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Raphael Honigstein (born 1973) is a German journalist and author.


Early life

Honigstein was born in
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to a Jewish family. In 1993, Honigstein moved from
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to
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. He studied law before becoming a journalist.


Journalism career

In the 1990s, Honigstein wrote about pop culture for the German youth magazine ''jetzt''. Honigstein is the
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correspondent for the German newspaper ''
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'', and has been the
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correspondent for the British newspaper ''
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'' and the UK radio broadcaster, talkSPORT. In addition, he also contributes to Germany's popular football magazine, ''11Freunde'' and the British football quarterly, ''
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''. Honigstein now writes for the UK arm of
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Broadcasting

Honigstein regularly appears on the podcast ''The Totally Football Show'' and, before its cancellation, on
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television programme '' Sunday Night Football'', both hosted by James Richardson, where he gives updates on German football. He has also worked as a German football expert for
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, alongside host
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, and on Setanta's coverage of the Bundesliga. He has also appeared on The Friday Football Show on Setanta, and on
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, discussing German football. He occasionally appears on the football show, '' ESPN Soccernet Press Pass''. He is a regular for the
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on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Euro leagues show presented by Steve Crossman, with
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, and
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Publications

Honigstein's book on the peculiarities of English football, ''Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Die geheime Geschichte des englischen Fußballs'', was published in German by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 2006, and the English version ''Englischer Fussball: A German View of Our Beautiful Game'' was published by Yellow Jersey Press in 2008. Honigstein's book, ''Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World'', was published by Yellow Jersey Press in 2015 and charts the return of
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from the international wilderness of the late 1990s to victory at the
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in Brazil. His latest book, ''Klopp: Bring the Noise'' was also published by Yellow Jersey Press in 2017 and tells the definitive story of Jurgen Klopp’s career, transformative footballing genius and how he is bringing the noise to
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References


External links


Weekly Bundesliga Predictions
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The Guardian
Interview with Raphael Honigstein
Soccerlens, 9 September 2008

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