The Bundesliga kicks off this weekend! Union Berlin plays their season opener against Mainz on Sunday. On today's show, we talk about Union Berlin's two American players, Brenden Aaronson and Jordan Pefok, and what to expect from them this season. We’ll also do a more general overview of the club for those that haven’t watched a lot of them in the past.

To help me with this topic, I’ve invited Kit Holden to join the show. Kit is a British-German author and journalist who lives and works in Berlin. He writes regularly on Union Berlin for Der Tagesspiegel, a German daily newspaper. He’s also the author of a recent book on Union Berlin, Scheisse! We're Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin's Rebel Football Club. You can follow Kit on Twitter at: @KitHolden