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    German national side to be documented by Amazon during Qatar World Cup for next Arsenal-style All or Nothing series

    THE GERMAN national team will be documented during the Qatar World Cup by Amazon for their next Arsenal-style All or Nothing series.Prime Video’s critically-acclaimed series following the Gunners, showing behind the scenes footage of what was a memorable 2021/22 season, went down well with fans and players.
    Germany’s World Cup campaign starts on November 23Credit: AFP
    Amazon will be documenting the German’s World Cup campaign as they look for a fifth starCredit: Getty
    And now footy fans will be treated to an international version of an All or Nothing series, it has been confirmed.
    Six episodes will take viewers through the German national team’s preparations for the 2022 Qatar World Cup and the tournament itself.
    It will start after the Germans were knocked out of the 2018 World Cup in the group stages, falling at the first hurdle of their world title defence.
    The five-year journey will also cover their participation at Euro 2020, which saw them lose in the Round of 16 to host nation England.
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    The hope is it will show the Germans “getting back to the top of the world” and winning their fifth World Cup, and it will release in Spring 2023.
    National coach Hansi Flick says the documentary will give fans “exclusive insights into our processes”.
    Flick told DFB: “The Amazon team supports us intensively and offers many exclusive insights into our processes.
    “The documentary follows our goal back to the top of the world and shows how hard we work to achieve it.
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    “Our biggest challenge is still to come with the World Cup. It will be challenging, emotional and hopefully successful in the end.
    “We go ALL IN and want to go with it make the documentary possible for the fans.”
    Philip Pratt, Head of German Amazon Originals at Prime Video, said: “Prime members can look forward to an exciting journey with the German national soccer team.
    “Our viewers will receive unique, intimate and emotional insights while the entire team will be on the exhausting Accompany the way to the fifth star up close.
    “The whole of Germany and we at Prime Video hope for a happy ending.”
    Germany will contest Group E alongside Japan, Costa Rica and 2010 world champions Spain.
    Flick’s men will kick-off their World Cup campaign on November 23 against Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium. More

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    Netflix and Amazon Prime in bidding war to sign Man Utd for revealing fly-on-the-wall docuseries like All or Nothing

    NETFLIX and Amazon Prime are in a bidding war to sign Manchester United for a new fly-on-the-wall documentary series.TV execs are keen to capitalise on the popularity of the recent All or Nothing documentary which follows the rollercoaster year endured by Arsenal last season.
    Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing: Netflix has been a massive hit
    Manchester City, Tottenham and Sunderland have also appeared in similar shows – and all have proved huge ratings successes.
    SunSport understands that Manchester United are the top of the list for the bosses of streaming giants – and they are willing to pay MILLIONS for it.
    A source said: “The story of the rebuild of Manchester United under Erik ten Hag, the future of Cristiano Ronaldo and the campaign to remove the Glazer family from the club is like a Hollywood movie in itself.
    “That’s why the club has become the new target for both Amazon Prime and Netflix producers and offers have gone in several times.
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    “Producers have made great play of the fact a programme would be a chance for the directors to show a different side to their role at the club, much like the way Arsenal’s owners did in All or Nothing.
    “So far United haven’t given the idea the green light. But the interest remains strong and is unlikely to go away.”

    The streaming giants are prepared to pay Man Utd a huge sum to allow the cameras inside the club.
    The source continued: “Amazon paid about £10m for the All or Nothing series.
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    “But producers would be willing to go much, much more than that if they could get access to the biggest club in the world.
    “Viewers from China to America to Manchester would be tuning in if they could pull it off.”
    Sun Online understands Barcelona are also being targeted for a fly-on-the-wall show with interest high following the club’s financial turmoil.
    The story of Wrexham’s purchase by Hollywood owners is also currently drawing in viewers from around the world on Disney Plus and has been acclaimed by critics.
    Our source added: “Fly on the wall football shows are very much in fashion at the moment and Amazon and Netflix want to show more and more of them.
    “Most top clubs have their own TV channel these days but they don’t show the true inside story of what goes on, which is why fly on the wall programmes are proving to be so popular right now.”
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     Amazon also reportedly want to film Newcastle for the duration of the 2023/24 season.
    The season would hit the silver screen in the summer of 2024 and could provide a unique insight into life at the club since the Saudi-led takeover last October.
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    Thomas Tuchel loves Amazon’s All or Nothing docs and is ‘open’ to Chelsea following Arsenal, Spurs and Man City

    THOMAS TUCHEL loves fly-on-the wall football documentaries — but is in no particular hurry to star in one himself.After Spurs and Manchester City, Arsenal are the latest Premier League club to let Amazon Prime cameras follow them for a season.
    Tuchel loves the Amazon All or Nothing documentaries so much he’s open to letting Chelsea do oneCredit: Getty
    Arsenal are the latest side to take part in the series that documents life behind the scenes at football clubsCredit: Getty
    When it was put to Tuchel that a behind-the-scenes series about Chelsea’s turbulent 2021-22 campaign would have been TV gold, the Blues boss said with a rueful laugh: “Yes, it would have been.
    “We had these discussions many times. They started even in Dortmund and, as you can imagine, in Paris Saint-Germain we had these discussions pretty often.
    “Here, as you know, I enjoy it so much that it’s purely about football in this building and in this club. It is still one of the biggest joys and why I love it so much to be here.
    “To be honest, I watch the football documentaries also because I am curious and I want to see it.
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    “I 100 per cent would have watched it as a kid over and over again. But at the same time, I’m not so sure you see everything.
    “Maybe it’s new times and maybe at some point we will have to be open to it. I’m quite happy I was not asked the question so far — but let’s see, we are always open to new ideas.”
    When Tuchel WAS asked the killer question about whether Chelsea could be contenders for the Premier League title without further signings, he was not exactly talking up his club’s credentials.
    Ahead of hosting rivals Tottenham this afternoon, the Blues boss said: “I don’t want to limit our ambitions artificially at the beginning of August.
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    “And I don’t want to put pressure on us by putting out any number that we want to reach.
    “If you ask me if I feel confident enough that we can win the next match then, yes, I believe we can.
    “So we’ll prepare to beat Tottenham, which is a big ask at the moment, and which is a big match for us and a tough opponent.
    “And then we must go step by step, and this is a luxury that we deserve at the moment. We are in a bit of a delay. This is nobody’s fault. It’s the reality.”
    Chelsea’s new regime, fronted by chairman Todd Boehly has already spent some £165million on new players this summer.
    But it may not be enough to close the gap on champions Manchester City and Liverpool.
    Tuchel said: “I gave him a list and it would have been possible to fight straight for the title — but that was a pretty unrealistic list.
    “We can play fantasy football! But in the end we need to pay for it, we need to convince players and other clubs to give us their very best players — it’s simply not happening.
    “But I’m super happy with what we have succeeded with so far.
    “Maybe it is finished and we don’t do anything else and we fight with this squad.
    “If it’s not finished, we try to implement further quality and with this further quality, of course, the ambition level rises.” More

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    Newcastle to be next for All or Nothing documentary with Amazon Prime for fly-on-the-wall series after Saudi takeover

    NEWCASTLE UNITED are in line to be the next Premier League club to feature in Amazon’s All or Nothing series.The streaming powerhouse has documented the Magpies’ league rivals Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal in recent seasons.
    Manchester City and Tottenham were the first team documented in the All or Nothing seriesCredit: PA
    Arsenal’s 2021/22 season is currently being shown on the global broadcasterCredit: GETTY
    Mega-rich Newcastle could begin filming with Amazon next seasonCredit: REX
    And they’re looking to strike a deal to go behind the scenes at St James’ Park.
    That’s according to The Daily Mail, who claim Amazon want to film the newly-rich North East club for the duration of the 2023/24 season.
    The season would hit the silver screen in the summer of 2024 and could provide a unique insight into life at the club since the Saudi-led takeover last October.
    Amazon chiefs, however, will face an uphill battle to convince the Newcastle brass to give them all access as they’ve already turned down multiple offers from production companies.
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    But they could very well change their mind if they receive a suitable offer from the broadcaster – who would provide them with a huge platform to expand as a global brand.
    The latest season of All or Nothing is focused on Arsenal – with episodes on the North Londoners’ 2021/22 campaign being released intermittently.
    And Gunners defender Gabriel Magalhaes believes the show has given an accurate depiction of life at the Emirates.
    In a recent interview with Sky Sports, the Brazilian said of the documentary: “I’ve seen it.
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    “It’s good for showing the reality of what is actually going on in the dressing room in the day-to-day.
    “People can understand things a little more and see how different it is from what they might imagine.
    “As players, of course, we always play to win.
    “But sometimes we lose games and there are difficult moments. Things happen.
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    “I think the documentary does a good job of showing the reality of what goes on.”
    Newcastle will be back in action this afternoon, travelling to the Amex Stadium to take on Brighton.
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    Ex-Celtic hero Kieran Tierney performs Hoops chant with Arsenal teammate Rob Holding

    FOOTIE star Kieran Tierney roped in an Arsenal teammate to join him in performing a Celtic fans chant.Tierney, 25, taught fellow defender Rob Holding the tune which is a favourite with his ex-club’s supporters.
    KT bangs the drumsCredit: AMAZON PRIME
    Tierney used to start chants at Celtic Park with fansCredit: REUTERS
    The pair are seen clapping along together on the new Amazon Prime docuseries, All Or Nothing: Arsenal.
    Holding, 26, sings “do do do do do” while Tierney uses a trolley to make the same beat as the drummer at Parkhead.
    The tune comes from the song Finder by German house DJ Ninetoes which was an Ibiza hit in 2013.
    The duo also perform a bizarre wiggling dance as they are served food at the training ground cafeteria.
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    It came after the Gunners has earned an away draw last season at Liverpool despite having a man sent off.
    Boyhood Hoops fan Tierney was a fans favourite at Celtic Park.
    He would start songs in front of the Green Brigade with a megaphone after victories.
    We told how Tierney had earlier opened up on the docuseries at his pain at losing pals to suicide and his own mental health struggles since moving to London.
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    The ex-Hoops hero told how he was struck by “terrible” homesickness after leaving the Hoops in a £25million switch to the London side three years ago.
    And he said he regrets that his tragic friends felt unable to share their personal anguish with him.
    On leaving his family and friends to join the English Premier League giants, the Scotland star revealed: “It was hard to start with, I was really struggling.
    “Really low point, homesickness was terrible to start with.
    “Outside training you had a lot of time to think. I’m not saying I was ever in a bad, bad place where I was suicidal.
    “But my friends have been. Two or three of them have committed suicide, lost their life.
    “You’re with these people and you don’t know a thing. They’ve not spoke.“So I feel a certain responsibility to try and help as much as I can because I kind of know how it feels to be in a certain place.”
    KT in action for ArsenalCredit: Getty
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    Arsenal star Granit Xhaka has fans in hysterics after turning up for training in tiny car during All or Nothing doc

    GRANIT Xhaka has left fans in hysterics after being caught turning up to training in a tiny car during the club’s All or Nothing documentary.The Gunners are the subject of the third Premier League instalment of Amazon’s All or Nothing docuseries, with the first three episodes of Arsenal’s edition released on Thursday.
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    Granit Xhaka left fans in stitches after turning up to training in an abnormally small carCredit: Getty
    Cedric Soares approaches and questions Xhaka’s tiny car from All or Nothing: ArsenalCredit: https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/1555271870127251456/photo/2
    The car is believed to be a Brabus Ultimate ECredit: https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/1555271870127251456/photo/2
    And viewers were left in stitches after Arsenal star Xhaka turned up to training in a surprisingly small car and was greeted by team-mate Cedric Soares.
    One Twitter user wrote: “This is why I like Xhaka. The man is a Character.”
    A second user added: “Legendary scene.”
    Some of fans responded simply with a string of laughing emojis.
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    A few fans also opted to highlight Cedric being the one to greet Xhaka.
    Another user said: “Cedric, you need to calm down bro.”
    One user poked fun at fellow midfielder Lucas Torreira, who has reportedly agreed to sign with Galatasary, saying: “That should be Torreira’s car.”
    Xhaka was believed to be driving a Brabus Ultimate E, worth a cool £45,000.
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    Cedric, clearly perplexed by the size of the car, asked Xhaka: “What is this s*** car?”
    To which Xhaka replied: “Bro, they are the best car ever.”
    The behind-the-scenes series has enjoyed great success with fellow Premier League sides Manchester City and Tottenham in the previous two years.
    The show is exclusively airing on Amazon Prime Video and you can find out about when the rest of the series is released here.
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    ‘The star of the show!’ – Arsenal fans go wild for Aaron Ramsdale’s down to earth dad during All or Nothing doc

    ARSENAL fans have declared Aaron Ramsdale’s dad the star of the All or Nothing documentary. The Amazon Prime series followed the Gunners’ struggles and successes over the course of last season – but it’s the father of their No1 goalkeeper who has proven to be the breakout star.
    Aaron Ramsdale has his dad, Nick, backing him all the way as he signed his Arsenal contractCredit: Instagram @aaronramsdale
    The first episode reflects on Ramsdale’s move to the Emirates last summerCredit: Getty
    Ramsdale’s dad has already built up a fan base bigger than some EFL clubsCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    While supporters have enjoyed seeing more of Arteta’s unique management techniques, the cameo appearances of Nick Ramsdale have also caught attention.
    He can first be seen grabbing Arsenal’s matchday programme while holding a drink and saying excitedly: “He’s on the front of the programme!”
    Later, as Arsenal got their first win of last season over Norwich, the dad can be seen squirming as he watches his son in goal.
    As Ramsdale attempts to evade Teemu Pukki and play it out from the back, Nick said: “F***ing hell, Aaron.”
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    He can then be seen leaving his seat as he says in exasperation as he says: “F***ing nothing to do with my f***ing heart!”
    Ramsdale Senior can then be seen shouting more expletives as he watches Arsenal miss chances, before they finally put the Canaries to bed.
    Even as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the opening goal, it appears Ramsdale’s father was too stressed to celebrate, and instead shares a low-energy high-five with his wife.
    But he finds his voice at the full time whistle and can be seen cheering on his son.
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    The goalkeeper, who signed for Arsenal a year ago, revealed in interviews how his dad hates watching him play from the back as it will “give him a heart attack”.
    Nick has left Arsenal fans in stitches on Twitter.
    One said: “Clearly the real star of #AllorNothing is Aaron Ramsdale’s dad.”
    Another tweeted: “Ramsdale’s parents have barely missed a game in his career, his dad came to his Arsenal debut and he had to stop watching because we were doing his heart in, what watching the Arsenal can do to you.”
    Another fan watching the fly-on-the-wall doc said: “Just finished the first episode and if the rest of the series doesn’t just follow Ramsdale’s dad around, I don’t think I’m interested.”
    One Arsenal fan added: “Everyone deserves a dad like Ramsdale’s.”
    The first batch of three episodes follow the club as they experience their disastrous start to last season.
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    Who is Arsenal photographer Stuart MacFarlane and how long has he worked for the club?

    ARSENAL’S All Or Nothing documentary is finally here on our screens.And one member of staff in particular has been filmed in the Amazon doc playing a starring role in one of the season’s memorable triumphs.
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    Stuart MacFarlane delivered the final words before the derbyCredit: Amazon Prime Video
    Mikel Arteta let Arsenal’s Chief Photographer handle a pre-match team talkCredit: Amazon Prime Video
    It was chief photographer and lifelong fan Stuart MacFarlane who delivered the team talk for the North London derby against Tottenham…and the Gunners went on to win 3-1.
    His inspirational talk was filmed by Amazon Prime cameras and is part of the upcoming All Or Nothing series.
    Arteta picked up MacFarlane’s camera as he told the squad: “This guy, for the last 30 years has captured emotions, emotions and teams.
    “I want you to hear from him, how he feels about you. And about our club.”
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    Who is Stuart MacFarlane and how long has he worked for Arsenal?
    MacFarlane has been snapping Arsenal since 1991, and become a full-time staff photographer with the club in 2001.
    He also supplied pictures for the ‘Invincibles’ book on Arsene Wenger released in 2014.
    MacFarlane spoke of his highs and lows covering the Gunners: “The highs and lows are all linked to the success for the football club.
    “So winning the league in 2002 and 2004, the FA Cup in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014 and 2015 were brilliant times.
    “And the only real low is losing in the final of the Champions League in 2006.”
    Arteta celebrated with MacFarlane after his side won the game 3-1Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
    What did Stuart MacFarlane say in the team talk?
    MacFarlane looked at the players and said: “This is my club. I f*****g love this football club. And I f******g love all of you.”
    “When you go out, first f***ing tackle, listen to the crowd. They will f***ing be on you straight away.
    “Win every tackle. When you score, look in their faces. Look at their emotion, look how much they love you. Show them how much you love them, ok?”
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