News: Hertha BSC, Hulk, Steve Cook

Hertha is on the rise. That's the prophecy of various experts and those who would like to be. Because in our special edition, we also predict Berlin's return to the Bundesliga. And the Hertha fans themselves? Enjoying the bright prospect. Many fans aren't quite sure where this new self-confidence comes from. Their confidence has been gradually trained out of them over the past few years. And yet, for the first time in years, their outlook ahead to the season isn't looking down. Like everything else at the club, this has a lot to do with Fabian Reese – the league's best player. A striker and pusher the likes of which the city hasn't seen in a long time. The reunion with his "favorite coach," Stefan Leitl, is also fueling hope. Experts have long predicted the coach would be a league higher anyway. The fact that the club has also made some notable additions and, with Reese's contract extension, is stretching financially to the roof of the Olympic Stadium leaves only one conclusion: Hertha is taking a big risk this year. Reese-like. The opening match is on Friday, and it's against FC Schalke, of all places. A game like a seismograph.