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Mar 2025

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#189 Ben McFadyean - Football journalist...

Marcus Filipsson

About this episode

Welcome to episode 189 of Sports Management Podcast.

Ben McFadyean is a football journalist, fan activist, translator and writer with a specialization in German football, particularly the Bundesliga, which he has been following since the 1990s.

We spoke about:

The evolution of German football
His love for Borussia Dortmund
Promoting German football in the UK
The 50+ 1 rule
His contribution to several books
What he has learned from interviewing elite athletes

And much more!

Notes:

Uli Heese’s book is called: Building the yellow wall.
Steel billionaire Jack Walker was the owner of Blackburn Rovers into which he invested over £100m when they won the title in 1992.

Link to Ben's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XAwg5aC4kcDGPuWH9ulrj

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