Latest articles by Uli Hesse
Van Gaal at Bayern: When Louis averted a crisis – then talked himself into a bitter exit
Louis van Gaal When he took over at Bayern Munich in 2009 the Bavarians were in turmoil. Having described himself as “self-confident, dominant and arrogant” in his first press conference, the Dutchman transformed the club, taking them to a league and cup double. But how? Uli Hesse explains…
FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: No.6
FFT 50 Managers The bearded one may have endured a bad final season at Borussia Dortmund, but the brilliant six that preceded it were only made possible by the world's most charismatic boss...
Dortmund day trip: On the Südtribüne with England's disillusioned die-hards
Borussia Dortmund Uli Hesse squeezes in next to Villa fans Jim and Tony for their take on Die Schwarzgelben's most famous attraction...
Meeting Jurgen Klopp: When FFT's man was entranced by the new Liverpool boss
Jürgen Klopp German writer Uli Hesse has had the pleasure of Klopp's company more than once, and explains what it's really like speaking to the Reds chief one-on-one...
Don't panic! Why Dortmund are keeping a cool head, despite early-season 'crisis'
Borussia Dortmund With Borussia Dortmund heading in to this weekend's 'Klassiker' against Bayern Munich 14 points and 14 places behind their Bundesliga rivals, many would expect the 2012 champions to be sweating - Uli Hesse explains why they aren't...
Why Asia's best and brightest flock to the Bundesliga
FFTASIA50 With a Bundesliga stacked with Asian talent, Uli Hesse tells the story of how Germany became the promised land for Asia's best players...
How Klopp's playing career shaped his coaching style
Jürgen Klopp We take a look at how Jurgen Klopp's lower league playing career has shaped his management style
Borussia Dortmund: Inside Europe's most happening club
Borussia Dortmund Having been granted unprecedented access, FFT discovers the secret formula of Germany's most enviable outfit and their mercurial coach in March 2013...
Per Mertesacker: Q&A
Q & A The Arsenal & Germany centre-back is in confident mood as he speaks to FourFourTwo about Euro 2012
How Germany's awful Euro 2000 forced a mass restructure – and why it wouldn't work for England
Germany Uli Hesse explains how the German revival required a set of circumstances that couldn't be replicated at any other time or place…
FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: No.8
FFT 50 Managers They say nice guys finish last – but Joachim Low breaks the mould...
Lars Ricken: Great Goals Retold
Great Goals Retold Super-sub Lars Ricken talks FourFourTwo through his Champions League-clinching chip against Juventus in 1997...
Where did it all go wrong for Mario Gotze?
Mario Götze In 2014, he scored the winner in the World Cup final after being told to "show you’re better than Messi" by Germany manager Joachim Löw. Fast-forward four years and Die Mannschaft’s former golden boy is struggling to save his career
FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Football Stadiums in the World: No.7
100 Best Stadiums Renowned for its atmosphere and Europe’s biggest terrace, Borussia Dortmund’s home nearly didn’t get built – then nearly dragged the club under. Uli Hesse explains how...
Philipp Lahm: If you want to win the league, Bayern are the team you have to beat
Philipp Lahm Ulrich Hesse sits down with Bayern's immaculate defender-turned-midfielder Philipp Lahm to discuss life under Pep at the home of the world champions...
The long read: What Borussia Dortmund did next...
Borussia Dortmund Three years ago this month, FFT went behind the scenes at Borussia Dortmund to see how one of the world's hippest clubs was made. A lot has happened since then, including the opening of a Singapore office and a trip to Asia. So we dropped in for another visit...
Arjen Robben: Bayern aren't like Dortmund, we're sober and calculating
Arjen Robben The Dutch dynamo speaks to Uli Hesse about topping the treble, playing for Pep and how Bayern are different to Dortmund...
World Cup 2006: When Germany learned to love its national team – and each other
World Cup 2006 Uli Hesse recalls what was once the Germans' finest hour of the 21st century – and they didn't even win anything
World Cup icons: Cruyff vs Beckenbauer – how great rivals became great friends (1974)
World Cup 1974 Rarely do the two best player's face each other in a World Cup final; they did in 1974, though...
Thiago Alcantara: Guardiola's mission is to make Bayern Munich perfect
Thiago Alcântara Ulrich Hesse chats to the young midfielder Pep so happily plucked from former club Barcelona in the summer...
Why Philipp Lahm is the world's second-best player… at least
FFT100 Surprised that the German outdid Lionel Messi? Don't be, says Uli Hesse...
How we won the World Cup, by Lahm, Muller and Neuer
Germany Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller tell Uli Hesse about picking housemates, avoiding apes and wearing dresses...
Who REALLY invented the pressing game – and why it works
Jürgen Klopp Everybody talks about it, from confused TV pundits to bluffing pub bores – but where did pressing come from in the first place? Uli Hesse has the answers...
