The Borussia Dortmund Chronicle
Squad24 Aug 2026
A move Elias Pihlström would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Elias Pihlström is living that version at Borussia Dortmund, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Borussia Dortmund
Serhou Guirassy was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Borussia Dortmund
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Aug 2026
Borussia Dortmund promote Lukas Schmitt from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lukas Schmitt has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market24 Aug 2026
Borussia Dortmund promote Michael Lehmann from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Lehmann has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market24 Aug 2026
Borussia Dortmund promote Richard Jung from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Jung has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Lukas Peters joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
- Squad Words at Borussia Dortmund training over how hard people work
- Squad A hard first lesson for Elias Pihlström
- Boardroom Borussia Dortmund spend it where nobody looks