Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola insists that his wife causes him more problems when it comes to tactics and team selection than Dutch winger Arjen Robben. In afunny interview, the Spaniard revealed that his spouse would prefer that he stop tinkering with his lineup for every match. “My wife Cristina often complains about my tactics,” […]
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Julian Green's highlight reel, so far
[VIDEO PICK] Julian Green, who is now vying for a spot on the USA’s 2014 World Cup squad, has yet to play in a Bundesliga game for BayernMunich, but he has hit the net in friendly games for the first team and many times for Bayern’s reserve squad. Green has scored 15 goals in 21 […]
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Superb free kick from Schweinsteiger
[VIDEO PICK: Golazo] Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger looks fully recovered from ankle surgery that required a 14-week layoff. He scoredwith a superb free kick in a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen a few days after scoring against Arsenal in UEFA Champions League play. Schweinsteiger, who has had two ankle operations sincestruggling at Euro 2012 during […]
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Bayern's Green to Train With U.S. Ahead of Mexico Friendly
Bayern Munich has given promising young striker Julian Green, who has both American as well as German citizenship, permission to train with the U.S. men’s national team aheadof its upcoming friendly against Mexico on April 2. According to SI.com, coach Jurgen Klinsmann called Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to ask the German Treblewinner to release Green […]
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Bayern Could Wrap Up Bundesliga Title This Month
The Bundesliga title race has been over for a while now, but Bayern Munich is set to cement its place in history by being crowned champion before the end of March, which would be a first. TheGerman Treble winner’s 2-1 win at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday opened up a 23-point lead over second-place […]
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Hoeness Steps Down, Declines to Appeal
Uli Hoeness on Friday stepped down as president of Bayern Munich and said he would not appeal the three-and-a-half year jail sentence that he received for tax evasion on Thursday. “I’ve instructedmy lawyers not to appeal, this corresponds to my understanding of integrity, decorum, and personal responsibility,” 62-year-old Hoeness said in a statement published on […]
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Arsenal's Wenger: 'We know we can do it'
[UCL PREVIEW: Tuesday] The UEFA Champions League resumes on Tuesday with two games — Bayern Munich-Arsenal and Atletico Madrid-AC Milan — in the second leg ofthe round of 16. All the home teams except Manchester United will carry leads into the second legs. Last year, Arsenal won, 2-0, in Munich, but Bayern’s 3-1 victory in […]
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Ancelotti: Bayern is the UCL Favorite
Carlo Ancelotti claims that Bayern Munich is the favorite to lift the UEFA Champions League again this season, despite the excellent form shown in the competition so far by hisReal Madrid side. Real is looking for ‘La Decima’, the club’s unprecedented 10th European Cup trophy, and belief is growing among Madridistas that Ancelotti could be […]
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Schweinsteiger returns for Germany friendly
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Germany, which will face the USA in Group G at the World Cup, got some good news as Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has returned to the national team for its friendly against Chile on Wednesday at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. Four players earned their first call-ups from CoachJoachim Loew, though all are […]
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Diego Costa in, Fernando Torres and Villa out for Spain
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Few teams have competition for spots on their World Cup squad like defending champion Spain, which omitted such stars as Juan Mata, Fernando Torres, former captain Carles Puyol and all-time leading scorerDavid Villa from the team that will face Italy Wednesday in a friendly in Madrid.