Berlin (AFP) – A new-look Bayern Munich will enter the 2022/23 season as firm favourites to win their 11th straight Bundesliga title, despite one of the more tumultuous off-seasons in recent memory. Bayern lost star striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, but the 31-time German champions have strengthened across the park, adding Liverpool forward Sadio Mane […]

Berlin (AFP) – Donata Hopfen, the new CEO of the German Football League (DFL), has outlined her vision to make the Bundesliga "the most digital football league in the world". She became the first woman to head the DFL in January when Bundesliga games were still mostly played behind closed doors due to high numbers […]

Berlin (AFP) – Second-from-bottom Arminia Bielefeld sacked their head coach Frank Kramer on Wednesday in a last-gasp bid to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. With four games left, Bielefeld are three points from a guaranteed place in Germany's top flight next season. Last Sunday's 3-0 defeat at home by Bayern Munich was their seventh straight […]

Berlin (AFP) – Two environmental protestors forced Sunday's Bundesliga match between hosts Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg to be briefly halted Sunday. Shortly after kick-off, protestors wearing t-shirts bearing the German text "Last Generation – Stop the Fossil Fuel Madness" each tied themselves to a post in the Frankfurt goal. It took stewards around four minutes […]

Berlin (AFP) – Canada international Alphonso Davies is set to make his return for Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Villarreal on Wednesday after a Covid-related heart problem. The 21-year-old last played in December having been diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, after he tested positive for coronavirus in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Brazilian Paulinho came off the bench to score a late double and give Bayer Leverkusen a morale-boosting 2-0 win at Wolfsburg after a three-match losing streak. Paulinho came on for the final 10 minutes and changed the game with his first Bundesliga goals for more than two years as Leverkusen reclaimed third […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – RB Leipzig climbed to third in the Bundesliga Sunday after taking a point in a frustrating goalless draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. However injury-hit Bayer Leverkusen, who have Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick absent, could later reclaim third spot in Germany's top flight if they take at least a point […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – RB Leipzig climbed to third in the Bundesliga Sunday after taking a point in a frustrating goalless draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. However injury-hit Bayer Leverkusen, who have Florian Wirtz and Patrik Schick absent, could later reclaim third spot in Germany's top flight if they win at mid-table Wolfsburg. Hosts […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich thrashed Union Berlin 4-0 on Saturday to open a seven-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga as Robert Lewandowski netted twice to pass the milestone of 30 league goals this season. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund are away to Cologne on Sunday. Bayern dominated at the Allianz Arena as Kingsley Coman […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin earned their first win of 2022 on Saturday to climb out of the Bundesliga bottom two with a 3-0 home victory over Hoffenheim despite new coach Felix Magath being sidelined by Covid. At the top of the table, leaders Bayern Munich will later look to bounce back from consecutive draws […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner has challenged his side to beat Spanish giants Barcelona in their plum Europa League quarter-final tie following Friday's draw. Frankfurt marched on in Europe Thursday by forcing an own goal in extra time to seal a 1-1 draw at home to Real Betis, earning a 3-2 aggregate […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pressure is piling up for Bayern Munich on and off the field amid speculation about stars Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry while their bid for a 10th straight Bundesliga title is under threat after seeing their lead slashed. Bayern face a tough home tie Saturday against Union Berlin, who are known for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Suele is a doubt for their Champions League quarter-final next month after suffering a muscle tear in training, the Bundesliga leaders announced Thursday. His fellow defender Benjamin Pavard has tested positive for Covid-19, leaving coach Julian Nagelsmann with a selection headache ahead of this weekend's match against Union […]

Paris (AFP) – RB Leipzig star Christopher Nkunku was one of two new faces included in the France squad by coach Didier Deschamps as the World Cup holders prepare for two friendly matches against African opposition later this month. The 24-year-old Nkunku, formerly of Paris Saint-Germain, is one of the leading scorers in the German […]

Berlin (AFP) – Florian Wirtz will be sidelined "for several months" after tearing knee ligaments as Bayer Leverkusen lost 1-0 at home to Cologne Sunday while elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Erling Haaland made his long-awaited return from injury for Dortmund. Wirtz, 18, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a first-half challenge […]