Category Archives: German Football

Slovakia Germany 2:0 Player Ratings World Cup 2026 Qualifying- Shocker for Woltemade, Goretzka

German Football, International Football

Here are the player ratings for Slovakia vs Germany from big German sports paper Bild following Die Mannschaft’s shock loss in World Cup 2026 qualifying. This September 2025 2:0 defeat to Slovakia was the first time in 52 games that the Germans had lost an away WC qualifier.

Slovakia Germany 2:0 (Hancko 42, Strelec 55)

Not surprisingly, most of Germany’s starters painted a sorry figure in newspaper Bild’s player ratings- as many as five players, including new NUFC signing Nick Woltemade and midfield veteran Leon Goretzka, got the worst possible 6 player rating under the German system.

Germany vs Slovakia Player Ratings 2025 Bild

Germany’s best player aganst Slovakia in this WCQ, according to Bild, was keeper Baumann, and even he managed only a 3. Continue reading Slovakia Germany 2:0 Player Ratings World Cup 2026 Qualifying- Shocker for Woltemade, Goretzka →

Stuttgart-Bayern 1:2 Supercup August 2025 Player Ratings | Luis Diaz, Woltemade, Neuer

German Football,

Here is a look at the VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich 2025 Super Cup player ratings from the big German media outlets (Bild and Kicker).

Stuttgart 1 (Leweling 90+3)
Bayern 2 (Kane 18, Diaz 77)

Bayern won the game 2:1 at the MHP Arena thanks to goals from Harry Kane and new summer signing Luis Diaz, thus picking up their 11th Super Cup title in the process.

Bild player ratings Stuttgart vs Bayern 1:2 August 2025 Super Cup

No player in this Super Cup game got the best possible 1 rating under the German system from Bild, although Kane, Diaz, Neuer, Kimmich and Upamecano all came close with a 2.

Woltemade got a 4 for Stuttgart while Undav and Fuhrich got 5- the worst player ratings for this game.

Stuttgart vs Bayern Super Cup player ratings 2025 Continue reading Stuttgart-Bayern 1:2 Supercup August 2025 Player Ratings | Luis Diaz, Woltemade, Neuer →

German / Bundesliga player nominees for Ballon d’Or 2025

German Football,

Here is the list of Bundesliga player nominees for the 2025 Ballon D’Or.

The German Bundesliga has four nominees in the 30 member shortlist for the 2025 Ballon D’Or. They are

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen; now Liverpool FC)

So there is only one German player nominated for the 2025 Men’s Ballon D’Or, and that is Florian Wirtz. The other three Bundesliga nominees are Kane (England), Olise (France) and Guirassy (Guinea).

Bundesliga Ballon D'Or Nominees 2025

Germany also have one nomination for the Coach of the Year in the form of Hansi Flick, who currently manages FC Barcelona in La Liga. Continue reading German / Bundesliga player nominees for Ballon d’Or 2025 →