This one hits different.

When Ann-Katrin Berger talks about signing “I love you” to her deaf sister before a match, everything stops — even Christina and Lori. The Gotham FC and Germany keeper opens up about what drives her: surviving thyroid cancer twice, staying calm when the world’s on fire, and why she listens to heartbreak songs before kick-off.

She’s, funny, self-aware, and disarmingly honest — from her tattoos to that one-handed save at the Euros that made the world gasp.

🎙 Hosts: Christina Unkel & Lori Lindsey

🏆 Guest: Ann-Katrin Berger — Gotham FC & Germany NT

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00:00 Cold open — signing “I love you” & the story behind it

01:03 Welcome — Christina introduces Germany & Gotham FC’s No. 1

02:11 Home base — Stuttgart, Mercedes & Porsche pride

02:52 Car chat — “Get her that dealership deal!”

03:55 Match prep — calm, music & pre-game rituals

05:08 Playoff mindset — Adele, Bieber & heartbreak songs

06:13 Euro 2025 save — “It felt like The Matrix”

08:45 Why the Euros hit different — pride, pressure & depth

09:43 Speed vs. space — adapting to NWSL tempo

11:19 Lori joins — U.S. style, youth systems & boxed potatoes

13:15 Adapting across leagues — Germany, France, England, U.S.

16:57 The modern keeper — footwork, risk & composure

18:03 Advice for young goalies — “Play out of goal as long as you can”

20:55 Positioning — stopping attacks before they start

21:36 The save revisited — instinct, defiance & disbelief

24:37 Off-field life — family, sister & sign language

25:03 Growing up together — learning to connect beyond sound

27:40 Empathy — “Who decides what’s normal?”

28:17 Teaching Christina & Lori — how to sign I love you 🤟

31:19 Cancer & courage — speaking out and helping others

35:08 Tattoos — compass, tree & “All we have is now”

38:15 Reflection — resilience, humor & life perspective

39:27 Playoff focus — facing Kansas City next

41:31 Knockout mindset — “You have to beat them anyway”

41:55 Closing — gratitude, humor & no beer in Germany

43:26 Wrap-up — Lori & Christina debrief, viral week recap

47:22 Weekend plans — playoff calls & Racing Louisville shout-out

47:37 Outro — follow, subscribe & thank-yous

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