Stefan Bienkowski
@sbienkowski.bsky.social
UK & Global Area Manager for Transfermarkt. Tend to write about the Bundesliga and Premier League. One half of Gegenpressing Bundesliga podcast.
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Celtic going for Tomas Cvancara is a real 50/50 for me.
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
Who is Tomas Cvancara? Gladbach's disgruntled striker in search of a new start at Celtic
Celtic are set to make their second major signing of the January transfer window, according to reports in Germany. Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg states that the Scottish Premiership [...]
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January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Celtic going for Tomas Cvancara is a real 50/50 for me.
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
Trump surrendered to the Nazis on his first day in office...
Trump presenting a twisted, chauvinistic history of WW2 at Davos. Suggesting US fought for Europe and Denmark out of altruism. Conveniently forgets Pearl Harbour and Soviet competition.
Suggests that Denmark can’t have Greenland because they surrendered to the Nazis.
Suggests that Denmark can’t have Greenland because they surrendered to the Nazis.
January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Trump surrendered to the Nazis on his first day in office...
Celtic going for Tomas Cvancara is a real 50/50 for me.
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
Who is Tomas Cvancara? Gladbach's disgruntled striker in search of a new start at Celtic
Celtic are set to make their second major signing of the January transfer window, according to reports in Germany. Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg states that the Scottish Premiership [...]
www.transfermarkt.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Celtic going for Tomas Cvancara is a real 50/50 for me.
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
He thrived in the Czech Republic (similar level to Scottish Premiership IMO) but hasn’t impressed at all at Gladbach on and off the pitch:
www.transfermarkt.co.uk/who-is-tomas...
Just totally sums up the American approach to life/work balance perfectly.
Dr. Oz: "If we can get the average person to work one more year in their whole lifetime -- just stay in your workplace for one more year -- that is worth about $3 trillion to the US GDP. That's the productivity we would unleash ... if you're sick, you can't work."
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Just totally sums up the American approach to life/work balance perfectly.
Pretty abject performance from Dortmund tonight. Following on from a last-minute winner against St Pauli and a calamitous 3-3 draw with Frankfurt - who have since sacked their head coach.
Dortmund need new players. But none will come. They’ll crawl to 3rd/4th and then repeat it all next season.
Dortmund need new players. But none will come. They’ll crawl to 3rd/4th and then repeat it all next season.
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Pretty abject performance from Dortmund tonight. Following on from a last-minute winner against St Pauli and a calamitous 3-3 draw with Frankfurt - who have since sacked their head coach.
Dortmund need new players. But none will come. They’ll crawl to 3rd/4th and then repeat it all next season.
Dortmund need new players. But none will come. They’ll crawl to 3rd/4th and then repeat it all next season.
Xavi Simons tonight: “Lads… it’s Dortmund.”
January 20, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Xavi Simons tonight: “Lads… it’s Dortmund.”
This, perhaps, isn’t the kind of game to judge any player too harshly. But Jobe Bellingham looks well off the pace.
January 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This, perhaps, isn’t the kind of game to judge any player too harshly. But Jobe Bellingham looks well off the pace.
This game was over after the (correct IMO) red card to Svensson. But Dortmund looked well off the pace before it. Bellingham, Brandt, Anton… all look like rabbits caught in the headlights tonight.
January 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This game was over after the (correct IMO) red card to Svensson. But Dortmund looked well off the pace before it. Bellingham, Brandt, Anton… all look like rabbits caught in the headlights tonight.
Dortmund are the German Spurs. I thought this was common knowledge?
Dortmund are somehow more Spursy than Spurs, if that even is possible
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Dortmund are the German Spurs. I thought this was common knowledge?
Dortmund now a man down after a clumsy tackle from Svensson. This game is going from bad to worse for Niko Kovac’s side.
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Dortmund now a man down after a clumsy tackle from Svensson. This game is going from bad to worse for Niko Kovac’s side.
Dortmund haven’t even got going here. It’s been all Tottenham in the opening 13 minutes and they’ve got a goal for their troubles.
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Dortmund haven’t even got going here. It’s been all Tottenham in the opening 13 minutes and they’ve got a goal for their troubles.
Thomas Frank is on borrowed time at Tottenham, but is he working with a squad that simply isn’t up to the demands of finishing top six?
For Transfermarkt I tried to figure out how far off the rest of the “Big Six” Spurs really are. Here’s what I found:
For Transfermarkt I tried to figure out how far off the rest of the “Big Six” Spurs really are. Here’s what I found:
Why Frank is struggling? Tottenham have fallen €288m behind "Big Six" rivals since 2020
Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank is unquestionably on borrowed time at the North London club, following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to struggling West Ham in the Premier League. The result now means t...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Thomas Frank is on borrowed time at Tottenham, but is he working with a squad that simply isn’t up to the demands of finishing top six?
For Transfermarkt I tried to figure out how far off the rest of the “Big Six” Spurs really are. Here’s what I found:
For Transfermarkt I tried to figure out how far off the rest of the “Big Six” Spurs really are. Here’s what I found:
As I understand it, Eintracht Frankfurt offered Edin Terzic the opportunity to succeed Dino Toppmöller but the former Dortmund head coach has turned them down. Terzic is prioritising a move abroad, with England his preference.
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
As I understand it, Eintracht Frankfurt offered Edin Terzic the opportunity to succeed Dino Toppmöller but the former Dortmund head coach has turned them down. Terzic is prioritising a move abroad, with England his preference.
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The Monday Gegenpressing #Bundesliga Bulletin. This week we covered:
🏴☠️St. Pauli from hero to zero
🎭Bouncy balls in Augsburg
📈Hoffenheim record
💎Diomande to Bayern?
🦅Toppmöller sacked
🐻RB Leipzig collapse
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/monday-bul...
🏴☠️St. Pauli from hero to zero
🎭Bouncy balls in Augsburg
📈Hoffenheim record
💎Diomande to Bayern?
🦅Toppmöller sacked
🐻RB Leipzig collapse
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/monday-bul...
Monday Bulletin: St. Pauli hero to zero, Diomande to Bayern, Hoffenheim record, Frankfurt fire Toppmöller and more!
Hello and welcome to the second edition of the newly revived Gegenpressing Monday Bulletin. This newsletter hopes to provide a vital source of information for any serious Bundesliga fan, as we round u...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The Monday Gegenpressing #Bundesliga Bulletin. This week we covered:
🏴☠️St. Pauli from hero to zero
🎭Bouncy balls in Augsburg
📈Hoffenheim record
💎Diomande to Bayern?
🦅Toppmöller sacked
🐻RB Leipzig collapse
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/monday-bul...
🏴☠️St. Pauli from hero to zero
🎭Bouncy balls in Augsburg
📈Hoffenheim record
💎Diomande to Bayern?
🦅Toppmöller sacked
🐻RB Leipzig collapse
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/monday-bul...
Reading these (admittedly speculative) reports about Chelsea selling Palmer and Fernandez this year and it's suddenly dawned on me what BlueCo are trying to do.
They're trying to turn Chelsea into RB Leipzig
They're trying to turn Chelsea into RB Leipzig
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Reading these (admittedly speculative) reports about Chelsea selling Palmer and Fernandez this year and it's suddenly dawned on me what BlueCo are trying to do.
They're trying to turn Chelsea into RB Leipzig
They're trying to turn Chelsea into RB Leipzig
It’s absolutely appalling that FIFA would go ahead with a World Cup hosted by a nation that threatens the sovereignty of a European nation oh wait a minute Russia invaded Ukraine four years before hosting the 2018 World Cup never mind they’ve always tended to not give a fuck.
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
It’s absolutely appalling that FIFA would go ahead with a World Cup hosted by a nation that threatens the sovereignty of a European nation oh wait a minute Russia invaded Ukraine four years before hosting the 2018 World Cup never mind they’ve always tended to not give a fuck.
Warming up to Trump was like the 6th or 7th worst thing about this lot at the time, but since Brexit has already proved the first 5 or 6 things so demonstrably wrong, we can now focus entirely on how profoundly moronic they are for supporting that orange-faced fascist.
Those Brexity pro-Trump people in the U.K. are looking very silly right now. Completely misread almost everything and damaged this country beyond all reason in the process.
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Warming up to Trump was like the 6th or 7th worst thing about this lot at the time, but since Brexit has already proved the first 5 or 6 things so demonstrably wrong, we can now focus entirely on how profoundly moronic they are for supporting that orange-faced fascist.
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Forget the Saudi Pro League or MLS. The most powerful league outside of Europe is the Brazilian Série A.
More and more money is flowing through its clubs and that's now having a profound impact on its relationship with Europe's top leagues:
More and more money is flowing through its clubs and that's now having a profound impact on its relationship with Europe's top leagues:
Brazilian football's new financial muscle is changing its relationship with European football
When it comes to the January transfer window, most football fans expect a period of intense negotiating and transfers dominated by the deep pockets of Premier League clubs. Few European top-flights ca...
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January 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Forget the Saudi Pro League or MLS. The most powerful league outside of Europe is the Brazilian Série A.
More and more money is flowing through its clubs and that's now having a profound impact on its relationship with Europe's top leagues:
More and more money is flowing through its clubs and that's now having a profound impact on its relationship with Europe's top leagues:
Finally watched One Battle After Another. What an incredible film. Allegorical given today’s political climate in the US. Which makes it so important. But also just an amazing cast hitting it out of the park with a captivating plot. Best film I’ve seen in years.
January 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Finally watched One Battle After Another. What an incredible film. Allegorical given today’s political climate in the US. Which makes it so important. But also just an amazing cast hitting it out of the park with a captivating plot. Best film I’ve seen in years.
This is why we need to get rid of FIFA. Granted, UEFA are far from perfect, but they’re held to account by European federations.
Decentralise football. Let every federation look after itself. Then hold a competition every four years. It shouldn’t be this complicated… or corrupt.
Decentralise football. Let every federation look after itself. Then hold a competition every four years. It shouldn’t be this complicated… or corrupt.
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This is why we need to get rid of FIFA. Granted, UEFA are far from perfect, but they’re held to account by European federations.
Decentralise football. Let every federation look after itself. Then hold a competition every four years. It shouldn’t be this complicated… or corrupt.
Decentralise football. Let every federation look after itself. Then hold a competition every four years. It shouldn’t be this complicated… or corrupt.
Super impressive first half from Leipzig. They’ve taken the game to Bayern and played them off the park. It certainly helps that Kompany has no competent full-backs to play. However, Leipzig have missed a LOT of chances. And they really need another two or three goals if they want to win this game.
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Super impressive first half from Leipzig. They’ve taken the game to Bayern and played them off the park. It certainly helps that Kompany has no competent full-backs to play. However, Leipzig have missed a LOT of chances. And they really need another two or three goals if they want to win this game.
The Hoffenheim run rumbles on with a 1-0 win over Leverkusen. Not the most exciting of games, but Ilzer’s side could have scored more and deserved all three points. Flekken let Leverkusen down (again) and that midfield just isn’t working right now. Fernandez looks too lightweight.
January 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Hoffenheim run rumbles on with a 1-0 win over Leverkusen. Not the most exciting of games, but Ilzer’s side could have scored more and deserved all three points. Flekken let Leverkusen down (again) and that midfield just isn’t working right now. Fernandez looks too lightweight.
I’ve already lost count of the number of times Leverkusen have shot themselves in the foot this season with a mistake or outright howler from Flekken in goals. If he’s going to be their No.1 he’ll have to start showing it… eventually
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I’ve already lost count of the number of times Leverkusen have shot themselves in the foot this season with a mistake or outright howler from Flekken in goals. If he’s going to be their No.1 he’ll have to start showing it… eventually
Man Utd have been fantastic today. Deserve to be ahead.
January 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Man Utd have been fantastic today. Deserve to be ahead.
Dalot is a complete liability in this Man Utd team.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Dalot is a complete liability in this Man Utd team.