Kate explains the significance of Bayern Munich and the number 45, plus Franck Ribery’s rearguard action, Germany’s free-scoring Colombian, and a Franz Beckenbauer top tip in Episode 25 of the Offside Rule Podcast
Author Archive | Kate Partridge
From Russia With Love: The Strange Tale of Kim Kallstrom
Kate reviews all the top January transfers in the Russian Premier League including the curious case of Kim Kallstrom’s loan deal with Arsenal for tribalfootball.com
Lewandowski Versus The Volcano
Kate explains how Bayern Munich’s latest signing Robert Lewandowski was once a volcanic ash cloud away from joining Blackburn Rovers, in Episode 20 of the Offside Rule Podcast
Rubin Kazan: Turmoil or Transition?
Managerless, eleventh, their star player Bibras Natkho out of contract – and the January transfer window wide open. Kate examines the situation at twice former Russian champions Rubin Kazan for tribalfootball.com
The 5:2 or Fast Diet: Stewart’s Story
A fifty-year-old journalist talks about his experiences and the life changing results after a year spent following the Fast Diet
Dmitry Rybolovlev: The Man Who Bought Monaco Instead of Man U
Kate profiles the Russian oligarch who considered buying Manchester United before heading to AS Monaco in her column for tribalfootball.com
The Bundesliga’s Bumper Week of Record Breakers
Kate looks back over an historic week in the Bundesliga, where records tumbled at the top and bottom, in Episode 18 of the Offside Rule Podcast
Dementia: The Use-It-or-Lose-It Brain
Kate explores ideas on how to prevent what one charity claims is “fast becoming the biggest health and social care challenge of this generation” – dementia
Great-Aunt Lilian’s Guide to Beautiful Hands
Kate reveals how her great-aunt’s job in a bicycle factory inspired a low-cost treatment that makes dry hands look and feel better, younger and pain-free
Der Klassiker: Bundesliga braced for Re-Clash of the Titans
Kate looks ahead to Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich’s first encounter since the Champions League final in Episode 15 of the Offside Rule Podcast