for the Whitecaps in Vancouver, especially with more turmoil on the horizon for the Canucks.
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On my way back to the island this morning. Still thinking about last night’s game and what it could mean for this market.
Feels like a big moment for the Whitecaps in Vancouver, especially with more turmoil on the horizon for the Canucks.
Feels like a big moment for the Whitecaps in Vancouver, especially with more turmoil on the horizon for the Canucks.
MLS is making a big calendar switch in 2027. But what has the experience been like for other leagues that have changed their calendar? And are other leagues considering the same?
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
Major League Soccer calendar switch - What can we learn from other leagues?
Last week, Major League Soccer announced major changes to its calendar. From 2027 onwards, the league will move its playing calendar from a spring-to-fall schedule to a summer-to-spring schedule, foll...
www.transfermarkt.us
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
MLS is making a big calendar switch in 2027. But what has the experience been like for other leagues that have changed their calendar? And are other leagues considering the same?
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
I spoke to members of TM's global team to find out.
www.transfermarkt.us/major-league...
Something to frame and watch until next February ;)
Adding another free kick masterpiece to the Son Heung-Min highlight reel 😮💨
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Something to frame and watch until next February ;)