A late equaliser from Steven Skrzybski enabled Holstein Kiel to nick a point off VfL Wolfsburg in the 2024/25 Bundesliga’s Round 19 curtain-raiser. Marcel Rapp’s storks earned their 12th point of

John Tolkin and Holstein Kiel have been put on the defensive after an outcry over the new signing's past social media activity.

Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel have been forced to defend their signing of USMNT international John Tolkin following criticism of his social media activity. The 22-year-old wing-back — a club-record transfer from Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls — has faced criticism for his activity online relating to a variety of topics including gender identity and conspiracies around the COVID pandemic.

The late Steven Skrzybski goal that saw Friday night’s Bundesliga fixture between VfL Wolfsburg and Holstein Kiel end in a 2-2 draw naturally left VfL trainer Ralph Hasenhüttl and club manager

Having already brought in Slovenian defender David Zec and American wingback John Tolkin, Holstein Kiel have now added their third new signing of the current January transfer window. Centre-back Ivan Nekic arrives in the Bundesliga from Croatian first division outlet NK Varaždin.

John Tolkin, a U.S. international, joined Holstein Kiel as the club's record transfer but faced backlash over his social media activity. The player apologized for liking posts on gender identity and conspiracy theories,

Defender John Tolkin transferred Thursday to Holstein Kiel of the German Bundesliga from Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. The 22-year-old Tolkin made his MLS debut in 2021 and has seven goals and 12 assists in 114 MLS appearances,

Holstein Kiel are without midfielder Lewis Holtby through suspension, whilst concussion rules will keep Patrick Erras from contention. Johansson and Kleine-Bekel are out injured although both Becker and Schulz could yet be passed fit to feature in some form.

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

Bayern closed out the Champions League “group stages” with a win over Slovan Bratislava, but didn’t do enough to avoid the playoff phase.

Here are the top prep performers from the week of Jan. 20-25 in Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties. There won’t be a set number of players chosen in each sport in a given week, just including performances which stood out and deserve recognition. This means there might be more or less than the week previous.

AFC Bournemouth are continuing to defy the odds in the English Premier League this season and Tyler Adams has been at the forefront of their recent success.