Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk is making another temporary stadium change for its Champions League schedule this upcoming season. The displaced club is not playing in its home city for European competition as the country continues its war against Russia. Domestic contests in the Ukrainian Premier League are still happening. For those, Shakhtar Donetsk plays at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hamburg have one foot back in the Bundesliga after earning a 1-0 win at Hertha Berlin in Thursday's relegation/promotion play-off, first leg thanks to a speculative strike by midfielder Ludovit Reis. Reis' winner at Berlin's Olympic Stadium gives Hamburg, who were relegated from the top flight in 2018, the edge ahead of Monday's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hamburg legend Felix Magath admits feeling uneasy about plotting to block his former club's return to the Bundesliga as coach of rivals Hertha Berlin in Thursday's relegation/promotion play-off first leg. Magath famously scored the winning goal for Hamburg in their 1983 European Cup final victory over Juventus. The 68-year-old is still held […]

Berlin (AFP) – Second division Hamburg expect thousands of fans to travel for Thursday's relegation play-off, first leg at Hertha Berlin as a sleeping giant of German football looks to return to the Bundesliga after a four-year absence. All 7,500 away tickets for the first leg at Berlin's Olympic Stadium were snapped up with an […]