2025-26 German Football Season
As the 2025-26 season gets under way some things stay the same while others change.
Perhaps the biggest change is the 2. Bundesliga goes from having English commentary on 3 matches a week to providing it on all 9.
In the US ESPN remains the home as they enter what's currently the last year of their multi-year rights. Likewise DAZN retains Canadian rights.
Viewing however becomes much more complex for fans in the UK. Sky Sports reupped their broadcast deal, but only for the Saturday night game. Friday night was acquired by BBC to air on the BBC website and iPlayer. Sunday was acquired by Amazon to air on Prime. Meanwhile Saturday's blackout window as well as every 2. Bundesliga match will now be shown on the Bundesliga YouTube page.
German Supercup
Saturday, August 16
2:30 PM- VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ABC, Sky Sports Football): Derek Rae, Patrick Owomoyela
TACTICAL FEED: James Thorogood, Thorsten Stuckmann
ESPN+ (SAP): Osvaldo Ruiz Madachi, Santiago Russo
Bundesliga
MATCHDAY 1
Friday, August 22
2:30 PM- FC Bayern München vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN2, ESPN+, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website): Derek Rae, Steffen Freund
TACTICAL FEED: Kevin Hatchard, Patrick Owomoyela
ESPNDEP, ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever
Saturday, August 23
9:30 AM- Goal Arena
WF (ESPN+): Mark Meadows
9:30 AM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Sebastian Kneißl
9:30 AM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella
9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan
9:30 AM- 1. FC Union Berlin vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney
9:30 AM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. VfL Wolfsburg
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck
12:30 PM- 1. FC St. Pauli vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): James Thorgood, Steffen Freund
Sunday, August 24
9:30 AM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. 1. FC Köln
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan, Felix Bastians
AMZN (UK):
ESPN+ (SAP):
11:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Hamburger SV
WF (ESPN+): Rob Turner, Thorsten Stuckmann
AMZN (UK):
MATCHDAY 2
2. Bundesliga
MATCHDAY 1B
Friday, August 1
2:30 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. Hertha BSC Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck
Saturday, August 2
7 AM- SV Elversberg vs. 1. FC Nürnberg
WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode
7 AM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. SC Preußen Münster
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
7 AM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. 1. Holstein Kiel
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood
2:30 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck
Sunday, August 3
7:30 AM- Hannover 96 vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
WF (ESPN+): Max Merrill
7:30 AM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. SG Dynamo Dresden
WF (ESPN+): Tim Long
7:30 AM- 1. FC Magdeburg vs. Eintracht Braunschweig
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
MATCHDAY 2B
Friday, August 8
12:30 PM- SC Preußen Münster vs. SC Paderborn 07
WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode
12:30 PM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. SV Darmstadt 98
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
Saturday, August 9
7 AM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
7 AM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Hannover 96
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples
7 AM- SG Dynamo Dresden vs. 1. FC Magdeburg
WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan
2:30 PM- 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. FC Schalke 04
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood
Sunday, August 10
7:30 AM- 1. Holstein Kiel vs. Arminia Bielefeld
WF (ESPN+): Tim Long
7:30 AM- VfL Bochum 1848 vs. SV Elversberg
WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan
7:30 AM- Hertha BSC Berlin vs. Karlsruher SC
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples
MATCHDAY 3B
Friday, August 22
12:30 PM- SC Preußen Münster vs. 1. FC Nürnberg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
12:30 PM- SV Elversberg vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck
Saturday, August 23
7 AM- Hannover 96 vs. 1. FC Magdeburg
WF (ESPN+): Paul Read
7 AM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
WF (ESPN+): Tim Long
7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. Eintracht Braunschweig
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
2:30 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode
Sunday, August 24
7:30 AM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. Hertha BSC Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples
7:30 AM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SG Dynamo Dresden
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
7:30 AM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. 1. Holstein Kiel
WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode
DfB Pokal
OPENING ROUND
Friday, August 15
Noon- DfB-Pokal Zone
WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh
Noon- SG Sonnenhof Großaspach vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Pedro Wolff
Noon- FC Gütersloh vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood
2:30 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Patrick Owomoyela
Saturday, August 16
7 AM- FK Pirmasens vs. Hamburger SV
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood
9:30 AM- DfB-Pokal Zone
WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh
9:30 AM- SV Sandhausen vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard
ESPN+ (SAP): Jesús Humberto López, Eugenio Diaz
9:30 AM- SV Hemelingen vs. VfL Wolfsburg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
9:30 AM- Eintracht Norderstedt vs. FC St. Pauli
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan
Noon- Sportfreunde Lotte vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney
Noon- FC Energie Cottbus vs. Hannover 96
WF (ESPN+): Rob Turner
Sunday, August 17
7 AM- FV Engers 07 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan
9:30 AM- DfB-Pokal Zone
WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh
9:30 AM- Lokomotive Leipzig vs. FC Schalke 04
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
9:30 AM- SV Atlas Delmenhorst vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard
9:30 AM- Jahn Regensberg vs. 1. FC Köln
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
Noon- Hallescher FC vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney
Noon- SSV Ulm vs. SV Elversberg
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood
Monday, August 18
Noon- DfB-Pokal Zone
WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh
Noon- Preußen Münster vs. Hertha BSC Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney
Noon- Dynamo Dresden vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
2:30 PM- Rot-Weiss Essen vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever
Tuesday, August 26
2:30 PM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, TBA
Wednesday, August 27
2:30 PM- SV Wehen Wiesbaden vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ESPN+):
ESPNDEP: