- Raphael Honigstein
Raphael Honigstein, a native of
Bavaria , is a German journalist and author. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/raphaelhonigstein Honigstein at the Guardian] ] He is the English football correspondent for the German newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung ", and German football correspondent for the British newspaper "The Guardian " and the UK radio broadcasttalkSPORT . He occasionally appears on the Guardian PodcastFootball Weekly , hosted by James Richardson, where he gives updates on German football - he is also notable on the podcast for his dry humour. He has also worked as a German football expert forSky TV , alongside hostAlan McInally , and more recently on Setanta's coverage of the Bundesliga. Also on Setanta he has appeared on The Friday Football Show, and onSetanta Sports News , again discussing German football issues.His 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 book is due for publication in English, by
Random House , in 2008. [ [http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780224080132 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.] ]References
External links
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian]
* [http://football.guardian.co.uk/footballweekly/0,,1869989,00.html "Football Weekly" archive] at Guardian Unlimited
* [http://www.sueddeutsche.de Süddeutsche Zeitung online edition (German)]
* [http://soccerlens.com/interview-with-raphael-honigstein/11602/ Interview with Raphael Honigstein]
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