This was a long time coming. I wish him well. He achieved a beautiful work of art with Leverkusen last season with their unbeatable Bundesliga run. I hope he can add some decency to Madrid and reign in their whining and vile hatred towards referees.

I’m honestly not a fan of meatballs with pasta and prefer a good Bolognese instead. Your version still looks great though!

Thanks for sharing. I also fondly remember the football of the analogue age. The world cup 1998 or the Euro 1996 were really some of the last “real” tournaments in the sense that they were playing the game that Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff and Maradona played.

The difference between a unilateral decision that blindsided the cult leader and a coordinated decision where the messaging is supposed to divert any future blame away from the cult leader is easy: was the person supposedly at fault fired? No? Then it’s all just talk, since the overall outcome nicely aligns with the policy goals of the red team.

I love chickpeas. Such a versatile ingredient.

In my opinion it’s not bad to have a diverse landscape with different options. I believe the best course of action for many institutions should be to use both of these options simultaneously. Any organisation with a social media, communications or other type of public relations team should be able to set up a crossposter easily enough.

This looks delicious, thanks for sharing!

This is really cool. I hope Playmobil can have a comeback and turn their slump around. I really think there’s a niche for their products.

Could we stop tinkering with the rules for a few seasons please and try to improve VAR to a level where it’s actually consistently helpful? We saw that it was possible during the European Championship. Can we have that on a weekly basis before trying new stuff again, please?

Thanks!

Sad to see him go, but I understand that he’s looking for something new in his career. I wish him all the best and am happy for him to leave at the high point of his current club.

I really thought Inter were a shoe in for the title a few weeks ago. Well, well, well… how the turntables.

This looks really great! Could you share the recipe you used, please?

Thanks, I learned something new today. I could have sworn it was Löw who came up with that, but it’s really a self applied description. It still fits his playstyle very well.

Awesome, thanks!

I really appreciate that Thomas Müller reminds me of the type of player we really no longer see these days. He’s a one club man and moves more like a bloke you’d play Sunday League with, yet he’s won everything and had a career that very few can match.

In German his former coach used to call him the “Raumdeuter” or interpreter of space - a moniker that fits his style very well.

Can you share the recipe you used, please?

This looks great! The type of banana you need for this recipe is usually available in African shops, at least they are here in the Rhein-Main-area. I used to live just a few blocks from a small African shop that provided me with some of the more obscure ingredients you wouldn’t find at the local Rewe.

A man of many talents. Seriously though, good for him. He seems like he’s having fun on the pitch and also off the pitch.

The pears give it a nice and fruity touch. Meanwhile the parsley vinaigrette adds a bit of acidity to cut through the sweetness. It works really well together.