Manuel Veth
@manuelveth.bsky.social
PhD King’s College London | Area Manager North America Transfermarkt | | Host and founder of the Bundesliga Gegenpressing Podcast |
Victoria 🇨🇦 / München 🇩🇪
Victoria 🇨🇦 / München 🇩🇪
Blackmon extremely unlikely. So Rodriguez could take that spot
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Blackmon extremely unlikely. So Rodriguez could take that spot
Didn’t you write something recently about how they can make this all work? Might need to finally sit down and give it a proper read. Because I am slightly confused.
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Didn’t you write something recently about how they can make this all work? Might need to finally sit down and give it a proper read. Because I am slightly confused.
It is now 3-3!
Every Bundesliga game I watch has a strain of MLS After Dark energy that very few other leagues manages to capture
If you haven't scratched out your eyes after watching 90 minutes of Arsenal vs Liverpool yesterday, you should probably tune in and watch this as an antidote.
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It is now 3-3!
I am not sure that's actually true. Had some pretty good games this year
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I am not sure that's actually true. Had some pretty good games this year
As I said...
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
As I said...
It has been a great game
January 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It has been a great game
If you haven't scratched out your eyes after watching 90 minutes of Arsenal vs Liverpool yesterday, you should probably tune in and watch this as an antidote.
This man makes the best runs Ive ever seen.
Ebnoutalib makes a great run with a perfect pass to erase the goal from some guy.
2-2
Ebnoutalib makes a great run with a perfect pass to erase the goal from some guy.
2-2
Did I just watch Ebnoutalib dribble through 6 Dortmund players at the same time while they were all trying to foul him
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
If you haven't scratched out your eyes after watching 90 minutes of Arsenal vs Liverpool yesterday, you should probably tune in and watch this as an antidote.
Dream debut by Ebnoutalib for Eintracht Frankfurt. This Friday Bundesliga fixture has been incredible fun.
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Dream debut by Ebnoutalib for Eintracht Frankfurt. This Friday Bundesliga fixture has been incredible fun.
I had the pleasure to be on his show a few times. Amazing guy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I had the pleasure to be on his show a few times. Amazing guy.
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I preview MD16:
🦅Frankfurt and Dortmund desperate for a win
💊Leverkusen host Stuttgart for the Topspiel
🐻Pejcinovic faces his hometown club Bayern
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bundesliga...
🦅Frankfurt and Dortmund desperate for a win
💊Leverkusen host Stuttgart for the Topspiel
🐻Pejcinovic faces his hometown club Bayern
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bundesliga...
Bundesliga matchday 16 Preview: Frankfurt open against Dortmund, Topspiel between Leverkusen and Stuttgart and Bayern host Wolfsburg
A recording from Stefan Bienkowski's live video
gegenpressing.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
New #Bundesliga Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I preview MD16:
🦅Frankfurt and Dortmund desperate for a win
💊Leverkusen host Stuttgart for the Topspiel
🐻Pejcinovic faces his hometown club Bayern
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bundesliga...
🦅Frankfurt and Dortmund desperate for a win
💊Leverkusen host Stuttgart for the Topspiel
🐻Pejcinovic faces his hometown club Bayern
🇩🇪...and much more!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bundesliga...
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New Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I with a #Bayern transfer special. We discussed:
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
Bayern transfer show special: Karl, Kane, Kim, Boey & Upamecano all discussed
On the first bonus show of 2026, Manu and Stefan sit down to discuss all the major transfer stories surrounding Bayern Munich in the January transfer window.
gegenpressing.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM
New Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I with a #Bayern transfer special. We discussed:
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
New Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I with a #Bayern transfer special. We discussed:
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
Bayern transfer show special: Karl, Kane, Kim, Boey & Upamecano all discussed
On the first bonus show of 2026, Manu and Stefan sit down to discuss all the major transfer stories surrounding Bayern Munich in the January transfer window.
gegenpressing.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM
New Gegenpressing Pod. @sbienkowski.bsky.social and I with a #Bayern transfer special. We discussed:
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
👑Lennart Karl Real Madrid comments
💰Karl set to sign new contract until 2031
💸Min-Jae Kim and Sacha Boey to be sold?
🏦Dayot Upamecano to be paid!
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-tra...
The Vancouver Whitecaps have firmly rejected a report that Tristan Blackmon is headed to Inter Miami CF.
Background on why the Whitecaps rejected an approach by Inter Miami, what it means for other star players and what happens next for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/tristan-blac...
Background on why the Whitecaps rejected an approach by Inter Miami, what it means for other star players and what happens next for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/tristan-blac...
Tristan Blackmon to Inter Miami? Vancouver Whitecaps "firmly reject report"
After selling Ali Ahmed to Norwich City and trading Jayden Nelson to Austin FC, a report by The Miami Herald on Wednesday indicated that the Vancouver Whitecaps were on the verge of losing yet another...
www.transfermarkt.us
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The Vancouver Whitecaps have firmly rejected a report that Tristan Blackmon is headed to Inter Miami CF.
Background on why the Whitecaps rejected an approach by Inter Miami, what it means for other star players and what happens next for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/tristan-blac...
Background on why the Whitecaps rejected an approach by Inter Miami, what it means for other star players and what happens next for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/tristan-blac...
Whitecaps deny the report that Blackmon is off to Inter Miami.
Statement by Axel Schuster on the report that Blackmon is set to join Inter Miami:
Statement by Axel Schuster on the report that Blackmon is set to join Inter Miami:
January 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Whitecaps deny the report that Blackmon is off to Inter Miami.
Statement by Axel Schuster on the report that Blackmon is set to join Inter Miami:
Statement by Axel Schuster on the report that Blackmon is set to join Inter Miami:
Whitecaps publicly denied Blackmon headed to Miami
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Whitecaps publicly denied Blackmon headed to Miami
Wish this had an edit button. Obviously just once hopeful haha
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Wish this had an edit button. Obviously just once hopeful haha
Sources have indicated that they are hopeful that they are hopeful that Tristan Blackmon will stay in Vancouver.
Some of the numbers speculated though will make it certainly hard to keep the #USMNT defender a Whitecap.
I reckon that this will be a story that will remain with us for some time.
Some of the numbers speculated though will make it certainly hard to keep the #USMNT defender a Whitecap.
I reckon that this will be a story that will remain with us for some time.
There is a report out there that Inter Miami CF are finalizing a deal to sign Tristan Blackmon from the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Sources have denied that the #VWFC star is on the verge of joining Messi's club. What is true is that interest is very high in Blackmon. One to keep an eye on.
Sources have denied that the #VWFC star is on the verge of joining Messi's club. What is true is that interest is very high in Blackmon. One to keep an eye on.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Sources have indicated that they are hopeful that they are hopeful that Tristan Blackmon will stay in Vancouver.
Some of the numbers speculated though will make it certainly hard to keep the #USMNT defender a Whitecap.
I reckon that this will be a story that will remain with us for some time.
Some of the numbers speculated though will make it certainly hard to keep the #USMNT defender a Whitecap.
I reckon that this will be a story that will remain with us for some time.
There is a report out there that Inter Miami CF are finalizing a deal to sign Tristan Blackmon from the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Sources have denied that the #VWFC star is on the verge of joining Messi's club. What is true is that interest is very high in Blackmon. One to keep an eye on.
Sources have denied that the #VWFC star is on the verge of joining Messi's club. What is true is that interest is very high in Blackmon. One to keep an eye on.
January 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
There is a report out there that Inter Miami CF are finalizing a deal to sign Tristan Blackmon from the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Sources have denied that the #VWFC star is on the verge of joining Messi's club. What is true is that interest is very high in Blackmon. One to keep an eye on.
Sources have denied that the #VWFC star is on the verge of joining Messi's club. What is true is that interest is very high in Blackmon. One to keep an eye on.
#USMNT striker Damion Downs returns to the Bundesliga as he tries to jump onto that World Cup train. Words for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/damion-downs...
www.transfermarkt.us/damion-downs...
Damion Downs joins Hamburg - Southampton could make a transfer profit
Bundesliga club Hamburger SV have signed US men’s national team striker Damion Downs on loan from Southampton. Signed initially on loan, Hamburg have an option to buy that could make the 21-year-old o...
www.transfermarkt.us
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
#USMNT striker Damion Downs returns to the Bundesliga as he tries to jump onto that World Cup train. Words for Transfermarkt
www.transfermarkt.us/damion-downs...
www.transfermarkt.us/damion-downs...
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There are also several brand-new faces in the #CanMNT January Camp squad, including some intriguing #CanPL youngsters and a trio coming from #VWFC
Mitch Tierney and I dive into those new names, looking at what they can bring to Jesse Marsch's side this camp
👇
onesoccer.ca/a/dual-natio...
Mitch Tierney and I dive into those new names, looking at what they can bring to Jesse Marsch's side this camp
👇
onesoccer.ca/a/dual-natio...
Get to know the NEW CALL-UPS in the CanMNT January camp roster 🇨🇦
Get to know the NEW CALL-UPS in the CanMNT January camp roster 🇨🇦
onesoccer.ca
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
There are also several brand-new faces in the #CanMNT January Camp squad, including some intriguing #CanPL youngsters and a trio coming from #VWFC
Mitch Tierney and I dive into those new names, looking at what they can bring to Jesse Marsch's side this camp
👇
onesoccer.ca/a/dual-natio...
Mitch Tierney and I dive into those new names, looking at what they can bring to Jesse Marsch's side this camp
👇
onesoccer.ca/a/dual-natio...
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The CBA for players in the #USL-C has expired, but talks are set to resume Thursday. While there is some agreement on 12-month contracts & clubs offering health insurance to players, there's still some distance to be navigated on salary increases and player licensing.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
USL, players to resume talks after CBA expires - sources
The USL and the USL Players Association will resume talks on Wednesday towards a new CBA for players in the USL Championship, but the two sides remain far apart on some key issues, according to source...
www.espn.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The CBA for players in the #USL-C has expired, but talks are set to resume Thursday. While there is some agreement on 12-month contracts & clubs offering health insurance to players, there's still some distance to be navigated on salary increases and player licensing.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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Just before Christmas, Bayern Munich announced that SD Aucas have been added to Red&Gold Football. The addition of the Ecuadorian club further underlines Bayern's changing transfer strategy.
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-mun...
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-mun...
Bayern Munich: How an under the radar partnership announcement underlines a change in the club's transfer strategy
Just before Christmas, Bayern Munich announced that SD Aucas have been added to Red&Gold Football. The addition of the Ecuadorian club further underlines Bayern's changing transfer strategy.
gegenpressing.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Just before Christmas, Bayern Munich announced that SD Aucas have been added to Red&Gold Football. The addition of the Ecuadorian club further underlines Bayern's changing transfer strategy.
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-mun...
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/bayern-mun...
#CanMNT goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau has joined Orlando City. Write up for Transfermarkt on what it all means ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
www.transfermarkt.us/maxime-crepe...
www.transfermarkt.us/maxime-crepe...
Maxime Crépeau joins Orlando City - CanMNT free agent arrives from Portland Timbers
Maxime Crépeau has joined Orlando City. The Canadian men’s national team goalkeeper was one of the biggest Major League Soccer free agent names available after his contract with the Portland Timbers e...
www.transfermarkt.us
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
#CanMNT goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau has joined Orlando City. Write up for Transfermarkt on what it all means ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
www.transfermarkt.us/maxime-crepe...
www.transfermarkt.us/maxime-crepe...