The Köln Sentinel
Player ratings30 Aug 2027
Both of them Vitor Roque's — 9.86
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.86, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings30 Aug 2027
Both of them Marius Bülter's — 9.46
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.46, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market30 Aug 2027
Ísak Jóhannesson asks to leave Köln
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match28 Aug 2027
Still nobody has beaten Köln
The unbeaten run reaches 8. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Match28 Aug 2027
Vitor Roque among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Vitor Roque on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Köln and VfB Stuttgart.
Match28 Aug 2027
Köln get the job done against VfB Stuttgart
A 4‑2 win over VfB Stuttgart, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Köln
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.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Köln
Christoph Kalajdzic 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.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Door shut on Willi Orbán
Köln asked and Bayern Munich said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Marvin Schwäbe
- The terraces Köln supporters have found a favourite in Vitor Roque
- Market Benjamin Weber steps up from the Köln academy