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Beckham wird 50: Vom Fussballstar zum Lifestyle-Unternehmer

1 week ago | blick.ch | Raphael Honigstein

David Beckham feiert seinen 50. Geburtstag gelassen und in Topform. Der ehemalige Fussballstar und globale Influencer hat eine Reihe von Partys geplant. Trotzdem betont er, dass Gesundheit und Familie für ihn wichtiger sind als das Alter. Publiziert: vor 13 MinutenDavid Beckham feiert am Freitag seinen 50. Geburtstag. Foto: imago/ZUMA PressDavid Beckham feiert 50.
10 Erfolgsregeln des Liverpool-Trainers

Oct 15, 2024 | redbull.com | Raphael Honigstein

Nach einer Niederlage seiner Mannschaft hält man sich von Jürgen Klopp besser fern: Schiedsrichter, Journalisten, sogar der eigene Pressesprecher – niemand ist in solchen Momenten vor seinen Wutausbrüchen sicher. Der Trainer-Vulkan lebt fürs Gewinnen. Was Jürgen Klopp antreibt, ist der maximale Erfolg. Das war von klein auf so. Sein sportverrückter Vater Norbert Klopp trieb ihn an, auf Skiern, beim Tennis, beim Fußball.
Almost everybody has criticised Joshua Kimmich this season

Apr 17, 2024 | theathletic.com | Raphael Honigstein

Joshua Kimmich was the first Bayern Munich player to step out of the dressing room last night, while the rest of the squad were all watching the penalty shootout between Manchester City and Real Madrid. Was he not interested in the outcome and the identity of their semi-final opponents, someone asked.
Pavlovic is the homegrown Bayern star bucking trends

Apr 16, 2024 | theathletic.com | Raphael Honigstein |Mark Carey

Prophets, the bible tells us, are not appreciated in their hometowns. The same might well be true of Bayern Munich academy players. Since Louis van Gaal promoted Thomas Muller, Diego Contento and Holger Badstuber to the first team between 2009 and 2011, no locally-born campus alumnus has become a regular starter in Bavaria. Defender Josip Stanisic came close last season but was loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen and might never come back.
Man City vs Real Madrid and the games that always delivered

Apr 16, 2024 | theathletic.com | Oliver Kay |Raphael Honigstein

Without wanting to tempt fate, Manchester City versus Real Madrid on Wednesday should bring drama and skill in equal measure if their recent meetings are anything to go by. That rivalry is very much a modern one - this will be their 12th Champions League meeting since 2012 - and hopefully, we will see the same level of entertainment in the quarter-final second leg, with the tie level at 3-3.
Why Dortmund still believe despite a defensive meltdown in Madrid

Apr 10, 2024 | theathletic.com | Raphael Honigstein

Poor at the back but dangerous up top, Borussia Dortmund somehow escaped the Wanda Metropolitano pressure cooker with plenty of hope. The Westphalians' uneven performance in the Spanish capital was, on the one hand, squarely in keeping with the maddening inconsistency they have shown under coach Edin Terzic for two seasons now, yet also a new departure for the current campaign.
Humble and hungry Bayern Munich show the energy they need to restore their dominance

Apr 9, 2024 | theathletic.com | Raphael Honigstein

Bayern Munich have rarely looked themselves this season. But on Tuesday night at the Emirates, playing against type was a productive ploy for the soon-to-be deposed German champions. The visitors approached the first leg of the quarter-final against Mikel Arteta's Champions League novices like outsiders rather than European nobility, happy to contend with only 40 per cent of possession and to bet on counter-attacks with varying degrees of sophistication.
Tuchel angered by lack of penalty for 'kid's mistake' by Arsenal's Gabriel

Apr 9, 2024 | theathletic.com | Raphael Honigstein

Thomas Tuchel was left angry at the decision not to award Bayern Munich a penalty against Arsenal with referee Glenn Nyberg apparently waving away the incident as a "kid's mistake". Bayern's manager and players were left incensed at the Swedish referee's decision not to give them a spot kick when Gabriel picked the ball up in his own box during the 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium.
Xabi Alonso, the coach who said no to Liverpool and Bayern Munich

Apr 1, 2024 | theathletic.com | Simon Hughes |Raphael Honigstein

It was raining heavily in San Sebastian in November 2019 when Xabi Alonso peered out of his office window and smiled, explaining why he was very happy with his place in the world. He was more than two years into his retirement from playing and back home, beginning to understand himself as a coach with the B team of Real Sociedad, the club from which he emerged as a teenager.
Maximilian Mittelstadt is the unlikely solution to Germany's left-back problems

Mar 26, 2024 | theathletic.com | Raphael Honigstein |Mark Carey

Arise Maximilian Mittelstadt, Germany left-back at the Euros. Dressed in the new pink-purple number that's been described as "a Barbie kit" by tabloid Bild but perhaps bears closer resemblance to a grape and strawberry packet of Nerds, the 27-year-old passed the second part of his audition with flying colours in Frankfurt, the odd wobble notwithstanding.