The Deutscher FK Sentinel
Squad14 Feb 2028
51 days out for Santiago Maidana after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Deutscher FK will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Juan Pedro Riva says Deutscher FK went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match12 Feb 2028
4 matches without a win for Deutscher FK
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Deutscher FK are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Deutscher FK
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market14 Feb 2028
Thiago Silva steps up from the Deutscher FK academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Silva has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Feb 2028
Alejandro Caceres steps up from the Deutscher FK academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Caceres has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Feb 2028
Gonzalo Pereira steps up from the Deutscher FK academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gonzalo Pereira has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Feb 2028
Deutscher FK promote Manuel Cardozo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Manuel Cardozo 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.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
A promise the Deutscher FK board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- Player ratings Félix Triñanes was unplayable
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Boardroom Deutscher FK turn down the training-ground plan