Bayern Munich center-back Dante on Tuesday unexpectedly told Fox Sports Brasil that he felt flattered by Manchester United’s interest in him and, asked if he could go intodetails, replied: “We have to wait until Jan. 31 because there is a lot going on.” Since making that comment, the Brazil international has dismissed the notion that […]
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Goalies get their Day: Top 10 Bundesliga Saves
[VIDEO PICK: Saves] When goalkeepers feature in Video Pick, they’re usually victims of golazos or committing bloopers, but today we deliver 10 superb saves fromGermany. The Bundesliga YouTube channel picked these as the best 10 saves of the season’s first half. We like best Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s divingsave of a close-range header and Sebastian Mielitz’s […]
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Ribery: I Should Have Won the Ballon d'Or
Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery claims he deserved to win the 2013 Ballon d’Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo because the Real Madrid forward “wonnothing” last season. Ribery won five titles with Bayern Munich in 2013: UEFA Champions League, the German Bundesliga, the German Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup; the Frenchmanwas […]
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Sammer Tips Green to Shine for Bayern
Julian Green, Bayern Munich’s young Florida-born striker, has been tipped to break into Pep Guardiola’s first-team during the second half of theBundesliga giant’s season, which begins next weekend at Borussia Moenchengladbach. The 18-year-old, who has been linked with a temporary switch to Hamburg, has now been told that he will not beloaned out during the […]
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Heynckes Wins FIFA Coach of the Year
As was largely expected, former Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes, who led the club to an historic treble of the German Bundesliga, German Cup, and UEFA Champions League in 2013,was named the FIFA Ballon d’Or Coach of the Year. The other two finalists were former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson and Borussia Dortmund’s JurgenKlopp. “It […]
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Media Reaction to Cristiano's Big Night
The reaction in the Spanish press to Cristiano Ronaldo winning the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or was nearly unanimous: that the best man had won soccer’s top individual prize.In the capital, the top sports papers celebrated the Real Madrid forward’s victory. AS led with ‘The Best Won’ on its cover, while Marca chose the headline‘Lloro’ — […]
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Philadelphia is the place to be
[THIS WEEK IN SOCCER: Jan. 13-19] One of the busiest weeks in U.S. soccer will have lots of folks scurrying to Philadelphia for the NSCAA Convention, site of theMLS and NWSL drafts. The week begins with the Ballon d’Or ceremonies on Monday and ends with Chelsea-Manchester United on Sunday. MONDAY, Jan. 13— Toronto FC is […]
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How Bayern 'Punishes' …
[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] There are various ways to punish the one who loses ball control in a team juggle. We don’t recommend the Bayern Munich method to kidsout there. Some use the innocuous basketball-inspired h-o-r-s-e method. Bayern’s David Alaba is the victim of a harsher penalty. First we get a shot of UEFAPlayer […]
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What They're Saying
“Bayern has decided to subsidize the tickets for the away game at Arsenal with nearly $120,000 … Thus meaning every Bayern fan who buys a ticket for the game on 19/02/2014 in London will payonly $61 (instead of the regular $102). This is intended to represent a small thank you for the great support of […]
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Sammer: Green Could Challenge for Bayern Spot
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has told reporters that Florida-born Julian Green could challenge for a first-team place during the secondhalf of the Bundesliga season. Green is Bayern’s reserve team’s top scorer this season with 15 goals in 18 appearances. The 18-year-old striker made his first-team debut in a UEFAChampions League win at CSKA Moscow […]