News: 1. FC Köln, Trent Alexander-Arnold, ministries

Cologne is a strange place. Actually, I think it's pretty okay there. The city gives you a good feeling, fundamentally. The density of assholes isn't as high as elsewhere. And yet you move around there in constant skepticism, constantly feeling like the next monster catastrophe is lurking around the corner. Now the second-placed FC has fired coach Gerd Struber and managing director Christian Keller. And on social media, the fans cheered as if the cathedral city had just been liberated from a dictatorship. You almost get the impression that this drama was actually longed for – as if the disappointment would have been even greater if the earth hadn't shaken at least once. Captain Timo Hübers described the overall situation in Cologne after the lackluster 1-1 draw against Regensburg as "an atmosphere like in a relegation battle." And no sooner had the word been uttered than Friedhelm Funkel suddenly appeared in the doorway – as if magically sucked in. He's now supposed to lead the club into the Bundesliga. On his very, very last mission. Or?