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What a week for Bayern Munich! Yann Sommer officially transferred in, Konrad Laimer unofficially inks his deal (allegedly), and there is wall-to-wall excitement for the squad’s re-start in the Bundesliga. Needless to say, we have A LOT on our minds about the biggest news pieces of the week. This is what we have on tap for this week’s episode:Reacting to the Yann Sommer signing and the weird quirk...

Finally. Bayern Munich will spring back to Bundesliga action this week and BFW is here to get you primed and ready as the Bavarians will be squaring off with a very tough RB Leipzig squad. With no Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, Noussair Mazroaui, or Sadio Mané, it is clear that Die Roten is not exactly operating at full capacity. Is Bayern Munich ripe for the picking? RB Leipzig will surely want t...

With only one week left to go before the Bundesliga restarts, Bayern Munich still don’t have a new keeper. The test game vs RB Salzburg ended in a 4-4 draw with the youngsters scoring upstaging the senior players by a wide margin. Fans and Julian Nagelsmann are worried about how the transfer window is shaping up, but there are also questions about the starting XI and tactics. In this episode, INNN...

Bayern Munich is nearing its return to real action (non-friendlies) and there is plenty to yack about after the team broke its training camp in Doha. With a tough test against RB Leipzig waiting next week, Bayern Munich had some things to work out at training camp and it seems like the team is settling into form. All of that combined with the general craziness surrounding the club leaves for a lot...

In this episode, Tom and Schnitzel discuss:Thoughts on the Daley Blind signingThe added, and needed depth in Bayern’s defenseThe rotations Nagelsmann will have to make during the ruckrundeRealistic expectations of Blind; how much and where he’ll mostly deputizeBayern’s crowded midfield and attackIf we think Bayern will definitely sign Yann Sommer from Borussia MonchengladbachBayern’s ability to an...

Another week and Bayern Munich provided its fanbase with another shocker or two. As always, there is plenty to talk about when it comes to Bayern Munich — and we start this episode by rapping about the surprise pickup of Daley Blind and what appears to be a nearly done deal for Yann Sommer. Here is the full rundown for what we have on tap:What Daley Blind will bring to Bayern Munich — and what it...

So 2022 is over and it’s time for a retrospective. Bayern Munich had a very mediocre 2022 which saw a dearth of success domestically and internationally. While the club won a 10th consecutive Bundesliga title, an early exit in the Champions League and poor showing by Bayern players at the World Cup mean that 2022 leaves a very bad taste in the mouth. However, if thing go right, 2023 could be a LOT...

It has been a wild holiday week at BFW.There is a ton of Bayern Munich news going on and we have just the platform for you to talk about it all. One way to get your thoughts in motion is to give our Weekend Warm-up Podcast a listen. On this episode we discuss the following topics:Alexander Nübel’s hardline decision to spurn an offer to return form his loan at AS Monaco to Bayern Munich. Bayern Mun...

Merry Christmas, folks! Here are the major talking points in the podcast:Christmas greetingsNeuer’s replacement and potential goalkeeper replacement optionsWhy Alexander Nübel deserves his shotBayern Munich’s youngsters, with a focus on Mathys TelHow these youngins are unfazed by the spotlight and performing admirablySome speculation about the formations Nagelsmann could potentially employ in the...

Ah, the holidays — a time to appreciate everything that has happened over the course of a particular year. We will do a little bit of that a whole lot of Bayern Munich talk on this episode, so why not get right to it. Let’s take a look at what we have on tap for this episode:The latest on Bayern Munich’s goalkeeper situation. Who will replace Manuel Neuer...Alexander Nübel? Sven Ulreich? Yann Somm...

No Bayern Munich players walked out of Qatar with championship medal, but that does not mean the World Cup was uneventful or not worthwhile. The tournament was a fun, rollicking, and sometimes unpredictable affair that ultimately saw Lionel Messi finalize his case to be known as the G.O.A.T., France make an unbelievable comeback in the finale led by its own superstar, Kylian Mbappe, and most perti...

What. A. Game. Was that the best game of football ever? Maybe. The 2022 FIFA World Cup comes to a close with an incredible 3-3 draw between France and Argentina in the final. For once, a Bayern Munich player will not be coming home with the trophy as Messi and his Argentina side triumphed on penalties to win a well-earned world champion title. In this episode, Schnitzel and INNN talk about the fol...

Bayern Munich’s season is unraveling. Germany got booted early from the World Cup. Argentina and France are set to duke it out in the World Cup finale. Things have clearly not been coming up BFW lately, but here we are — still grinding away. With so much going on, you know there is a ton to talk about, so let’s get to it. This is what we have on tap for this week’s episode:Germany’s task force/adv...

It’s the holiday season, and scheduling logistics at BFW and BPW become a nightmare with how spread over the globe all of our podcast contributors are, and that added to the delay this time around for the Flagship show. Nonetheless, we’re thankful for all of you that sent us in questions on Twitter via the #AskBPW hashtag, as it provided more than enough material to be covered in this week’s episo...

I am BACK!After a one-week hiatus (thanks to Schnitzel for running with a combination Weekend Warm-up Podcast/Postgame Show last week), I am here to talk all things Bayern Munich and Germany...and boy is there a lot to talk about. With all of that said, let’s get down to it. Here is what we have on tap for this week’s loaded episode of the Weekend Warm-up:The aftermath of Germany’s flameout, who’s...

Well Germany are out of the World Cup, and as a Bayern Munich fan it feels miserable to see how devastated everyone looks because of it. This elimination hits much harder after the disaster in 2018, and it could have serious implications for the club season coming up, especially in the Champions League. In this episode, Fergus and INNN talk about the following:How much blame does Hansi Flick deser...

Here’s what we have in store in this special edition podcast:Germany’s shortcomings, and the disappointing exitSpain looking quite toothless for large stretchesHansi Flick’s baffling decisions and stubborn approachComplacency being a key issue of this German NT squadWhy Japan is a great team to root for in this tournamentHustle as a Netflix movie recommendationSome classical music talk: Mozart, Ch...

Another game on the books and Germany are still alive in the World Cup. In some ways, a draw versus an in-form Spain team looks good on paper, but Hansi Flick needed so much more. Germany were far from convincing for most of the game, but some game-changing subs including the addition of Leroy Sane and Niclas Fullkrug in the second half allowed them to rescue a point. The performance leaves a lot...

Bayern Munich’s luck has been pretty terrible at the World Cup. For Germany, is has not been much better, either. For both club and country, Citizen King’s 1999 tune “Better Days” absolutely rings true (and yup, there may have been ample Thanksgiving beers consumed for me to remember that song).Bayern Munich and Germany could use some new juju to change up the way things have been going and we’ll...

Well here we go again. Another World Cup, and the same story for the German national team. Even with Hansi Flick and a whole host of Bayern Munich players on the roster, Germany have succumbed to Japan even after a fortuitous penalty gave them the lead in the first half. Now it looks like this tournament might be another write-off for the Germans. Here are our talking points from the game:This los...

Well the FIFA World Cup is underway and a bunch of our Bayern Munich boys are set to kick off against Japan in the inaugural game of Group E. Germany have a solid team and a coach with the credentials to win it all, but that doesn’t mean that everything looks good. Problems with the attack, lineup selection headaches, defensive issues, and potential injuries all threaten to derail this German camp...

Bayern Munich is on break, but its 17 players who were called to their international teams for the World Cup certainly are not. What does that mean? There is still plenty to talk about, so let’s get right to it and see what we have on tap for this episode:A look at Germany’s unconvincing performance against Oman why it isn’t time to panic yet, and how this can all round into form pretty quickly. A...

Germany barely got by Oman with a 1-0 victory in a match that likely will not inspire a lot of hope from fans. That said, former Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick did not exactly go out of his way to detail many secrets about what his squad will really look like when they finally take the pitch against Japan during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. While there was certainly a lot of ranting that could...

With the Hinrunde over, the conversation finally shifts from Bayern Munich to the German National Team. World Cup 2022 is almost upon us, and Hansi Flick has announced the squad that he will be taking to Qatar. Despite including the likes of Karim Adeyemi, Kai Havertz, Thilo Kehrer, and other ... questionable names in the roster, Hansi Flick shocked the football community by snubbing the likes of...

Well that’s it. Bayern Munich have closed out 2022 with a 2-0 win over Schalke, a scoreline that is a lot less dramatic than what you’d expect when looking at the lineups of the respective sides. Julian Nagelsmann will be pleased with his team, as they controlled proceedings and never looked in danger throughout the entire 90 minutes. Now he sends his players to the World Cup in great form and a s...