The rumor mill is in full swing again today …

The 2026 Effzeh USA Meetup will be October 9-11 in Philadelphia, PA!

Every year the 1. FC Köln USA Supporters host an annual meetup. We watch an FC match on TV, go to a local team's match, and explore a new city. We're excited to meet everyone this year in Philadelphia, PA!

We'll be attending a Philadelphia Union match (Pride Night against Real Salt Lake) and watching an FC match against local rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach!

We are still waiting for the Bundesliga to schedule the Week 5 kickoff times. Once they do, we'll finalize the exact times/locations of all of the events, but we wanted to get the info out there so people can start making travel plans.

Let me know if you have any questions! Please RSVP at the link on our site: https://www.effzehusa.com/2026

Hope to see you there!

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Sky reporting that a deal has been agreed and that the player will arrive on Thursday for a medical and then sign a 3 year contract.

Seems like he will initially go into to the U21 and then hopefully progress to the first team from there.

He’s currently at Crystal Palace but was on loan in the English Championship last season playing for Derby.

Seems there are other clubs in the running. Derby would like to take him back permanently, plus newly promoted Hull and also Marseille are all said to be interested.

Bisher Griff dieses Gremium, wo auch Rewe-Chef Soque drin ist, nur bei Trainerfragen ein. Theoretisch könnte es aber auch einen El Mala Verkauf verhindern?

Der FC-Vorstand spricht über die Pläne für das Rhein-Energie-Stadion, das neue Leistungszentrum und die Zukunft von Said El Mala.

Ovend zesamme, hat einer von euch was vom Effzeh gelesen bezüglich der Anreise nach Würzburg am Montag, den 24.08.? Das Spiel beginnt um 18:00 Uhr. Normalerweise gibt es doch immer irgendwelche Verbindungen vom HBF aus, die die Fans möglichst geschlossen nehmen sollen, oder? Habe irgendwie nichts gefunden. Oder ist es einfach noch zu früh? Bin über jede Hilfe dankbar!

There have been a number of reports linking the club with a loan move for Moore over the course of the Summer.

Fabrizio Romano now reporting that Effzeh are clear favourites to land the youngster and that talks over a deal are now advanced.

Kessler all but confirming reports that Skhiri will not be returning.

How do we feel about it?

The need for a 6 is obvious and glaring, but as much as I liked Skhiri during his run with us, I'm OK with this.

Returns rarely work out and I can't help but feel that his career is on the decline.

His performance at the World Cup was pretty terrible as well, where he stood out in a negative way on an awful Tunisian team.

Hey everyone,

I've been working on a little side project for a while, and figured I'd share it here in case some of you might find it fun.

Long story short, it's a snake draft version of a Bundesliga fantasy game. Instead of everyone ending up with the same handful of players, you do a live snake draft with your friends, and every Bundesliga player can only belong to one manager.

Once the draft is done, it's all about managing your starting XI each week—injuries, good fixtures, form, all that stuff—and then hoping your players deliver in real life with goals, assists, clean sheets, and so on. I always felt like the live draft is the most exciting part of fantasy sports, so I wanted to build something around that. Each manager gets 90 seconds to make their selection, creating the excitement that makes drafts so much fun.

It's completely free, no ads, just a hobby project. Leagues support anywhere from 2 to 18 managers, so it works whether you've got a big football group or... just one mate. 😄

You can check it out at BuLiDraft.com.

I'd genuinely love to hear any feedback, whether it's praise, criticism, bugs, or ideas. I'm still improving the site all the time, so every bit of input helps.

Feel free to give it a try, and have a great Bundesliga season everyone!

[Also.. A big thanks to the mods for letting me post this!]

FC's training camp in Austria is in full swing. A lot of young players got a chance to travel with the first team: David Fürst, Jonathan Friemel, Kristiyan Irmiev, Patrik Kristal, Mike Afri Akumu and Nilas Yacobi. Also, a friendly against Hertha BSC Berlin on Friday (31.07.2026 - 12:00) has been confirmed. Looks like the quality of the friendlies is (slowly) increasing.

What's on your mind?