Berlin, May 17 (IANS) Bayern Munich signed off from its Bundesliga campaign with another emphatic attacking display as Harry Kane hit a hat-trick in a 5-1 home win over Cologne before the newly crowned champion received the trophy on Saturday.Leon Goretzka, making his final Bayern appearance after eight years in Munich, started alongside Joshua Kimmich, while Manuel Neuer returned in goal. Cologne, already safe after securing its survival the previous week, defended deep in the opening stages.Ka…
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Berlin (Germany), May 12 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund have signed defender Joane Gadou from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg on a contract through June 2031, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday. The 19-year-old French international joins Dortmund as the club continues to reshape its defense with an eye on both immediate reinforcement and long-term development.Gadou came through Paris Saint-Germain’s academy before joining Salzburg in September 2024. The 1.95-metre defender played 58 times for Sa…
Berlin, May 9 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund sealed second place in the Bundesliga with a 3-2 home victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, whose push for a place suffered another damaging setback.Frankfurt made a start as Can Uzun put the visitors ahead after only two minutes, finishing into the right corner after Mahmoud Dahoud had held the ball under pressure in the Dortmund area and laid it back.Dortmund, short of rhythm lately, needed time to settle but gradually forced Frankfurt goalkeeper Michael Zett…
Munich, May 7 (IANS) UEFA Champions League winner and five-time Bundesliga Champion Niklas Sule has announced a shock retirement at the age of 30 after an injury scare forced him to reconsider his decision on the future. German International player will put an end to his enormous career at the end of the season once his contract with Borussia Dortmund expires.The 30-year-old defender made the announcement on the Spielmacher podcast. Sule explained that he has been considering the option for a wh…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday confirmed Edin Terzic as the club’s replacement for Ernesto Valverde as first-team coach from the end of the season. The 43-year-old Germany-born coach has agreed a two-year contract until the end of June 2028 and returns to coaching after a two-season break following his departure from Borussia Dortmund.Terzic has experience working in Borussia Dortmund’s youth system and also served as assistant to Slaven Bilic at Turkish side Besiktas and at Wes…
Berlin, May 4 (IANS) Borussia Monchengladbach secured their place in the Bundesliga for another season after Haris Tabakovic scored late to earn a 1-0 home win over Borussia Dortmund.The victory left 11th-placed Gladbach beyond the reach of the bottom three with two matches remaining and ended a run of five games without a win. Dortmund, which could have sealed second place with success, stays five points ahead of third-placed RB Leipzig with a far superior goal difference.Coach Eugen Polanski m…
Berlin April 27 (IANS) Second-placed Borussia Dortmund celebrated its 1,000th Bundesliga home match in style, sweeping aside a rotated Freiburg side to secure qualification for next season’s Champions League.Needing a response after consecutive league defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and TSG Hoffenheim, Niko Kovac’s team settled the contest early. Maximilian Beier opened the scoring in the eighth minute, running onto Ramy Bensebaini’s long pass before beating Noah Atubolu in his 100th Bundesliga appe…
Hamburg, April 12 (IANS) FC Bayern beat St Pauli 5-0 to extend their lead in the Bundesliga to 12 points. It meant Bayern broke the Bundesliga’s single-season scoring record with now 105 goals this campaign. Jamal Musiala handed Bayern an early lead, with Leon Goretzka, Michael Olise, Nicolas Jackson and Raphael Guerreiro scoring after the break.Bayern started with Manuel Neuer in goal and Konrad Laimer, Minjae Kim, Hiroki Ito and Tom Bischof in a back four. Joshua Kimmich and Goretzka anchore…
Berlin (Germany), April 1 (IANS) Tensions are rising at Borussia Dortmund after center-back Nico Schlotterbeck said a contract extension sought by the club remains far from being agreed.”I must deny reports that we are close,” the 26-year-old said. The German international indicated that the latest power struggles within the club’s leadership had affected the negotiations.The announcement by the sought-after defender fueled unrest among fans, as talks had dragged on for more than six months, rep…
Berlin, March 31 (IANS) Bayern Munich and Portugal international Raphael Guerreiro have agreed to part ways at the end of the current campaign, with the defender’s contract set to expire, the Bundesliga club said.Guerreiro will bring his three-year spell at Bayern to a close after joining on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023. Since his arrival, the 32-year-old has made 89 appearances in all competitions, contributing 12 goals and eight assists while establishing himsel…