Hoffenheim is no longer one of three Bundesliga teams exempt from the ‘50+1’ ownership regulations. The club's fans are now back in the majority. Normally, no entity in German professional soccer may hold more than half of a club. However, because of their lengthy histories with their respective owners, Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, and Wolfsburg had […]

Hoffenheim coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has expressed passive interest in the US Men's National Team (USMNT) job. The 45-year-old spoke to ESPN’s German analyst Archie Rhind-Tutt following his side’s 1-1 draw against Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday. In the post-match interview, when asked about the USMNT head coach job, the Hoffenheim manager said, “We’ll see, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Sebastian Hoeness was sacked by Bundesliga side Hoffenheim on Tuesday, paying the price for failing to secure a place in Europe for next season following a string of poor results. Five days after his 40th birthday, Hoeness was shown the door as Hoffenheim finished ninth in Germany's top flight, falling six points […]

Berlin (AFP) – Runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich had their 20-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended at Hoffenheim on Tuesday as Andrej Kramaric's winner sealed the hosts' historic 1-0 victory. Bayern's run came to an end a week before their mouth-watering Champions League home leg quarter-final against Real Madrid. This was Bayern's first loss […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hoffenheim stumbled to a 2-1 defeat at Wolfsburg on Sunday as all five clubs chasing Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga lost over the weekend. Daniel Didavi came off the bench after the break to inspire Wolfsburg's second-half fight back as Hoffenheim suffered only their second defeat this season. Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern were […]

Berlin (AFP) – Second-placed RB Leipzig ended 10-man Hoffenheim's unbeaten run this season with a 2-1 comeback win in Saturday's key Bundesliga clash to stay just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Hoffenheim were the last undefeated team left in Europe's top leagues before Marcel Sabitzer's 77th-minute winner dealt the visitors their first loss of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hoffenhem and Borussia Dortmund fought out an entertaining 2-2 draw Friday which saw both sides stay on the fringes of the Bundesliga title race. Hoffenheim, who move third with the point after their fourth draw in five games, now trail Bayern Munich and Leipzig by six points having played a game more […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann wants to get one over his ex-mentor Thomas Tuchel, who helped start his coaching career, when Hoffenheim host Borussia Dortmund in a key Bundesliga clash on Friday. Alongside Real Madrid, Hoffenheim are the only other club still unbeaten in Europe's main leagues and are fourth in Germany's top flight, but […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hoffenheim maintained their unbeaten record in the German Bundesliga this season after a 0-0 draw away to Eintracht Frankfurt in a spiky encounter at the Commerzbank Arena on Friday. Julian Nagelsmann's side have won six and drawn eight of their 14 league games this season and remain fourth in the table, above […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted four goals on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund routed bottom side Hamburg 5-2 away, while Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hoffenheim. The result at the Allianz Arena means second-placed RB Leipzig can now move level on points with Bayern at the summit if they […]

Berlin (AFP) – Unbeaten Hoffenheim, whose coach Julian Nagelsmann, 29, is the youngest in Bundesliga history, are targeting a first win over leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday to underline their title challenge. Hoffenheim are third in Germany's top flight and have already beaten the likes of Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin en route. "There's […]

Berlin (AFP) – At 29, Julian Nagelsmann is the youngest coach in Bundesliga history and insists his high-flying Hoffenheim can topple league leaders Bayern Munich — the club he turned down — on Saturday. Eyebrows were raised in February when Nagelsmann, then aged just 28, was made head coach of Hoffenheim. The appointment was a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Rising Germany star Niklas Suele sealed Hoffenheim's 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin which put them third in the Bundesliga and set up a mouth-watering clash against leaders Bayern Munich next week. Suele's 31st-minute header on Sunday gave unbeaten Hoffenheim their fifth win in nine games. "It was a cool feeling to score, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mainz threw away a three-goal lead in a thrilling 4-4 home draw against Hoffenheim as Werder Bremen lost 2-1 to Augsburg to stay bottom of the Bundesliga on Sunday. Mainz, who meet French side Saint-Etienne in Europa League action Thursday, looked on course for a rout with a Pablo De Blasis double […]