Freiburg go second after narrow wet and wild win over Bochum

Berlin (AFP) – Freiburg continued their impressive start to the Bundesliga season, defeating a dogged Bochum 1-0 at home on Friday.  In a game played in wet and wild conditions, Freiburg's Italian midfielder Vincenzo Grifo scored the only goal of the game when he headed in his own saved penalty, which had been saved two […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eighteen-year-old Englishman Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored one and created another as Borussia Dortmund came back to defeat Freiburg 3-1 on Friday with all their goals coming in the last 13 minutes of the game. With the game drifting towards defeat, Dortmund were again able to rely on their young brigade, with Bynoe-Gittens and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bad blood was stirred in the build-up to Saturday's German Cup final between Freiburg and RB Leipzig after a row over the seemingly innocuous matter of a commemorative scarf for supporters. Traditionally, the rival clubs each allow their logos to be used on a scarf which fans wear to the cup final […]

Berlin (AFP) – Dutch winger Sheraldo Becker grabbed a goal and an assist as Union Berlin stunned top-four hopefuls Freiburg with a 4-1 win in a dramatic afternoon in the Bundesliga race for Europe on Saturday. Union smashed in three goals in the first half to put themselves on course for the Europa League in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga side Freiburg announced on Wednesday the signing of 2014 World Cup winner Matthias Ginter, who will return to his former club from Borussia Moenchengladbach on a free transfer. The centre-back came up through the Freiburg academy but left in 2014 to join Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund before switching to Gladbach in […]

Hamburg (AFP) – Freiburg cruised into the first German Cup final in the club's history with a 3-1 victory at second-tier Hamburg in Tuesday's semi-final, with all their goals coming in the first half. Bundesliga side Freiburg dominated Hamburg, who have spent the last four seasons in the second division, with Nils Petersen, Nicolas Hoefler and […]

Hamburg (AFP) – Freiburg cruised into the first German Cup final in the club's history with a 3-1 victory at second-tier Hamburg in Tuesday's semi-final, with all their goals coming in the first half. Bundesliga side Freiburg dominated Hamburg, who have spent the last four seasons in the second division, with Nils Petersen, Nicolas Hoefler and […]

Mark Flekken plays an integral role in the success of SC Freiburg this season. After 21 games, Freiburg sits just outside of the Champions League positions at fifth with 33 points. Qualification for Europe's biggest club competition would be a first for the Breisgau-Brasilianer. In 2018, Freiburg finished their season at fifteenth in the Bundesliga. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayer Leverkusen's miserable run of form continued Sunday as they fell to a shock 2-1 home defeat to Freiburg thanks to a brilliant second-half performance from Lucas Hoeler. Having topped the Bundesliga in December, Leverkusen are now five points adrift of the Champions League places in sixth after winning just one of […]