<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; Welcome to episode 189 of Sports Management Podcast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; 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. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; We spoke about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; The evolution of German football&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; His love for Borussia Dortmund&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; Promoting German football in the UK&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; The 50+ 1 rule&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; His contribution to several books&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; What he has learned from interviewing elite athletes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; And much more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; Notes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; Uli Heese's book is called: Building the yellow wall.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; Steel billionaire Jack Walker was the owner of Blackburn Rovers into which he invested over £100m when they won the title in 1992.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;"&gt; Link to Ben's podcast: &lt;a class= "qaDZgufhqlOWxYTaRwExprnlLxNLSNMmmY" tabindex="0" href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2XAwg5aC4kcDGPuWH9ulrj" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-test-app-aware-link= ""&gt;https://open.spotify.com/show/2XAwg5aC4kcDGPuWH9ulrj&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Sports Management Podcast on social media&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/sportsmpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/sportsmpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-filipsson-44493b13b/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBIE_jhtsfF9Y8m7YlQwrQA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com/"&gt;www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sports Management Podcast

Marcus Filipsson

#189 Ben McFadyean - Football journalist, translator & writer with a specialization in German football

MAR 24, 202549 MIN
Sports Management Podcast

#189 Ben McFadyean - Football journalist, translator & writer with a specialization in German football

MAR 24, 202549 MIN

Description

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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