The Bundesliga returns from its winterpause tomorrow, with Borussia Dortmund up against Eintracht Frankfurt. I had it in my head that the Ruckründe would kick off towards the end of January, so this came as a bit of a shock to me. First I am asked to “do my day job” and “follow a schedule […]
16 days ago | 0 reads
The Bundesliga returns from its winter break at the weekend, so now seems like a good time to take stock and assess the season so far. What are the big stories from the Hinrunde? Have there been any big shocks? Or some feel good stories to help us through these long winter days? Perhaps I […]
17 days ago | 0 reads
I returned to work on Monday, after nearly three weeks off. It has been horrendous. It’s a travesty that I am expected to live like this. When will it end? Anyway, here’s the Daily Bee. This ones not really “news”, so I thought I’d mention it before we get into the latest BVB and Bundesliga […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
If you’re someone who’s passionate about Borussia Dortmund, interested in gaining experience in writing for an audience, or just generally sharing your opinions for others to hear, then I have great news for you! We are looking for volunteer writers for Fear the Wall. What We’re Looking For How to Apply Please send an email […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
Happy New Year folks! I’m kicking off 2026 by forgetting that it was a Thursday and almost missing today’s Daily Bee (having also missed Tuesday’s). My resolution for this year is to forget the Daily Bee about as often as I did in 2025. Maybe a little more. Maybe even a little less? BVB News […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning, Fear the Wall. Happy Monday, again. It’s good to see you all (see that’s a joke, I cannot actually see any of you. This is a website. Very clever of me, if you’re keeping up). It has been three days since Christmas, and I am already beginning to dread the return to the […]
26 days ago | 1 read
While the first half of the Bundesliga season is not technically over, the Winterpause is as good an opportunity as any to take stock of the how the season is going so far, and to determine what can be done to improve. So far, things aren’t looking bad. With a 9-5-1 record through the first […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
The rise of the internet and social media in the 21st century has ushered in many sociological transformations: the death of the monoculture; the rise of new age tribalism; and a general epidemic of loneliness and isolation as the glue that forms our societal bonds gradually erodes away. However, the holiday season, to many, offers […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all who are celebrating. To those who aren’t but have a day off, enjoy your day off. Sorry that all the shops are closed. To everyone else? I dunno, just have a good day I guess? I hope your emails bring joy. If you are celebrating, I hope you […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
We’re two days out from Christmas. Have you got all your presents? Have you done all the grocery shopping? I bet you forgot something. You should double-check. I’m about to head to the supermarket to pick up everything for Christmas Day. I’m gonna get some really fancy meat. Maybe a duck. Anyway, here’s what is […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good morning, Fear the Wall. Happy Holidays! We have reached the end of the hinrunde, and the Bundesliga’s biggest stars will be celebrating their time off to rest and recharge before the winter training camps start in a couple weeks. That is, unless they’re African, in which case they have likely already shipped off for […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Borussia Dortmund head into the winterpause in second place, having claimed all three points in a 2-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday night. Julian Brandt opened the scoring with a brilliant volley from a perfectly placed cross from Niklas Süle, and Maximilian Beier topped it off with a late goal to secure victory for […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Borussia Dortmund finished the year on a high note, coming away with all three points in a cagey affair against Borussia Mönchengladbach. BVB won 2-0 thanks to goals from Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier, but it wasn’t an easy night’s work. Die Fohlen didn’t present a great deal of threat, but Dortmund also didn’t feel […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
When: 2:30 PM EST Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany How: ESPN “Select” (US), BBC iPlayer (UK), Sat. 1 & Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 (Germany). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
It’s the final weekend of Bundesliga action in 2025! BVB might be kicking the weekend off, but there are some fun games across the schedule. On Saturday the highlight is surely RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen in the late game, but the game I’m most interested in this weekend has to be Mainz vs St. […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Borussia Dortmund will look to close out the year on a much-needed high, with Borussia Mönchengladbach coming to town tonight. While BVB started the season strong but have sputtered of late, Gladbach have had the opposite fortunes, having recently turned things round and gone on a bit of a run. Die Fohlen have won three, […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
We haven’t even made it to Christmas and Bayern Munich are already almost 10 points clear of everyone else, with a whopping goal difference of +40. Absurd. As a result, these Bundesliga roundups have been a little more intermittent. There just isn’t enough to talk about! However, the good news is that the relegation race […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Today is my last day at work until the new year. Bliss. I have nothing else to say. I’ve run out of ideas for intros because all I can think about is the delicious, juicy bevvy I’m gonna have later on. Oh and Mainz are playing in the Conference League later on. I forgot they […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Apparently there is just one game left before the winter break? This crept up on me. I only noticed when I went to put myself down for some of the match coverage in the coming weeks and realised we have just one more game before the Bundesliga takes a month-long break. I guess we better […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good evening, Fear the Wall. Apologies for the timing on today’s Bee, I was rather busy yesterday evening and didn’t have a chance to get my writing done. Shame on me. Dortmund’s tie draw in Freiburg is definitely hanging heavily in the air, with some sour commentary coming out of the dressing room and the […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
It’s never easy traveling to Freiburg. The small town in Baden-Württemberg has evolved into a Bundesliga stable over the last decade, and many teams struggle when visiting Europa-Park Stadion. Dortmund had to pick themselves up against a very frustrating draw against Bodø/Glimt in the midweek and prove that they can still be somewhat consistent in […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
When: 9:30 AM pm EST Where: Europa-Park Stadium, Freiburg im Breisgau , Germany How: ESPN “Select” (US), Amazon Prime Video (UK) DAZN2 and DAZN Germany (Germany). Everywhere else here. Here are the rules:
about 1 month ago | 7 reads
After dismissing Hoffenheim with a very grown-up 2-nil shift last Sunday, Dortmund followed it up with a bad (not just bitter) 2-all slip-up versus Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League. Assuming Die Schwarzgelben carry on with their unrhythmic ways, we should be due for another positive result this Sunday, no? In the penultimate game before the […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Happy Friday folks! I have four days left of work until I’m done for Christmas. Exciting right? Yes. Very exciting. I will be watching tonight’s Bundesliga Friday Night Football over many dank, chewy DIPAs at my favourite taproom. What a splendid way to watch some football. What are y’all’s plans for the weekend? Here is […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
As you can tell by the type of content we put out on Fear the Wall, we tend not to look too much into the quotes that players give to the media, but something that Bundesliga.com picked up from Nico Schlotterbeck actually seems quite interesting to me: “We could have moved onto 13 points today. […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads