Bayern Munich has suspended forward Sadio Mane for one game following an altercation with Leroy Sane after this week’s Champions League loss to Man City. Bild reported Sane was hit in the face by the Senegal attacker, suffering a cut lip after Tuesday’s loss. The one-match suspension for Saturday’s home game against home game against […]
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Bundesliga: Bayern hopes Mane can 'find himself' at familiar foe Freiburg
Fresh from knocking Bayern Munich out of the German Cup, Freiburg will hope to again spoil the party against the same opponents on Saturday, this time at home. Bayern lacked firepower in Freiburg’s 2-1 win at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, with its goal coming from center back Dayot Upamecano. Star summer arrival Sadio Mane‘s drought in […]
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Der Klassiker: No celebration from Thomas Tuchel after Bayern win
Thomas Tuchel said “he may never celebrate” with his players despite leading Bayern Munich to a 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in his first game in charge on Saturday. Tuchel replaced the fired Julian Nagelsmann last week and preferred a low-key celebration as Bayern went back to the top of the Bundesliga standings. “I think it’s not […]
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Der Klassiker: Dortmund targets overcoming Munich hoodoo on Tuchel's big day
Borussia Dortmund can gatecrash former coach Thomas Tuchel’s unveiling party at Bayern Munich on Saturday and take another step closer to thwarting the Bavarian giant’s bid for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title. Dortmund sits one point ahead of Bayern, but faces its title rival at Munich’s Allianz Arena, a place that has been a graveyard for the […]
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Borussia Dortmund focuses on Cologne as Bayern showdown looms
With the ‘Klassiker’ clash against rival Bayern Munich on the horizon, Borussia Dortmund wants to avoid a loss of focus against Cologne on Sunday with a title on the line. While Dortmund has had its share of woes against better teams in recent years, the club’s title challenges has truly come undone in poor performances against […]
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Bundesliga: Bayern sits alone on top after Dortmund drops points in derby
Borussia Dortmund led twice but was held 2-2 by bitter local rival Schalke to lose ground on Bayern Munich, which earlier won 5-3 against Augsburg and ended Saturday two points clear atop the Bundesliga. Kenan Karaman scored Schalke’s second equalizer with 10 minutes left to frustrate visiting Dortmund’s hopes of keeping pace in the title […]
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Dortmund and Schalke's contrasting fortunes on show in 100th Revierderby
When Schalke hosts Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in German soccer’s fiercest derby, the two teams’ contrasting fortunes will be on full display. Dortmund comes into the game challenging for a title, while Schalke is looking for valuable points to avoid a direct return to the second division. On paper, the clash should be an easy victory […]
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50+1: German league strengthens member-ownership rules
The German Football League Association (DFL) plans to put an end to exceptions to the current rules requiring member control of clubs in the country’s top leagues. The rule, nicknamed 50+1 and enshrined in DFL regulations, requires that all Bundesliga clubs wholly or partly own the team. The 50+1 rule, unique among the major European […]
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UEFA Champions League: PSG clash the true test for Bayern's recruits
Bayern Munich hosts Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday with the stage set for star turns from the club’s 2022-23 additions Sadio Mane and Matthijs de Ligt. With Bayern having won 10 straight league titles, the two big-name summer recruits were brought to Munich mainly with European nights in mind. Bayern return to the Allianz Arena with a […]
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Jude Bellingham the key for high-flying Dortmund at Chelsea
If Borussia Dortmund’s remarkable 2023 run is to continue at Chelsea on Tuesday, star midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, will need to be front and center. Dortmund travels to London as European soccer’s most in-form team, having chalked up 10 wins from 10 games to start 2023. Nine points behind Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich at Christmas, Dortmund […]