The Borussia Dortmund Chronicle
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Fábio Silva
Successful dribbles: 32. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Borussia Dortmund
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gregor Kobel was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Borussia Dortmund rebuffed over Serge Gnabry
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bayern Munich have kept their man, and Borussia Dortmund go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Sep 2026
Heinrich Schmitt steps up from the Borussia Dortmund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Heinrich Schmitt 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 Sep 2026
Jürgen Fischer steps up from the Borussia Dortmund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jürgen Fischer 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 Sep 2026
Borussia Dortmund promote Felix Wagner from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felix Wagner 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
Robert Müller steps up from the Borussia Dortmund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Müller 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.
Match12 Sep 2026
Borussia Dortmund come up short against VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Borussia Dortmund are still strangers to each other
7 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Ayman Azhil gets it from the manager
- Squad Player of the week: Serhou Guirassy