After nearly two decades at the pinnacle of European soccer, a 2014 FIFA World Cup winner and current Serie A star has announced he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season.

After featuring in just one game for AS Roma, the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League finalist with Borussia Dortmund Mats Hummels is reportedly contemplating retirement if his situation at the club does not improve.

Brighton has reportedly contacted Mats Hummels over a potential contract offer. The German defender is currently a free agent after running down his most recent deal with Borussia Dortmund. Hummels previously spent two different stints with the BVB during his impressive career. With the German giants, the center-back collected four significant trophies, including two Bundesliga […]

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has officially departed the club. The veteran star's contract has expired following the most recent season. Although there was speculation that the two sides may work on a new extension, Hummels now becomes a free agent. Hummels played 13-and-a-half seasons with the BVB in two separate stints at the club. […]

Edin Terzic has surprisingly decided to leave Borussia Dortmund with immediate effect. Despite having a deal in place for the 2024/25 campaign, the coach asked the club to terminate his contract. Terzic's final match at the helm came just 12 days ago in the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium. Dortmund was beaten by Real […]

Germany national team manager Julian Nagelsmann has officially unveiled his squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 tournament. The coach recently resisted the chance to rejoin Bayern Munich to remain with the DFB. As Nagelsmann has plenty of quality players to pick from, he was forced to make some tough decisions. Germany will head into the […]

I missed the first round of games on family vacation. While I still have the Gladbach-Bochum game on DVR to watch for fun, my first game of the season, albeit delayed, was Dortmund's 1-0 victory at home over Köln. It was a thoroughly deserved victory where Dortmund put the Billy Goats to the sword and […]

Bild is reporting that Mats Hummels has sustained another in a long line of ankle injuries. Having just returned to training following the healing of tears in the inner and outer bands on his ankle, he left training due to the ankle again today. This is the 3rd injury to the right ankle in a […]

We can only hope that young players begin to take notice of Bayern Munich’s youth policy, which is to strip other clubs of their promising youth, destroy their confidence and send them out on loan as disappointments. With Podolski, Hummels and Kroos all finding new homes in January, it’s obvious that Bayern have become the […]

I have just returned from my summer holidays, where I had a lovely respite from footie. However, here we are with the season two weeks deep and I am behind. But I am afforded the luxury of making my tactical analysis on two games rather than one, which can be useful. I decided to spend […]

1st Schalke What You Know: If baseball's Chicago Cubs had a baby with the Red Sox prior to 2004, Schalke would be the offspring. What You Don’t: All things both good and bad must end. What to Expect: Yes, Campeones! I say that, bucking all trends, and knowing full well that Schalke could be leading […]